Venu Nagavalli

Birth : 1949-04-16, Ramankary

Death : 2010-09-09

History

Venu Nagavally was an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director worked in Malayalam cinema. He directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kurup, Venu has acted in about fifty films, directed films such as Sukhamo Devi (1986), Sarvakalashala (1987), Lal Salam (1990), and Aye Auto (1990), and scripted the commercially successful Kilukkam

Movies

Bhagyadevatha
Anto
The film is about Benny Chacko (Jayaram) who is a cable operator and has dreams of getting rich. His friend (Nedumudi Venu) gives him the idea of getting married so that with the dowry he can fulfill his dreams.
Bharya Swantham Suhruthu
Screenplay
Zakhariah (Jagathy Sreekumar) is a private banker who has returned from the gulf. He has a very straight forward life with his wife Molly (Uravashi) and their daughter Teena. His life takes a turn when one of his clients Girija Menon (Mukesh) gets close to him. Menon is a textile businessman and a womanizer who is married to an orphan Sreelakshmi who cannot conceive a child. Soon, Zakhariah begins to transform himself in his style and appearance. He gets an open offer from Urmila (Jyothirmayi), wife of an architect that she is willing to continue a relationship with no strings attached. From then on, Zakhariah begins to ignore business, family and gets into an illicit affair.
Bharya Swantham Suhruthu
Director
Zakhariah (Jagathy Sreekumar) is a private banker who has returned from the gulf. He has a very straight forward life with his wife Molly (Uravashi) and their daughter Teena. His life takes a turn when one of his clients Girija Menon (Mukesh) gets close to him. Menon is a textile businessman and a womanizer who is married to an orphan Sreelakshmi who cannot conceive a child. Soon, Zakhariah begins to transform himself in his style and appearance. He gets an open offer from Urmila (Jyothirmayi), wife of an architect that she is willing to continue a relationship with no strings attached. From then on, Zakhariah begins to ignore business, family and gets into an illicit affair.
Heart Beats
Prof Abraham Koshi
Heart Beats is an Indian film in the Malayalam language starring Indrajith and Simran. It was released in 2007
Pathaka
Shekharji
Pathaaka is a 2006 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Madhu. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Navya Nair, Saikumar and Lalu Alex in lead roles. The film had musical score by Tej.
Out of Syllabus
Namitha's Father
A story of Gopikrishnan, a village lad who goes to a city college, and becomes the butt of all jokes on the campus. Through constant effort and more than a little help from Namitha, he becomes the College Union Chairman.
Deepangal Sakshi
Advocate
An honest IAS officer (Indrajith) firmly believes that performing your duties is natural and if every element in the system does so, the country is certain to flourish. However, easier said than done, corruption is rampant and he struggles to implement law and order.
Sathyam
Chief Minister
Sanjeev imprisons a former police commissioner because the latter delays his appointment in the police force. Things take a turn when the officer frees himself and decides to take revenge.
Kaazhcha
Magistrate
Pavan is a boy who reached Kerala after he lost everything in the Gujarat earthquake on the Republic Day. Operator Madhavan happens to meet the boy among the beggars. Initially he dislikes the boy but soon he becomes a part of Madhavan's family. But soon they must part with him as the Govt. decides to send him back to Gujarat. Can the family bear that?
Wanted
Krishnadas
Wanted movie revolves around Unni, Nandu, Mani and Chupran who are friends who are unemployed but have a lot of liabilities in life. Unni aspires to become a police officer while Nandu wants to go to the Middle East. Mani is a loner who is willing to take any risk in life to make fast money and Chupran is taunted by his parents at home.
Lesa Lesa
Story
Chandru's grandfather is going to visit him but Chandru has spent all his money. So he requests his wealthy friend, Rakesh, to pose as the owner of all the riches till his grandfather stays with him.
Megham
Col. Ravivarma Thampuran visits the home village of his subordinate Mani where he finds and eventually falls in love with a girl named Meenakshi.
Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
Director
Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Suganya and Murali in lead roles.
Harikrishnans
Vishwambharan
When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.
