Vartha
Vartha (transl. News) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Mammootty, with a supporting cast including Seema, Mohanlal, Rahman, Venu Nagavally, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Prathapachandran. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer.[1][2] The film was successful at the box office.[3][4] The film was remade in Tamil as Palaivana Rojakkal (1986),[5] and in Hindi as Jai Shiv Shankar, which never released.
| Vartha | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Malayalam | വാർത്ത |
| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Produced by | P. V. Gangadharan |
| Written by | T. Damodaran |
| Starring | |
| Music by | A. T. Ummer Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
Production company | Grihalakshmi Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Mammootty as Madhavan Kutty
- Mohanlal as Parol Vasu
- Rahman as Unnikrishnan
- Seema as Radha Menon
- Nalini as Vasanthi
- Venu Nagavally as Devan
- Prathapachandran as Nambeeshan
- Devan as Revenue Minister Philip
- T. G. Ravi as Manikyam Kumar
- Janardhanan as James
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Kunjulakshmi
- Manavalan Joseph as Constable
- Jagannatha Varma as Kurup
- Babu Namboothiri as Venu
- Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair as Keshavan Nair
- K. P. A. C. Sunny as Enforcement Officer
- K. P. A. C. Azeez as City Police Commissioner
- Balan K. Nair as Forest Minister
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Hamsa
- Kundara Johny as Francis
- Paravoor Bharathan as Bharathan
- Kunjandi as Pachu Pillai
- Nellikode Bhaskaran as Radha's Relative
- Sonia as Young Radha
- Santhakumari as Ammukutty
- K. T. C. Abdullah uncredited roll
- Baskara Kurup as Hajyar
- V. Ramachandran as Engineer Sahadevan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Innalekal" | K. J. Yesudas | Bichu Thirumala | |
| 2 | "Salilam Sruthisaagaram" | K. J. Yesudas, Ashalatha | Bichu Thirumala |
References
- "Vaartha". Malayala Chalachithram. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- "Vaartha". Malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- "Architect of blockbusters". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.
- "Saluting the maker of super hits". The Hindu. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Sibiraj is all set to make it big!". Sify. 7 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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