[26/12, 2:09 am] precious: M. T. Vasudevan Nair, often abbreviated as M.T., is a renowned Malayalam writer, screenplay writer, and director. His signature, like many individuals, would typically be a stylized or cursive version of his name, likely emphasizing his initials “M.T.” in some way. However, as a public figure, there may not be an exact widely available version of his handwritten signature that can be found online, unless it is included in a specific publication, interview, or personal document.
If you’re looking for a visual representation of his signature, it would be best to refer to an autobiography, official documents, or media where his signature might have been published.
[26/12, 2:09 am] precious: Vasudevan was born in 1933[7] at Kudallur, a small village in Ponnani Taluk in erstwhile Malabar District.[8] His native place fell under Malabar District in erstwhile Madras Presidency of the British Raj. He was the youngest of four children born to T. Narayanan Nair and Ammalu Amma.[9] His father was in Ceylon and he spent his early days in Kudallur and in his father’s house in Punnayurkulam, a village in the present day Thrissur district.[9]
MT completed his schooling from Malamakkavu Elementary School and Kumaranelloor High School. He had to break education after high school, and when he joined college in 1949, he was advised to opt for the science stream as it was felt that a degree in science secured a job faster than any other degree.[10] He obtained a degree in chemistry from Victoria College, Palakkad in 1953.[10] He taught mathematics in Pattambi Board High School and Chavakkad Board High School for over a year and worked in M.B. Tutorial College, Palakkad during 1955–56.[11] He also worked as a gramasevakan at a block development office in Taliparamba, Kannur for a few weeks before joining Mathrubhumi Weekly as subeditor in 1957.[10]
MT had been married twice. He married writer and translator Prameela in 1965. They separated after 11 years of marriage.[11] He had a daughter from this marriage, Sithara, who works as a business executive in the United States.[11] In 1977 he married dance artist Kalamandalam Saraswathy[12] with whom he had a daughter, dancer Aswathy Nair.[13][14] MT resided in Sithara, Kottaram Road, Kozhikode, named after his eldest daughter.[15
[26/12, 2:10 am] precious: fortunes is on a steady decline. The title attributes to Nālukettu, a traditional ancestral home (Taravad) of a Nair joint family. The novel remains a classic in Malayalam fiction. It contributed to the renewal of a literary tradition initiated by S. K. Pottekkatt, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer and Uroob in the 1950s.[20] It was given the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959. It has had 23 reprints and was translated into 14 languages and had a record sale of a half a million copies (as of 2008) and still features in the best-seller lists.[21][22] MT himself adapted the novel into a television film for Doordarshan in 1995. It won the Kerala State Television Award for the year 1996.[23]
Asuravithu (The Demon Seed; 1972) which is set in a fictional Valluvanadan village named Kizhakkemuri can be considered almost as a sequel to Naalukettu. It has the same geophysical and socio-cultural setting. The novel describes the plight of the protagonist Govindankutty, the youngest son of a proud Nair tharavadu, as he is trapped between the social scenario, social injustice and his own inner consciousness. In Asuravithu there are clear indications of the damaging impact of an alien culture in the pollution of the indigenous culture and the disintegration of the family and the community. These two early novels—Naalukettu and Asuravithu—depict a phase in which the economic and cultural scenario of Kerala manifested symptoms which were to develop into dangerous ecocidal tendencies at a later stage.[24]
[26/12, 2:11 am] precious: critic and painter M. V. Devan.[29]
Other works
MT wrote the novel Arabi Ponnu (The Gold of Arabia) along with N. P. Mohammed. MT and Mohamed stayed in a rented house in Karuvarakkundu village, Malappuram for a period of two weeks to complete this work.[30]
MT has authored two books on the craft of writing—Kaathikante Panippura and Kaathikante Kala—and his anecdotal columns articles on various topics and speeches on different occasions have been compiled under the titles Kilivaathililude, Kannanthalippookkalude Kaalam, Vakkukalude Vismayam and Eekakikalude Sabdam. Manushyar Nizhalukal and Aalkkoottathil Thaniye are his travelogues.[31] He occupied and continues to occupy many important and powerful positions in various literary bodies including the presidency of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the chairmanship of Tunchan Memorial Trust. He was an Executive Member of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi. The Library of Congress has a collection of sixty-two books, most of them authored by MT and some about him. Its collection also include English translations of his works.[32] He also served as their editor of periodicals and Chief Editor of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly.[33] MT joined the Mathrubhumi Group of Publications in 1956.[34] He also served as their editor of periodicals and Chief Editor of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly.[35][36] He was bestowed with honorary D.Lit degree by the Calicut University and
