Nagavally Rama Kurup Sreedhara Kurup, popularly known as Nagavally (1917 – 27 December 2003), was an Indian writer, commentator and broadcaster best known for his works in the All India Radio. He was the father of the Malayalam actor and director Venu Nagavally. He authored over 50 literary works including plays and around 20 film scripts. He penned the script for the Malayalam film Newspaper Boy which is regarded as the first neo-realist movie in Malayalam.[1]
Nagavally R. Sreedhara Kurup | |
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| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 27 December 2003 (aged 85–86) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Rajamma |
| Children | 4 (incl. Venu Nagavally) |
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He was honoured by the Kerala Sahithya Akademi for his overall contributions to Malayalam literature.[1] The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi also honoured him with Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1993.[2]
Early life and career
editNagavally R. Sreedhara Kurup was born to Adv P. M. Rama Kurup and Kuttiyamma at Ramankary village in Kuttanad of Alappuzha district in 1917. He had his primary education from Sanatana Dharma Vidyasala High School, Alappuzha, St. Berchmans College and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. He wrote articles on Malayarajyam weekly, Kollam.[3] After his graduation, he started his career with the Indian Bank but left it to join the SD College, Alappuzha, as a lecturer in the Department of Psychology and worked there for 9 years. In 1951, he joined All India Radio. He was senior producer at the time of his retirement from AIR in 1977.[1]
Personal life
editHe was married to Rajamma. The couple had four children Venu Nagavally, Ramachandran, Vasundara and Lalithambi.[citation needed]
Contributions
edit- Movies
- Amma (1952) - Scriptwriter [4]
- Newspaper Boy (1955) - Scriptwriter [1]
- Bhakta Kuchela (1961)
- Sreerama Pattabhishekam (1962)
- Kumara Sambhavam (1969) - Screenplay
- Sree Guruvayoorappan (1972) - Screenplay
- Devi Kanyakumari (1974) - Scriptwriter
- Chottanikkara Amma (1976) - Scriptwriter
- Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976) - Scriptwriter
- Jagadguru Aadisankaran (1977)
- Randu Janmam (1978) - Director [5]
- Bhaktha Hanuman (1980) - Written by
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nagavally R.S.Kurup dead". The Hindu. 28 December 2003. Archived from the original on 9 January 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Prakshepana Kala". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "ഷാരൂഖാന്റെ മകൾ സുഹാനയുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ വൈറൽ ആകുന്നു". cinidiary.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Script by Nagavally R. S. Kurup[permanent dead link]
- ^ Malayalam Movie (MMdb) Songs (MSI) Database