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| name = Nagavally R. Sreedhara Kurup<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date|1917||}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ramankary]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India)<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2003|12|27|1917}}<br />
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|Scriptwriter|Commentator|Broadcaster}}<br />
| spouse = Rajamma<br />
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| children = 4 (incl. [[Venu Nagavally]])<br />
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|P. M. Rama Kurup|Kuttiyamma}}<br />
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'''Nagavally Rama Kurup Sreedhara Kurup''', popularly known as '''Nagavally''' (1917 {{endash}} 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 (1955 film)|Newspaper Boy]]'' which is regarded as the first neo-realist movie in Malayalam.<ref name="Nagavally R.S.Kurup">{{cite news|title=Nagavally R.S.Kurup dead|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/28/stories/2003122803880400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040109140537/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/28/stories/2003122803880400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2004|accessdate=4 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 December 2003}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref name="Nagavally R.S.Kurup"/><br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=36&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= | title=ഷാരൂഖാന്റെ മകൾ സുഹാനയുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ വൈറൽ ആകുന്നു | publisher=cinidiary.com | accessdate=12 September 2019 }}</ref> After his graduation, he started his career with the [[Indian Bank]] but left it to join the [[Sanatana Dharma College|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.<ref name="Nagavally R.S.Kurup" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was married to Rajamma. The couple had four children [[Venu Nagavally]], Ramachandran, Vasundara and Lalithambi.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}<br />
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==Contributions==<br />
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* ''Amma'' (1952) - Scriptwriter <ref>[http://www.malayalamcinemahistory.com/fi/NagavallyRSKurup.htm Script by Nagavally R. S. Kurup]</ref><br />
* ''[[Newspaper Boy (1955 film)|Newspaper Boy]]'' (1955) - Scriptwriter <ref name="Nagavally R.S.Kurup" /><br />
* ''[[Bhakta Kuchela (1961 film)|Bhakta Kuchela]]'' (1961)<br />
* ''[[Sreerama Pattabhishekam]]'' (1962)<br />
* ''[[Kumara Sambhavam]]'' (1969) - Screenplay<br />
* ''[[Sree Guruvayoorappan (1972 film)|Sree Guruvayoorappan]]'' (1972) - Screenplay<br />
* ''[[Devi Kanyakumari (film)|Devi Kanyakumari]]'' (1974) - Scriptwriter<br />
* ''[[Chottanikkara Amma]]'' (1976) - Scriptwriter<br />
* ''[[Hridayam Oru Kshethram]]'' (1976) - Scriptwriter<br />
* ''[[Jagadguru Aadisankaran]]'' (1977)<br />
* ''[[Randu Janmam]]'' (1978) - Director <ref>[http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/4375.html Malayalam Movie (MMdb) Songs (MSI) Database<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
* ''[[Bhaktha Hanuman]]'' (1980) - Written by<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0476092|name=Nagavally R.S. Kurup}}<br />
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