For a language that is relatively young, Malayalam has produced some of India’s greatest literature. Some of India’s greatest films too have been made in Malayalam. When we think of those timeless works in literature and cinema, we will find one name associated with many of them. A name that has just two letters – MT.
M.T. Vasudevan Nair, who wrote some of the finest pieces of fiction in Malayalam and who revolutionised the art of screenplay in the language, turns 90 on Saturday.
Nobody has perhaps straddled the twin worlds of literature and cinema the way he has, and for so long. His latest work – an anthology of films adapted from his short stories – is set to be streamed soon.