Sakshyam
Dr. Narendran
The movie sketches through the life of an Army Man enriched with so many emotional sequences. Brigadier Rajashekharan Nambiar is a strict and tough officer in Indian Army. Dr. Sunny is his neighbor in native now he is in Army too. Susanna is a typical Army Nurse who has so much liabilities which hooks her down.
Agnidevan
Director
Agnidevan is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Revathi Menon, Devan and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.
Pavam I. A. Ivachan
Pavam I. A. Ivachan is a 1994 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Roy P Thomas, starring Innocent and Srividya in the lead roles.
Pakshe
Unniyettan
Pakshe movie is all about Balachandran (Mohanlal) who had to sacrifice his childhood love (Shobhana), to marry into a rich family who only wanted his IAS Status, in order to save his poor family, lives a life of regret and despair for his decision.
Minnaram
Baby
Bobby leads a carefree life until his former lover arrives at his place with a baby girl claiming she is his daughter. However, Bobby must find the truth behind her claims.
Kalippattam
Screenplay
Venu, a violinist enters in a contract to marry the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. The girl has a fatal health problem.
Kalippattam
Director
Venu, a violinist enters in a contract to marry the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. The girl has a fatal health problem.
Aayirappara
Director
In a time of rapid social and economic changes, a group of villagers resort to a revolution against the systematic exploitation meted out by moneylenders and politicians.
Aham
Writer
Ramya visits her aunt who is a nun in a mental asylum. There she meets Sidharthan (Mohanlal) who leads a spiritual life in the mental asylum. She gets intrigued by his unique personality and starts studying him. Sidharthan on the other hand gets reminded of his x-wife (Urvasi) while interacting with Ramya closely and starts falling in love with her. But when he comes to know that he was just a subject to her study, things get murky.
Kilukkam
Screenplay
Nandini is an illegitimate child who comes to Ooty in search of her father. She meets Joji, a tourist guide, and pretends to be mentally unstable in order to get shelter in his house.
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
Writer
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music directors, singers etc.
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
Director
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music directors, singers etc.
Lal Salam
Screenplay
The story revolves around two phases of the lives of three Comrades - before and after the imprisonment of Sakhav Nettoor Stephen, Sakhav T.K. Antony and Sakhav Sethulakshmi, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Lal Salam
Director
The story revolves around two phases of the lives of three Comrades - before and after the imprisonment of Sakhav Nettoor Stephen, Sakhav T.K. Antony and Sakhav Sethulakshmi, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Aye Auto
Writer
Sudhi (Mohanlal) who is a poor auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi (Rekha) who is the granddaughter of a well to do family. Sudhi and Meenakshi falls in love for each other and faces strong opposition from her family but the lone support of her grand father, Krishna Pillai (Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair).
Aye Auto
Director
Sudhi (Mohanlal) who is a poor auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi (Rekha) who is the granddaughter of a well to do family. Sudhi and Meenakshi falls in love for each other and faces strong opposition from her family but the lone support of her grand father, Krishna Pillai (Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair).
Artham
Writer
The movie starts with a loner named Ben Narendran writing a suicide note. He mentions that he is committing suicide as he has nothing to do with his life. He ends up saving another young man who has the same intention. Janardanan has committed a murder out of desperation and is scared of revenge. Narendran consoles him and offers him to take the blame of the murder so that Janardanan can live freely. Narendran gets sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. While in jail, he writes a book under the pen name "Ben" which becomes immensely popular. Once out of jail, Narendran gets word that Janardanan has died mysteriously. He sets out on a mission to find the culprits and destroy those who caused his death.
Swagatham
Writer
Ramaswamy (Jayaram) and Veni (Parvathy) are very close brahmin siblings who lost their parents in their childhood. They live under the protection of Devan (Nedumudi Venu) in a tourist town near Trivandrum. They have an extensive friends circle which includes the feisty Fifi (Urvashi), her brother Tito (Ashokan), Suku (Jagathy) and Sajan (Sreenath). Veni and Tito fall in love much to the displeasure of Ramaswamy because of their religious differences.
