RANDAMOOZHAM

Oct. 12, 2018

Eminent Malayalam writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair has moved to Kozhikode Munsiff court in Kerala to get back film rights of ‘Randamoozham’.

About:

  • Randamoozham is a 1984 Malayalam novel.

  • It is a retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Bhima, the second Pandava. It was translated into English as Second Turnin 1997.

  • Awards won: The work won the Vayalar Award in 1985 (this award is given for the best literary work in Malayalam) and Muttathu Varkey Award in 1994.

  • It is authored by T. Vasudevan Nair. He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan; Jnanipath award (for his contributions to Malayalam literature) and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.

  • Now T. Vasudevan Nair has filed a case barring director V.A. Shrikumar Menon from making a film on the novel as Mr. Menon’s film project failed to take off even four years after he had sold him the rights to the script.

Source : The Hindu

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