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Friday, May 30, 2025
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred the prestigious Padma Awards to 71 distinguished individuals at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan's Durbar Hall.
Mammootty’s stellar performance in Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha is etched in the history of Malayalam films. Now, years later, the megastar has come out with an incident that took place during the shooting of the film, considered the magnum opus of the late M T Vasudevan Nair, who penned the script.
They had hoped for a moment to meet the literary colossus, MT Vasudevan Nair, at least once before their performance, but fate had other plans.
Veteran actor Mammootty visited the late scriptwriter and director M T Vasudevan Nair's home in Kozhikode on Friday. The actor who shared a close bond with the master storyteller spent 10 minutes offering his condolences to MT's wife Kalamandalam Saraswathi and their daughter Aswathy. Actor Ramesh
M T Vasudevan Nair directed only a handful of films, including 'Nirmalyam,' 'Kadav,' 'Oru Cherupunchiri,' 'Manju', 'Bandhanam,' and 'Varikkuzhi.' 'Nirmalyam,' his debut directorial venture, was completed under severe financial constraints. MT himself took on the role of producer for the film,
MT’s books are never placed on the shelf even after reading. They stay with us all the time.
As editor of the influential Mathrubhumi Weekly, MT is said to have fathered the modernist movement in Malayalam.
MT also had clear opinions on the stories of other writers, which he expressed openly.
The mourning procession with MT's mortal remains will head to the crematorium by 3.30 pm.
MT Vasudevan Nair who left an indelible mark in Malayalam cinema always gave prominence to his women characters. In an interview with Onmanorama, MT's daughter Aswathy, who conceived and coordinated 'Manorathangal' an anthology of films based on his short stories for Zee 5, said her father
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