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Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Narayanan Nair (15 July 1933 – 25 December 2024) was an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature. Randamoozham, which retells the story of the Mahabharata from the point of view of Bhimasena, is widely credited as his masterpiece.

At the age of 20, as a chemistry undergraduate, he won the prize for the best short story in Malayalam for Valarthumrigangal at World Short Story Competition jointly conducted by New York Herald Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Mathrubhumi. His first major novel, Naalukettu (The Legacy), written at the age of 23, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958. His other novels include Manju (Mist), Kaalam (Time), Asuravithu (The Demon Seed), and Randamoozham (The Second Turn). The emotional experiences of his early days went into his novels, and most of his works are oriented towards the basic Malayalam family structure and culture. His three novels set in traditional tharavads in Kerala are Naalukettu, Asuravithu, and Kaalam.

MT was a screenwriter and director of Malayalam films. He directed seven films and wrote the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times, for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category. In 1995 he was awarded the highest literary award in India, Jnanpith, for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature. In 2005, India's third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, was awarded to him. He died in Kozhikode on 25 December 2024. In 2025, he received Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, posthumously.

Early life and educationEdit

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair at a Kozhikode function

Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Narayanan Nair<ref name =kdaily>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was born on 15 July 1933<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in the village of Kudallur, then in Ponnani Taluk (now in Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad District).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His birthplace 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.<ref name=Mathrubhumi1>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=Mathrubhumi1/> Although his family did not nurture an interest in reading, Nair started writing at an early age and had his work published in magazines.<ref name=bbc/>

MT attended Malamakkavu Elementary School and then 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.<ref name=Tribune1>Template:Cite news</ref> He obtained a degree in chemistry from Victoria College, Palakkad in 1953.<ref name=Tribune1/><ref name=bbc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

MT 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.<ref name=Mathrubhumi2/> 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.<ref name=Tribune1/><ref name=bbc/>

Literary careerEdit

Short storiesEdit

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair

MT began writing at a very young age, inspired by his elder brothers who wrote time and again in several literary journals and poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri who was his senior at high school.<ref name=Mathrubhumi2/> He initially wrote poems but soon changed to prose writing.<ref name=Mathrubhumi2/> His first published work was an essay on the diamond industry of ancient India, titled "Pracheenabharathathile Vaira Vyavasayam", which appeared in Keralakshemam, a biweekly published by C. G. Nair from Guruvayoor. His first story "Vishuvaghosham" was published in Madras-based Chitrakeralam magazine in 1948. The story explores the feelings of a boy too poor to have firecrackers of his own, as he stands listening to the sounds of crackers coming from the houses of the rich celebrating the new year festival of Vishu: an overwhelming sense of loss, the painful realisation that this is the way things are and the way they're likely to stay.<ref name=Grist>Template:Cite news</ref> His first book, Raktham Puranda Manaltharikal was published in 1952.<ref name=Mathrubhumi1/>

MT's first literary prize came to him while he was a student at Victoria College, Palakkad – his short story "Valarthumrigangal" (Pet Animals) won first prize in the World Short Story Competition conducted by The New York Herald Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Mathrubhumi in 1954.<ref name=Tribune1/> It was a short story delineating the pathetic plight of circus artistes. The numerous stories that followed dealt with themes culled from widely different milieus and contexts but were uniformly successful and popular.<ref name=Tribune1/>

The noted collections of his stories are Iruttinte Athmavu, Olavum Theeravum, Bandhanam, Varikkuzhi, Dare-e-Salam, Swargam Thurakkunna Samayam, Vaanaprastham and Sherlock.<ref name=malayalee.com>Template:Cite news</ref> "Iruttinte Athmavu" ("Soul of Darkness"), one of the most celebrated among his short stories, is the heart wrenching story of a 21-year-old man, regarded as a lunatic by everyone and treated abominably. The story reveals the insanity behind the civilised and supposedly sane world. The story "Sherlock" moves between the rural milieu familiar to MT's readers and the sophisticated world of Indian immigrants in the US, highlighting the contrast between them with subtle irony. Nair wrote passionately of the cruelty hidden at the heart of a seemingly idyllic rural life ("Kurukkante Kalyanam" or "The Jackal's Wedding" and "Shilalikhithangal" or "Stone Inscriptions") and of the privations endured by those dependent on the agricultural cycle ("Karkitakom" and "Pallivalum Kalchilambum" or "Sacred Sword and Anklets"). In the story "Vanaprastham", he studies the delicately balanced relationship between a teacher and a student that has miraculously survived the years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

