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Sinful to compare MT Vasudevan Nair's screenplays to his literary works: Adoor Gopalakrishnan pays tribute
2 weeks ago

Sinful to compare MT Vasudevan Nair's screenplays to his literary works: Adoor Gopalakrishnan pays tribute

New Indian Express  

MT Vasudevan Nair and I were not close friends who talked or met frequently. Many an ordinary project that would have made no mark on the audience were infused with life and vigour when he lent them credibility with the creative energy he poured into them. If you ask me whether his screenplays were as good as his own literary …

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Chief Minister Pinarayi to inaugurate MT commemoration meet today
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chief Minister Pinarayi to inaugurate MT commemoration meet today

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government will organise a meeting to commemorate legendary writer-filmmaker M T Vasudevan Nair at Tagore Theatre on Tuesday. The event will see the participation of prominent leaders, including Ministers V Sivankutty, G R Anil, and P A Mohamed Riyas, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan, MPs Shashi Tharoor and A A Rahim, MLA Antony Raju, Mayor Arya …

MT’s last public function, on 91st b’day, was a gala
2 weeks, 6 days ago

MT’s last public function, on 91st b’day, was a gala

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: While Kozhikode will remain the home of M T Vasudevan Nair, it was Kochi that hosted his last official function. Kochi played host, knowing little that it would be MT’s last public function. At the event, actor Mammootty -- who plays journalist Venugopal in ‘Kadugannawa: Oru Yathra Kurippu’, one of the films in the anthology -- said the trend …

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MT Vasudevan Nair and the sorcery of the river Nila
2 weeks, 6 days ago

MT Vasudevan Nair and the sorcery of the river Nila

The Hindu  

Vasudevan Nair, whose death is mourned by tens of thousands of Keralites across the globe, was a writer who defied easy categorisation. Dubbed as a romantic egotist in his youthful days, he was seen by many as a true successor of Changampuzha, the tragically gifted lyric poet who was cut short in the prime of his life. In fact MT …

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MT Vasudevan Nair, legendary Malayalam writer-director, dies at 91
3 weeks, 1 day ago

MT Vasudevan Nair, legendary Malayalam writer-director, dies at 91

India Today  

MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary stalwart of Malayalam literature, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, while undergoing treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest earlier this month. Popularly called MT, the master of novels, short stories, screenplays, children's literature, travel writing, and essays, was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award, and the Jnanpith, the highest literary …

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The Black List, a platform for unproduced screenplays, expands into fiction books
4 months, 1 week ago

The Black List, a platform for unproduced screenplays, expands into fiction books

LA Times  

Franklin Leonard, left, is founder and chief executive and Randy Winston is creative director for fiction at the Black List, a platform for unproduced manuscripts. Franklin Leonard’s the Black List, a platform that highlights the best unproduced scripts for film, television and theater, is expanding into the world of fiction. More than 400 scripts from its annual survey have been …

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I have a problem with books as disguised screenplays: Vivaan Shah
1 year, 2 months ago

I have a problem with books as disguised screenplays: Vivaan Shah

Hindustan Times  

Actor-author Vivaan Shah visited Bengaluru on Friday for a unique literary event: a recitation of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. Actor-author Vivaan Shah shares that he doesn't write for his books to turn into a film or series Ask Shah, who recently released his third book, The Forsaken Wilderness, about the book-to-screen adaptation trend, which has been going strong …

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Javed Akhtar: ‘I was known for my narrations’
1 year, 8 months ago

Javed Akhtar: ‘I was known for my narrations’

Live Mint  

Nasreen Munni Kabir: Writing a screenplay together is like clapping with both hands. I wrote a song for Shyam Benegal’s Sardari Begum, which was a realistic film, and the vocabulary had to match the language spoken seventy to eighty years ago. Talking Life by Nasreen Munni Kabir in conversation with Javed Akhtar, published by Westland NMK: Many of your screenplays …

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Shining a spotlight on the screenwriters
1 year, 9 months ago

Shining a spotlight on the screenwriters

China Daily  

Filmmaker Huang Jianxin was awarded the 13th China Film Association's Ten Best Screenplays of the Year Award in Quanzhou, Fujian province on March 26, 2023. Recently, the first China Film Screenwriting Week concluded in Quanzhou, Fujian province, shining a spotlight on the screenwriters who usually work behind the scenes. The event, which was held together with the 13th China Film …

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Shining a spotlight on the screenwriters
1 year, 9 months ago

Shining a spotlight on the screenwriters

China Daily  

Filmmaker Huang Jianxin was awarded the 13th China Film Association's Ten Best Screenplays of the Year Award in Quanzhou, Fujian province on March 26, 2023. Recently, the first China Film Screenwriting Week concluded in Quanzhou, Fujian province, shining a spotlight on the screenwriters who usually work behind the scenes. The event, which was held together with the 13th China Film …

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EXCLUSIVE! Nivin Pauly: 'My only goal is to do good films and be part of directors who share similar vision as mine'
2 years, 1 month ago

EXCLUSIVE! Nivin Pauly: 'My only goal is to do good films and be part of directors who share similar vision as mine'

Firstpost  

Nivin Pauly is one of Malayalam cinema’s most adulated and respected actors with a reputation for constantly breaking the glass ceiling. His latest film Padavettu features him as a wastrel who channelizes his inner revolutionary when his land and village are threatened by land-grabbing politicians. I always look at the storyline and the plot when I commit a film and …

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‘The Favourite’ is one of the year’s most original screenplays, here’s how it came about
6 years, 1 month ago

‘The Favourite’ is one of the year’s most original screenplays, here’s how it came about

LA Times  

In 2009, filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos was given the original script for “The Favourite.” The historical tale of a triangle among an ailing Queen Anne and two of her closest associates in 18th century Britain struck him as an ideal narrative for the screen. “I never thought of it as anything else.” REVIEW: Wickedly entertaining ‘The Favourite’ forms a perfect triangle …

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Sarkar director AR Murugadoss denies plagiarism charges: Writer's union is prejudiced against me
6 years, 2 months ago

Sarkar director AR Murugadoss denies plagiarism charges: Writer's union is prejudiced against me

Firstpost  

After days of silence, AR Murugadoss has responded to the plagiarism charges leveled against him by writer Varun Rajendran, who claims the director copied his script to create the Vijay Thalapathy-starrer Sarkar. On Friday, K Bhagyaraj, president of South Indian Film Writers’ Association, released a letter addressed to Varun stating that the story of Sarkar is the same as Sengol, …

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