News) 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.

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

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