MT was of the opinion that short story is a genre in which a writer can achieve near perfection. He, along with T. Padmanabhan, served as bridges between the early modern short story writers in Malayalam, of the so-called renaissance, and the new short story of the late fifties and sixties.<ref name=Ayyappapanicker/>

Naalukettu and AsuravithuEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} MT's debut novel Pathiravum Pakalvelichavum (Midnight and Daylight) was serialised in Mathrubhumi Weekly in 1957.<ref name=Mathrubhumi1/> His first major work Naalukettu (The Legacy; 1958) is a veritable depiction of the situation which prevailed in a typical joint family when its 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref>K. Kunhikrishnan (6 January 2008). "Caught in the cusp of change". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref><ref>"'Nalukettu' a landmark work, says Baby". The Hindu. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> MT himself adapted the novel into a television film for Doordarshan in 1995. It won the Kerala State Television Award for the year 1996.<ref name=DCB>"നാലുകെട്ടിന്റെ തിരക്കഥ വരുന്നു" Template:Webarchive. (in Malayalam). DC Books. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref>

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.<ref>"Novel and Short Story to the Present Day" Template:Webarchive</ref>

Manju and KaalamEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} His later novels, such as Manju (Mist; 1964) and Kaalam (Time; 1969), are characterised by profuse lyricism which cannot be found in Naalukettu or Asuravithu. The eco-feminist theme of patriarchal domination and exploitation gained more prominence in Manju, MT's only novel with a female protagonist (Vimala). Set in the splendid landscape of Nainital, it stands apart as set in a milieu different from the usual one, the Valluvanadan village. The plot of the novel is allegedly similar to a Hindi story Parinde (Birds, 1956), by Nirmal Verma. However, both MT and Verma had rejected these claims.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

In the novel Kaalam, MT returned to his favourite milieu, the dilapidated joint-family Nair tarwad set against the wider backdrop of the Valluvanadan village in the backdrop of the crumbling matrilineal order of Kerala in a newly independent India. Sethu, the protagonist, is toppled over by the eddies of social, cultural and economic transformation. Kaalam, though not strictly autobiographical, has a strong autobiographical element in it. Manju had a film adaptation in 1983, written and directed by MT himself.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The novel also had a Hindi-language film adaptation titled Sharad Sandhya.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

RandamoozhamEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Randamoozham (The Second Turn; 1984), retells the story of the Mahabharatha from the point of view of Bhimasena, supposed to be the son of Vayu; this is demystified or demythified in the novel. In this novel, Bhima gains, through the author's ironic undertones, a new psychological depth. "I have not changed the framework of the story by the first Vyasa, Krishna-Dwaipayana. I have read between his lines and expanded on his pregnant silences," says the author.<ref name=profile1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

VaranasiEdit

MT's novel Varanasi (2002) is based around a journey to Varanasi, a pilgrim centre in North India.<ref>Gopikrishnan Kottoor (1 March 2014). "Transience of human love". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 March 2014.</ref> With no intricate plot, the novel is an experiment. It was well received in the literary circles but received criticism from critic and painter M. V. Devan.<ref>"Vasudevan Nair sues critic". The Times of India. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2014.</ref>

Other worksEdit

MT wrote the novel Arabi Ponnu (The Gold of Arabia) along with N. P. Mohammed. Nair and Mohamed stayed in a rented house in Karuvarakkundu village, Malappuram for a period of two weeks to complete this work.<ref name="Manorama1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

MT 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other activitiesEdit

MT occupied many important positions in various literary bodies, including the presidency of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the chairmanship of Tunchan Memorial Trust.<ref name=lc/>

MT joined the Mathrubhumi Group of Publications in 1956.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He served as editor of periodicals and chief editor of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly.<ref name="mt-the-writer-was-not-mt-the-editor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He espoused and promoted secularism<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> through his literature, cinema, and public life.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nair created secular intellectual movement in Kerala in the 1990s for peace with many intellectuals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Film careerEdit

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Nair along with Ramachandra Babu, who served as cinematographer in many of his films.

