Chennai, Dec 26 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday condoled the death of renowned writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair, who became one of the faces of Malayalam literature, in Kerala. In a social media post, he said "I am saddened to hear the news of the passing of M.T. Vasudevan Nair, a Malayalam writer who won high awards such as the Jnanpith, Padma Bhushan, and Sahitya Akademi." "M.T. was a writer and filmmaker who detailed the social changes in Kerala through his works like Nalukettu, Asuravidhu, Manju, Kaalam, and films like Nirmalayam, Perumthachan, and Oru Vadakkan Veera Gatha", he wrote. "He has gained a large readership beyond Malayalam through his books, which have been translated into languages ​​such as Tamil and English", the Chief Minister said. Mr Stalin said MT has written the screenplays for many films considered classics in Malayalam cinema, directed some of them himself, and won awards such as the National Award. "Not only as a writer, screenwriter and director, but also as the editor of Mathrubhumi magazine, he identified and nurtured many young writers, and his contributions to the Malayalam language and Kerala society will be remembered for generations...Will remain", he added. "My deepest condolences to the family of MT, who became one of the faces of modern Malayalam literature, and to his readers around the world", he said...////...