Vartha Explained

Vartha
Native Name:
Director:I. V. Sasi
Producer:P. V. Gangadharan
Music:A. T. Ummer
Cinematography:Jayanan Vincent
Editing:K. Narayanan
Studio:Grihalakshmi Productions
Country:India
Language:Malayalam
Runtime:163 minutes

Vartha is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, Rahman, Seema, Venu Nagavally, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Prathapachandran. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. The film was successful at the box office.[1] [2] The film was remade in Tamil as Palaivana Rojakkal (1986),[3] and in Hindi as Jai Shiv Shankar (1990), which never released.[4]

Cast

Themes

Sreedhar Pillai wrote for India Today, "Vartha had overtly political themes, parodying events and politicians in a manner that left little to the imagination. I. V. Sasi told him, "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."[5]

Release

The film was released on 12 February 1986. It was a commercial success, running for 150 days in theatres.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] The film was the third highest grossing Malayalam film of 1986.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.[15]

Song Singers
"Innalekal" K. J. Yesudas
"Salilam Sruthisaagaram" K. J. Yesudas, Ashalatha

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Architect of blockbusters . 26 April 2013 . . 21 May 2016 . 5 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171205145004/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/architect-of-blockbusters/article4655388.ece . live .
  2. Web site: Saluting the maker of super hits . 13 April 2013 . . 2019-10-29 . 15 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815143249/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/saluting-the-maker-of-super-hits/article4612482.ece . live .
  3. Web site: Sibiraj is all set to make it big! . 7 November 2004 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171102181952/http://www.sify.com/movies/sibiraj-is-all-set-to-make-it-big-news-tamil-kkfvEFdcfchsi.html . 2 November 2017 . 2 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Bhattacharjee . Moumita . 2021-04-07 . Jeetendra Birthday Special: Not Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan, But The Veteran Actor Is The King Of Remakes - Here's How . 2023-02-28 . LatestLY . 24 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124191936/https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/jeetendra-birthday-special-not-akshay-kumar-or-salman-khan-but-the-veteran-actor-is-the-king-of-remakes-heres-how-2409774.html . live .
  5. Web site: Pillai . Sreedhar . 28 February 1987 . Malayalam film makers in Kerala transposes real life into reel life . 2022-11-11 . . 11 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111072942/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19870228-malayalam-film-makers-in-kerala-transposes-real-life-into-reel-life-798594-1987-02-27 . live .
  6. Web site: 170th day . 29 January 2023 . 15 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315233051/http://malayalasangeetham.info/moviepics/1731.jpg . live .
  7. Web site: Architect of blockbusters. The Hindu. 26 April 2013. 21 May 2016. 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205145004/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/architect-of-blockbusters/article4655388.ece. live.
  8. Web site: Saluting the maker of super hits. The Hindu. 13 April 2013. 2 August 2016. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815143249/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/saluting-the-maker-of-super-hits/article4612482.ece. live.
  9. Web site: I.V. Sasi reigned at the box office, and made classics too. The Hindu. 24 October 2017. 24 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210559/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/he-reigned-at-box-office-but-made-classics-too/article19912969.ece. live.
  10. News: C S Venkiteswaran. Trendsetting titan. The Hindu. 8 November 2017. 24 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205647/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece/amp/. live.
  11. Web site: IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor. Malayala Manorama. 24 October 2017. 7 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184528/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/10/24/iv-sasi-hitmaker-mammootty-films.amp.html. live.
  12. Web site: The End of an Epoch. The Hindu. 26 October 2017. 7 July 2021. 13 October 2018. https://archive.today/20181013165144/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece. live.
  13. Web site: They too stirred up a hornet's nest: Pre-social media Malayalam films that sparked controversy. The New Indian Express. 18 February 2018. 7 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184815/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/feb/18/they-too-stirred-up-a-hornets-nest-pre-social-media-malayalam-films-that-sparked-controversy-1774949.html. dead.
  14. Web site: 28 February 2021 . ഇറങ്ങിയിട്ട് 35 വർഷം! മമ്മൂട്ടി-മോഹൻലാൽ ചിത്രത്തിന്‍റെ പരസ്യം ഇപ്പോഴും കോഴിക്കോട്ടെ ഓവർ ബ്രിഡ്ജിൽ! . . Ml . 7 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190707/https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/the-ad-of-the-mammootty-mohanlal-movie-released-35-years-ago-is-still-in-kozhikode-over-bridge-1-ar-354031.html . live .
  15. Web site: വാര്‍ത്ത (1986) . 28 February 2023 . Malayalasangeetham.info . ml . 28 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228062956/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1731 . live .
  16. 1–5 October 1987 . The Awards . live . . 72 . https://archive.today/20230820055359/https://archive.org/details/34th-filmfare-south-winners . 20 August 2023 . 21 August 2023.
  17. News: 17 July 1987 . Filmfare awards announced . 5 . . 21 August 2023.

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