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Renowned writer and Jnanpith Award laureate M T Vasudevan Nair has passed away at 91 after being treated for heart failure. With a prolific career spanning seven decades, M T authored numerous novels, short stories, and screenplays, making an indelible mark on Malayalam literature and cinema. Kerala’s government has declared official mourning in his honor. PTI M T Vasudevan Nair Noted writer and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources said on Wednesday. He was 91.
“M T has died,” a hospital source told PTI without elaborating.
He had been under the care of a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including cardiologists and critical care experts, since his hospitalisation last week.
Popularly known as M T, he authored nine novels, 19 collections of short stories, directed six films, wrote around 54 screenplays, and published several collections of essays and memoirs over a career spanning seven decades.
His novel Naalukettu (The Ancestral House) solidified his place as a literary icon and is considered a classic in Malayalam literature. He also penned several acclaimed works, including Asuravithu, Manju, and Kaalam.
MT’s literary achievements earned him the Jnanpith Award in 1995, India’s highest literary honour, as well as numerous other accolades, including the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award, Ezhuthachan Award, Mathrubhumi Literary Award, and O N V Literary A
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