Literary legend MT Vasudevan Nair breathed his last on Christmas evening at a Kozhikode hospital in Kerala. Renowned writer, Jnanpith Awardee and Padma Bhushan Awardee was 91 at the time of his passing. His mortal remains was brought to his home 'Sitara' late last night. Near and dear ones arrived at the residence to pay their final respects. Malayalam film superstar Mohanlal arrived at the residence at 5 am on Thursday to pay his respects. The actor was accompanied by director TK Rajeev Kumar and other colleagues.

Reflecting on his cherished association with the Jnanpith awardee, Mohanlal said, "MT gave me some of the most memorable characters in my film career. He even travelled to Mumbai to watch my Sanskrit plays and used to meet him whenever I visited Kozhikode. Acting in roles penned by MT has been an unparalleled privilege."