Three years after that day, MT delivered the 13th Samvatsar lecture in which he said, “And now yet another anxiety assails ...

However, he left behind an unfulfilled dream: adapting his acclaimed mythological novel Randamoozham (1984) — a retelling of the Hindu epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Bhima — into a film. The ...

When he stepped out of this familiar milieu to retell the Mahabharata story through the eyes of Bhima (Randamoozham), the second of the five Pandava brothers, the latter acquired the ...

Years ago, I made a call to writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair, as I had done on a few occasions earlier too, to seek his views on the adaptation of literary works for the screen. It surprised me when he ...

Other notable works include Asuravithu (1962), a disturbing work of human degeneration that literally translates as ‘Demon Seed’, and Randamoozham (1984), ‘Second Turn’, which retells the ...

His magnum opus Randamoozham (The Second Turn), a retelling of the Mahabharata through the eyes of Bhima, is a monument to his mastery of reimagining traditional stories with unparalleled depth and ...

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The biggest dream of the prolific writer in Malayalam literature, MT Vasudevan Nair, to make his famed novel ‘Randamoozham’ a movie is finally bearing fruit. The late writer’s family is ...

Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (1933-2024), Vasu to his friends and MT to all, who passed away on this Christmas night was the Midas of Malayalam. At 20, his short story won a prestigious prize ...

Aswathy, the daughter of MT Vasudevan Nair, has refuted rumors that director Mani Ratnam suggested the filmmaker for the pan-Indian adaptation of 'Randamoozham'. Aswathy, daughter of celebrated ...

The novel Randamoozham (1984) is widely considered MT’s masterpiece. It’s a reimagination of the Mahabharata, a retelling from the perspective of Bhima. MT reshaped Bhima’s perception in the public ...

Kerala bid farewell to MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary Malayalam writer and filmmaker, who passed away at 91. Thousands paid their respects, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and actor ...