Nagavally R. S. Kurup

Nagavally R. S. 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
Born1917 (1917)
Ramankary, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India)
Died27 December 2003(2003-12-27) (aged 85–86)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Scriptwriter
  • Commentator
  • Broadcaster
Spouse(s)Rajamma
Children4 (incl. Venu Nagavally)
Parent(s)
  • P. M. Rama Kurup
  • Kuttiyamma

He was honoured by the Kerala Sahithya Akademi for his overall contributions to Malayalam literature. The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi also had honoured him with an award.[1]

Early life and career

Nagavally 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.[2] 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

He was married to Rajamma. The couple had four children Venu Nagavally, Ramachandran, Vasundara and Lalithambi.

Contributions
Movies

References
  1. "Nagavally R.S.Kurup dead". The Hindu. 28 December 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. "ഷാരൂഖാന്റെ മകൾ സുഹാനയുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ വൈറൽ ആകുന്നു". cinidiary.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. Script by Nagavally R. S. Kurup
  4. Malayalam Movie (MMdb) Songs (MSI) Database
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