Madathil Vasudevan, popularly known as M. V. Devan (January 15, 1928 - April 29, 2014), was an Indian painter, sculptor, writer, art critic and orator. He was born in Panniyannur village in Thalassery in northern Kerala. After completing high school in 1946, he left for Madras (now Chennai) to study painting. He learned the basics of painting at the Government School of Arts and Crafts, Madras under the likes of Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury and K. C. S.