Swagatham
Director
Ramaswamy (Jayaram) and Veni (Parvathy) are very close brahmin siblings who lost their parents in their childhood. They live under the protection of Devan (Nedumudi Venu) in a tourist town near Trivandrum. They have an extensive friends circle which includes the feisty Fifi (Urvashi), her brother Tito (Ashokan), Suku (Jagathy) and Sajan (Sreenath). Veni and Tito fall in love much to the displeasure of Ramaswamy because of their religious differences.
Moonnam Pakkam
Jayan
Thampi retired as an accountant from Indian Railway in mid-1980s following his son's death leads a solitary life in his ancestral house. Thampi's grandson Bhasker aka Pachu had completed his medicine from Bangalore. Thampi is excited when his grandson Pachu, comes along with his friends to spend his vacation with grandpa.During the vacation Pachu and his friends often goes to the nearby beach for a swim. During one such visit Pachu and Lopez gets pulled into the ocean and only Lopez manages to escape. . Eventually the body is found on the third day. The funeral is held on the same day and Pachu's friends gets ready to leave the day after. They all visit the beach one last time to say goodbye to Pachu where they see Thampi arriving with priests to perform the funeral rites of Pachu. While performing the "bali", he takes the ultimate decision and walks away into the sea with the "balichoru" in his hands to the shock of all others.
Ayitham
Writer
Ayitham movie becomes a part of the history of Malayalam cinema by creating two unforgettable characters Vasudeva Bhagavatar , the musician and his son Sankaran (Mohanlal). Bhagavatar is an alcoholic and leads a careless life. He fails to express his love and affection to his son, though he is a loving father. Bhama (Ambika) who is daughter of Periyasamy, falls in love with Sankaran, but unfortunately she is married off to another man ,Kacheri Mani Ayyer. She becomes his second wife and thus her life becomes a tragedy.This musical film displays family relationships and Mohanlal plays the leading role and Ambika as Bhama.
Ayitham
Director
Ayitham movie becomes a part of the history of Malayalam cinema by creating two unforgettable characters Vasudeva Bhagavatar , the musician and his son Sankaran (Mohanlal). Bhagavatar is an alcoholic and leads a careless life. He fails to express his love and affection to his son, though he is a loving father. Bhama (Ambika) who is daughter of Periyasamy, falls in love with Sankaran, but unfortunately she is married off to another man ,Kacheri Mani Ayyer. She becomes his second wife and thus her life becomes a tragedy.This musical film displays family relationships and Mohanlal plays the leading role and Ambika as Bhama.
Sarvakalasala
Screenplay
It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.
Sarvakalasala
Director
It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.
Sukhamo Devi
Writer
Nandan (Shankar) an introverted singer from a poor background falls in love with Devi (Urvashi). Their friends Sunny (Mohanlal) and his girlfriend Thara (Geetha) are quite the opposite and are extremely outgoing. When Devi's parents do not approve of her relationship with Nandan, they try to force her into an arranged marriage. Sunny and their other friends decide to help the couple elope. However things go awry when Sunny & Vinod (Jagathy) meet with a horrific accident.
Sukhamo Devi
Director
Nandan (Shankar) an introverted singer from a poor background falls in love with Devi (Urvashi). Their friends Sunny (Mohanlal) and his girlfriend Thara (Geetha) are quite the opposite and are extremely outgoing. When Devi's parents do not approve of her relationship with Nandan, they try to force her into an arranged marriage. Sunny and their other friends decide to help the couple elope. However things go awry when Sunny & Vinod (Jagathy) meet with a horrific accident.
Meenamasathile Suryan
Matathil Appu
Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.
Vartha
Oru Kadha Oru Nunakadha
Appu (Nedumudi) is struggling to make ends meet while doing odd jobs and trying to find a more stable job. In the meanwhile he meets Amminikutty (Madhavi) with whom he falls in love. He however lies to her and makes her believe that he has a well paying government job. In the meanwhile Amminikutty's cousin, Das (Mammotty) arrives in town to further complicate Appu's plans.
Uyarum Njan Nadake
Vivek
Darappan is assigned to help Vivek, a researcher, and tell him about the culture and life of the local tribes. Vivek gets deeply affected by the plight of the tribals and decides to help them.
