Vartha
| Vartha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Written by | T. Damodaran |
| Screenplay by | T. Damodaran |
| Produced by | P. V. Gangadharan |
| Starring | Mammootty Mohanlal Venu Nagavally Prathapachandran |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | A. T. Ummer Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala |
Production company | Grihalakshmi Productions |
| Distributed by | Grihalakshmi Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Vartha (lit. 'News') is a 1986 Indian Malayalam language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Venu Nagavally and Prathapachandran in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer.[1][2][3] The film was remade in Tamil as Palaivana Rojakkal, with Sathyaraj and in Hindi as Jai Shiv Shankar, with Rajesh Khanna, which never released.
Cast
- Mammootty as Madhavan Kutti
- Mohanlal as Parol Vasu
- Venu Nagavally as Devan
- Prathapachandran
- Balan K. Nair
- Kundara Johnny
- Kunjandi
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Hamsa
- Nalini as Vasanthi
- Nellikode Bhaskaran
- Paravoor Bharathan
- Rahman as Unnikrishnan
- Sangita
- Seema as Radha
- T. G. Ravi as Manikyan Muthalali
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 |
Box office
The film was successful at the box office.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Vaartha". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Vaartha". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Vartha". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Reel life". India Today. 28 February 1987.
- ^ "Architect of blockbusters". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Saluting the maker of super hits". The Hindu. 13 April 2013.
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