M
T
Vasudevan
Nair,
the
veteran
writer-scenarist
of
Malayalam,
won
the
prestigious
J
C
Daniel
Award
for
the
year
2013,
for
his
acheivements
and
contributions
to
Malayalam
movie
industry.
J
C
Daniel
award
is
considered
as
Kerala's
greatest
award
in
the
field
of
Cinema.
It
is
named
after
the
Father
of
Malayalam
Cinema,
J
C
Daniel.
J
C
Daniel
Award
is
hosted
by
Kerala
Chalachitra
Academy,
an
autonomous
body,
which
functions
under
the
Department
of
Cultural
Affairs
of
Kerala
Government.
The
award
ceremony
will
be
conducted
on
October
17th,
at
Kanakakunnu
Palace,
Trivandrum.
M
T
Vasudevan
Nair
is
one
of
the
most
famous
writers
of
Malayalam
literature.
He
had
also
won
the
most
prestigious
award
for
literature
in
the
country,
Jnanpith.
He
has
made
a
record
by
winning
maximum
number
of
awards
in
the
category
-
Best
Screenplay
-
in
National
Film
Awards.
He
had
won
the
award
four
times,
for
his
screenplays
for
the
movies,
Oru
Vadakkan
Veeragatha,
Kadavu,
Sadayam
and
Parinayam.
M
T
Vasudevan
Nair's
directorial
debut
Nirmalyam
had
won
the
National
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film.
He
had
served
as
the
Chairperson
of
Indian
Panorama
of
the
46th
National
Film
Festival.
M
T
Vasudevan
Nair
was
a
member
of
National
Film
development
Corporation
and
Film
Censoring
Committee.
He
has
also
worked
as
a
faculty
in
the
Film
and
Television
Institute,
Pune.