Guruji Oru Vakku
Writer
Charlie (Nedumudi) and Gopu (Ratheesh) are small time con artists who get by life doing petty thefts. They meet Unni (Mohanlal), another jobless young man. Reluctantly Unni joins the other two and try to rob from a car owned by Guruji (Madhu). They get caught but Guruji takes them to his plantation and gifts them 10,000 rupees each under the condition that they need to meet him a year later at the same place and tell him what they did with the money.
Gayathridevi Ente Amma
Writer
Appu's father lies to him that his mother is dead. Devoid of a mother's love, Appu resorts to smoking and drinking until he learns that she's still alive.
Irakal
Balan
Mathews, a ruthless rubber baron, is involved in various criminal activities. Baby, Mathews' son, begins to turn violent due to the environment he has grown up in, causing Mathews to repent his deeds.
Puzhayozhukum Vazhi
Puzhayozhukum Vazhi is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by Joly Paulson. The film stars Mammootty, Jagathy Sreekumar, Venu Nagavally and Prameela in lead roles. The film had a musical score by Raveendran.
Adhyayam Onnu Muthal
Rameshan Nair
Seetha's father forces her to marry against her wishes and she is forced to remarry, when her husband dies. She is caught in a struggle as she tries to unite with her lover. Will Seetha ever be happy?
Thirakal
Balan
When Saritha refuses James's proposal, he sticks posters against Saritha forcing her to leave the college. She takes refuge with her brother-in-law, but he too tries to seduce her.
Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram
Ambily gets pregnant from movie director Raghunath, who drives her out claiming that she was an enchantress. Ambili gives birth to a son and when he grows up she takes him to Raghunath.
Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla
Accountant Joy
Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla is a Malayalam family film released in the year 1984. It is directed by Balachandra Menon, starring Balachandra Menon, Shankar, Srividya, and Laksmi. The film is noted for the performances of the late Srividya and Laksmi, who portray sisters-in-law.
Panchavadi Palam
Jeemudhavahanan
A henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.
Adaminte Vaariyellu
Gopi
The film portrays a realistic take on the issues of women in society through the lens of 3 protagonists. Vasanthi has to mother three generations of her family in addition to her daytime job. Alice is married to a ruthless businessman and seeks solace in affairs. Ammini is an orphan who works as a maid and is sexually abused by her master.
April Pathinettu
April 18 is a 1984 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balachandramenon and produced by Augustine Prakash. The film stars Balachandramenon, Shobhana, Adoor Bhasi and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
Krishnadas
Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?
Oru Swakaryam
Chillu
Ananthu
Annie (Shanthi Krishna) is an outgoing, unconventional girl who was brought up liberally by her father. She has two men in her life, Manu (Rony Vincent) and Ananthu (Venu Nagavalli). She is more intellectually attached to Ananthu, but has more of a jovial relationship with Manu. Manu is threatened by her closeness to Ananthu and confronts Annie.
Yavanika
Joseph Kollapally
Ayyappan, a tabla player of a touring drama group, goes missing. Later on, Sub-Inspector Jacob Eeraly is assigned to investigate the case and finds out disturbing truths.
Archana Teacher
An over-qualified Archana decides to become a village school teacher while escaping her past. After meeting Sukumaran she decides to marry him but faces certain issues after marriage.
Kolangal
Venu Nagavalli
Kolangal is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KG George and produced by D Philip and KT Varghese. The film stars Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Venu Nagavally and Sreenivasan in lead roles. The film is based on the story "Oru Gramathinte Athmavu" by P. J. Antony and depicts the life of the people of a central-Travancore village.
Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla
Rahim
Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by EJ Peter. The film stars Maniyanpilla Raju, Venu Nagavally, Jose Prakash and Ambika in lead roles.
Shalini Ente Koottukari
Prabha
A young and beautiful student finds comfort in her studies and in the environment of her college as it keeps her away from the taunts of her stepmother. Her brother's suicide makes her emotionally weak; but she decides to return to college..
Ulkadal
Rahulan
Rahulan is not able to muster enough courage to approach Reena's father to ask for her hand. Later when Rahulan falls in love with Meera, things get complicated.