Jeevitha Nouka

Jeevitha Nouka

The advertisement of the Malayalam version of the film
Directed by K. Vembu
Produced by K. V. Koshi
Kunchako
Written by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai
Starring Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair
B. S. Saroja
Adhimoolam
Pankajavalli
S.P.Pillai
Nanukuttan
Music by V. Dakshinamoorthy
Cinematography P. B. Mani
Edited by S. Williams
Production
company
K&K Combines
(Udaya Studios)
Release dates
  • 15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)
Running time
 170 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam
Budget ₹ 5 lakhs[1]

Jeevitha Nouka (English: The Boat of Life) is a 1951 Malayalam film directed by K. Vembu and jointly produced by K. V. Koshi and Kunchako. It was the first "super hit film" in Malayalam cinema, with a theatrical run of 284 days.[2][3] Made at a budget of ₹ 5 lakhs, the film did extremely well at the box office, such that very few films could surpass it later.[1] It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu, and was dubbed and released in Hindi.[4] The film portrayed the life of simple folk in a small village in Kerala. It stars Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and B. S. Saroja in the lead roles, with the latter making her debut and the former in his first major role.[5] Its music is composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and popular playback singer Mehboob debuted through this film.[4] It is a remake of the Hindi film Jeevan Nayya with revised screenplay.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 M. A. Oommen, Kumbattu Varkey Joseph (1991). Economics of Indian cinema. India: Oxford & IBH Publications. p. 50. ISBN 81-204-0575-7.
  2. ↑ Thoraval, Yves (1998). The cinemas of India (Les Cinemas de L lnde) (in French). France: Macmillan India. ISBN 0-333-93410-5.
  3. ↑ Kerala Sahitya Academy (1998). Malayalam literary survey Volume 20, Issue 1. Malayalam literary survey. India: Macmillan India. p. 23.
  4. 1 2 B. Vijayakumar (16 August 2008). "Jeevitha Nouka 1951". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ National Film Development Corporation of India (1991). Cinema in India: Volume 2. Cinema in India. India. ISBN 0-333-93410-5.

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