Vartha
| Vartha | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Malayalam | വാർത്ത |
| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Written by | T. Damodaran |
| Produced by | P. V. Gangadharan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | A. T. Ummer Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala |
Production company | Grihalakshmi Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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, 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.
Plot
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Cast
- Mammootty as Madhavan Kutty
- Mohanlal as Parol Vasu
- Rahman as Unnikrishnan
- Seema as Radha Menon IAS
- 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
- Thikkurissy 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
Themes
Vartha is about the freedom of the press,[6] and the "struggle between corrupt politicians and angry heroes".[7] Sreedhar Pillai of India Today wrote, "Vartha had overtly political themes, parodying events and politicians in a manner that left little to the imagination.[8] I. V. Sasi in an interview stated that: "I always have a rough commercial framework for my political films, Then I look around and talk to a lot of people about current political happenings. These, when mixed in the right proportion can give you an instant hit."[8]
Release
The film was released on 12 February 1986.
Box office
The film was a commercial success.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The film was the third highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 1986.[17]
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 |
Awards
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.
- ^ Aug 9, Shantha Thiagarajan / TNN /; 2018; Ist, 12:20. "An idyllic setting that boosted M Karunanidhi's creativity | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema by Kumuthan Maderya, text version". www.ejumpcut.org. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Malayalam film makers in Kerala transposes real life into reel life". India Today. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Architect of blockbusters". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Saluting the maker of super hits". The Hindu. 13 April 2013.
- ^ "I.V. Sasi reigned at the box office, and made classics too". The Hindu. 24 October 2017.
- ^ C S Venkiteswaran (8 November 2017). "Trendsetting titan". The Hindu.
- ^ "IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor". Malayala Manorama. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "They too stirred up a hornet's nest: Pre-social media Malayalam films that sparked controversy". The New Indian Express. 18 February 2018.
- ^ "ഇറങ്ങിയിട്ട് 35 വർഷം! മമ്മൂട്ടി-മോഹൻലാൽ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ പരസ്യം ഇപ്പോഴും കോഴിക്കോട്ടെ ഓവർ ബ്രിഡ്ജിൽ!". CNN News18. 28 February 2021.
- ^ Sreedhar Pillai (28 February 1987). "Malayalam film makers in Kerala transposes real life into reel life". India Today.
- ^ https://archive.org/download/34th-filmfare-south-winners/34th%20Filmfare%20South%20winners.jpg [bare URL image file]
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