Vartha

Vartha (Malayalam: വാർത്ത, meaning News) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by PV Gangadharan. The film stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Venu Nagavally and Prathapachandran in lead roles. The film had musical score by A. T. Ummer. The film was remade in Tamil as Paalaivana Rojakkal with Prabhu and Sathyaraj and in Hindi as Jai Shiv Shankar with Rajesh Khanna.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and lyrics was written by Bichu Thirumala.

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Venu Nagavally

Venu Nagavally (Malayalam: വേണു നാഗവള്ളി) (16 April 1949 – 9 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. Son of late writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, Venu has acted in about fifty films, directed films such as Sukhamo Devi (1986), Sarvakalashala (1987), Lal Salam (1989), and Aye Auto (1990), and scripted the commercially successful Kilukkam (1991).

Venu Nagavally died at Thiruvananthapuram on 9 September 2010. He is survived by his wife Meera and son Vivek.

Biography

Venu Nagavally was born on 16 April 1949 as the son of the noted play writer Nagavally R. S. Kurup and Rajamma. Ramachandran, Vasundara and Lalithambi are his siblings. He completed his education from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and University College Trivandrum. He had a bachelor's degree in Politics and a Diploma in journalism.

Venu started his career as an announcer in Akasavani. He later sung a song in the movie Chottanikkara Amma (1976) but was noticed only in 1978 when he acted in the movie Ulkkadal directed by K. G. George, thus starting his acting career in movies. His noted movies as an actor are Shalini Ente Koottukari, Meenamasathile Sooryan, Pakshe, and Chillu.