MT is one of the most distinguished and well accepted script writers and directors in Malayalam cinema.<ref name=Akademi>Template:Cite journal</ref> He has directed seven films and written the screenplay for around 54 films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay four times for: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Kadavu (1991), Sadayam (1992), and Parinayam (1994), which is the most by anyone in the screenplay category.<ref name=Master/>

MT wrote his first screenplay in 1965 for Murappennu, at the behest of producer Shobhana Parameswaran Nair. The film was an adaptation of his story "Snehathinte Mukhangal". The Hindu described it as "a well-made film with a compelling plot" and as "one of the most significant films in the history of Malayalam cinema".<ref>P. K. Ajith Kumar (2 June 2016). "Murappennu, MT's first screenplay, turns 50". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2016.</ref>

MT was the first and foremost script writer in Malayalam who wrote screenplays after having learnt cinema as a distinctive visual art which has its own language, grammar and structure.<ref name=Akademi/> It was only after he began writing screenplays the Malayali viewers began to consider film script as a distinctive genre which has its own genuine features. Also, it was M.T who elevated this medium of writing as a literary form.<ref name=Akademi/>

MT's screenplays have won social attention for the portrayal of the social and cultural crisis in the contemporary life of Kerala. The disintegration of human values and relationship which creates identity crisis, sense of loss, dehumanisation, alienation from one's own surroundings, etc. have been presented in its depth by Nair more than any other writers. The best examples are Kanyakumari, Varikkuzhi, Vilkkanundu Swapnangal, Sadayam, Asuravithu, Edavazhiyile Poocha Mindappoocha, Akshrangal, Aalkkoottathil Thaniye, Aaroodam etc.<ref name=Akademi/> A salient aspect of Nair's screenplays is the effective presentation of the ecological or geographical factors and elements making use of the visual possibilities of their portrayal.<ref name=Akademi/> Another unique feature is the language employed in them. Some of his screenplays are known for giving new interpretations to historical characters and historical stories. For instance, he gives the legends woven around the popular story of Perumthachan a new interpretation in his screenplay, based on his own assessment of Perumthachan's character.<ref>Nimi Kurian (5 November 2005). "Powerful story of love". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> According to the folklore Vadakkanpattu (Northern Ballads), Chandu is said to have betrayed his cousin because he was jealous of Aaromal's popularity and abilities. But Nair's Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha,<ref name=Master/> set in 16th-century Kerala,<ref name=bbc/> presents an alternative version of the same legend, as it presents the incident from Chandu's perspective, suggesting that grave injustice has been done to Chandu by wrongly accusing him of replacing the rivets.<ref name=Akademi/>

In 1973, MT made his directorial debut with Nirmalyam which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film is about a village oracle whose services are no longer needed by the community and whose family begins to fall apart.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nair scripted and directed many more films including the award-winning Bandhanam, Kadavu and Oru Cheru Punchiri. Kadavu won awards at the Singapore International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.<ref name=Master>M. G. Radhakrishnan (15 February 1996). "Winner all the way". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> His cinema work also includes three documentaries and one TV series. He has written songs for the 1981 film Valarthumrugangal which were set to tune by M. B. Sreenivasan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

MT was the chairman of Indian Panorama of the 46th National Film Awards (1998).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has also been a member of Film Finance Corporation, National Film Development Corporation and Film Censoring Committee. He has also served as a faculty in the Film and Television Institute, Pune.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Literary style and themesEdit

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair

MT was born and brought up in a sylvan village on the banks of Nila. The writer has so often acknowledged his indebtedness to the ethos of his village and to Nila which has ever been the mainspring of his creative inspiration. Nila occurs and re-occurs in Nair's fiction, as a presence and as a symbol, endorsing this view.<ref>"Nila and its Cultural influence". Keralatourism.org. Retrieved 18 May 2014.</ref><ref>"M .T. Vasudevan Nair". Keralatourism.org. Retrieved 18 May 2014.</ref> The staple locale of his fiction is the Valluvanadan village. The landscape and ethos of the Valluvanad region and the transformations undergone by them in the course of the century, involving relics of the tarawad and the communal tensions provide a challenging theme for the highly evocative style of Vasudevan MT's narrative art. The temporal milieu of MT's fiction stretches over the second half of the twentieth century, a period of tremendous social, cultural and economic changes.<ref name=Ayyappapanicker>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

It was in the sixties that MT rose to prominence as a writer. The phase of social realism had come to an end.<ref name=Ayyappapanicker/> In his opinion, class-war the ideal which had inspired the writers belonging to the preceding generation had almost lost its relevance by the time he entered the literary career. The prominent Malayalam writers of the pre-independence phase—Thakazhi, Vallathol and Kesavadev—were all stimulated by the progressive leftist ideals. They focussed their attention on social conflict as the theme for their writings—Conflict between capital and labour, between the landlord and the tenant, between the oppressor and the oppressed. MT felt that this theme of conflict was an outdated phenomenon in the context of present Kerala. The protagonists of MT are men out of society and at war with themselves, a sharp contrast to the heroes of Kesavadev or Thakazhi who fight a losing war against the hostile forces in the society. MT, in spite of his broad and deep sympathy for the marginalised, doesn't identify himself with any particular political ideology or movement.<ref name=Ayyappapanicker/>

Personal life and deathEdit

MT married twice. He first married writer and translator Prameela in 1965. They separated after 11 years of marriage.<ref name=Mathrubhumi2>Template:Cite news</ref> He had a daughter from this marriage, Sithara, who works as a business executive in the United States.<ref name=Mathrubhumi2/>

In 1977 he married dance artist Kalamandalam Saraswathi,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with whom he had a daughter, dancer Aswathy Nair.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

MT resided in Sithara, Kottaram Road, Kozhikode, named after his eldest daughter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He died on 25 December 2024, at the age of 91. He had been admitted to Baby Memorial Hospital in Kozhikode on 15 December due to breathing difficulties. Despite medical intervention, his condition worsened, and he suffered a cardiac arrest, leading to his death.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="mt-vasudevan-nair-passes-away"/><ref name=bbc/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Recognition, awards, and honoursEdit

Nair is regarded as one of the masters of post-Independence Indian literature.<ref name=Master/><ref name=lc/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He was bestowed with honorary D.Litt. degree by the Calicut University and Mahatma Gandhi University.<ref name="mt-vasudevan-nair-passes-away">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of 2016 the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States, had a collection of 62 books authored by Nair (including some English translations) or about him.<ref name=lc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HonoursEdit

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Literary awardsEdit

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Film awardsEdit

National Film AwardsEdit

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Kerala State Film AwardsEdit

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Kerala Film Critics Association AwardsEdit

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Other film awardsEdit

Other film awards won by Nair include:

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BibliographyEdit

NovelsEdit

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Short story collectionsEdit

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Children's literatureEdit

EssaysEdit

MemoirsEdit

PlaysEdit

SpeechesEdit

StudiesEdit

TranslationsEdit

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TraveloguesEdit

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ScreenplaysEdit

Most of Nair's screenplays are published as books. Some of the published works include:

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FilmographyEdit

Year Film Direction Notes
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2013 Kadhaveedu Portmanteau film based on four stories written by himself, Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer and Madhavikutty<ref name=":0" />
2013 Ezhamathe Varavu Adaptation/Remake of his earlier unreleased film Evideyo Oru Shathru<ref name=":0" />
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja <ref name=":0" />
2009 Neelathamara (Blue Lotus) Remake of the 1979 film of the same name with revised screenplay<ref name=":0" />
2001 Theerthadanam (Pilgrimage) Based on the story "Vanaprastham"<ref name=":0" />
2000 Oru Cheru Punchiri (A Slender Smile) Template:Yes Based on the story "Mithunam" by Telugu writer Sriramana<ref name=":0" />
1998 Daya (Compassion) Based on a story from One Thousand and One Nights<ref name=":0" />
1998 Ennu Swantham Janakikutty Based on the story "Cheriya Cheriya Bhookampangal"<ref name=":0" />
1998 Thakazhi Template:Yes Documentary on renowned Malayalam writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai<ref>" Thakazhi – Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters, India presents; produced by Devasri Films; script, narration, and direction, M.T. Vasudevan Nair.". University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries. Retrieved 27 May 2013.</ref>
1995 Naalukettu Tele-Serial based on the novel of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1994 Sukrutham <ref name=":0" />
1994 Parinayam (Wedding) <ref name=":0" />
1992 Sadayam (With Compassion) <ref name=":0" />
1991 Kadavu ( The Ferry) Template:Yes Based on the story "Kadathuthoni" by S. K. Pottekkatt<ref name=":0" />
1991 Venal Kinavukal (Summer Dreams) <ref name=":0" />
1990 Midhya <ref name=":0" />
1990 Perumthachan <ref name=":0" />
1990 Thazhvaram (The Valley) <ref name=":0" />
1989 Utharam (Answer) Based on the story "No Motive" by Daphne du Maurier<ref name=":0" />
1989 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (A Northern Story of Valor) <ref name=":0" />
1988 Aranyakam <ref name=":0" />
1988 Vaishali <ref name=":0" />
1988 Athirthikal Based on MT's short story Dar-Es-Salaam
1987 Amrutham Gamaya <ref name=":0" />
1986 Kochu Themmadi (The Little Rascal) <ref name=":0" />
1986 Abhayam Thedi (In Search of a Shelter) <ref name=":0" />
1986 Rithubhedam <ref name=":0" />
1986 Nakhakshathangal <ref name=":0" />
1986 Panchagni (Five Fires) <ref name=":0" />
1985 Rangam <ref name=":0" />
1985 Idanilangal <ref name=":0" />
1985 Anubandham <ref name=":0" />
1984 Aalkkoottathil Thaniye (Alone in a Crowd) <ref name=":0" />
1984 Adiyozhukkukal <ref name=":0" />
1984 Aksharangal (Alphabets) <ref name=":0" />
1984 Uyarangalil (At the Top) <ref name=":0" />
1984 Vellam (Water) <ref name=":0" />
1983 Aaroodam <ref name=":0" />
1983 Manju (Mist) Template:Yes Based on the novel of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1982 Varikuzhi (The Trap) Template:Yes Based on the story of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1981 Trishna (Thirst) <ref name=":0" />
1981 Valarthu Mrugangal <ref name=":0" />
1980 Vilkkanundu Swapnangal <ref name=":0" />
1980 Oppol (The Elder Sister) <ref name=":0" />
1979 Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha <ref name=":0" />
1979 Neelathamara (Blue Lotus) <ref name=":0" />
1978 Bandhanam (Bond) Template:Yes Based on the story of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1978 Ekakini Based on the story "Karutha Chandran"; Screenplay by P. Raman Nair<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1977 Mohiniyattam Template:Yes Documentary film about the Indian art form Mohiniyattam<ref name=":0" />
1974 Kanyakumari <ref name=":0" />
1974 Paathiravum Pakalvelichavum <ref name=":0" />
1973 Nirmalayam (The Offering) Template:Yes Based on the story "Pallivalum Kalchilambum"
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1971 Kuttiyedathi <ref name=":0" />
1971 Mappusakshi <ref name=":0" />
1971 Vithukal (Seeds) <ref name=":0" />
1970 Nizhalattam (Shadow Play) <ref name=":0" />
1969 Olavum Theeravum Based on the story of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1968 Asuravithu Based on the novel of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1967 Nagarame Nandi Partially based on the films The Conquerors of the Golden City (1965) and Birds of Exile (1964)<ref>B. Vijayakumar (22 February 2010). "NAGARAME NANNI 1967". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2013.</ref>
1966 Iruttinte Athmavu Based on the story of the same name<ref name=":0" />
1966 Pakalkkinavu <ref name=":0" />
1965 Murappennu <ref name=":0" />
— Evideyo Oru Shathru An incomplete feature film starring Sukumaran and Venu Nagavalli. The screenplay was published in Chilla magazine and later released as a book by Mathrubhumi Books. This book has some stills from the movie.<ref name=":0" />

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