Navajeevanam

Navajeevanam
Navajeevanam
	Poster
Directed by	K. B. Nagabhushanam
Written by	Udayakumar
Story by	Udayakumar
Produced by	K. B. Nagabhushanam; P. Kannamba
Starring	V. Nagaiah; P. Kannamba; Sriram; S. Varalakshmi; T. A. Jayalakshmi
Cinematography	C. Ellappa
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Music by	S. V. Venkataraman
Production; company	Raja Rajeswari Films
Distributed by	Raja Rajeswari Films
Release date	28 May 1949 (India);
Running time	172 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Navajeevanam (transl. New Livelihood) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam.^[2] The film featured V. Nagaiah, P. Kannamba, Sriram and T. A. Jayalakshmi in the lead roles.^[3]

Cast[]

The following list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.^[1]

Male cast

V. Nagaiah as Mahadevan
Sriram as Prabhakar
T. R. Ramachandran
L. Narayana Rao
C. V. V. Panthulu
V. T. Kalyanam
Rammohan

Female cast

P. Kannamba
S. Varalakshmi
T. A. Jayalakshmi
Baby Rajamani
Sarojini
Thulasi

Production[]

The film was jointly produced by P. Kannamba and her husband K. B. Nagabhushanam under their own banner Raja Rajeswari Films and was directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam. Udayakumar wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was done by C. Ellappa^[4] while the editing was done by N. K. Gopal. K. R. Sharma was in charge of art direction. Vembatti Satyam, Anilkumar and Chopra handled the choreography. Still photography was done by L. K. Rao. The film was made at Gemini Studios.^[1]

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by S. V. Venkataraman and the lyrics were penned by Kambadasan and Nagai Mani. Singers are S. Varalakshmi, V. Nagaiah and T. R. Ramachandran. Playback singers are Ghantasala and T. V. Rathinam among others.

No.	Song	Singer/s	Duration (m:ss)
1	"Jeeva Sugitha Anbe"	S. Varalakshmi, Ghantasala	03:10
2	"Aasai Anugraha Maaraa"	T. V. Rathinam	02:40
3	"Ennai Pol Sokkukaaran"	T. R. Ramachandran	02:49
4	"Vidhiyin Vilaiyaadal"	V. Nagaiah	02:39
5	"Aananda Manoharaa"	S. Varalakshmi	02:25
6	"Adhi Sohusukaari"		03:06
7	"Nalla Vaazhvu"	S. Varalakshmi	02:30
8	"Niyaayam Idhuthaanaa"	V. Nagaiah	02:36
9	"Yeedillaak Kaadhalar Paarinil"	Ghantasala, S. Varalakshmi	02:73
10	"Sri Raamaa Raghugula Naayagaa"	S. Varalakshmi	02:22

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 622.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ Navajeevanam (1949 Tamil)
^ Guy, Randor (16 October 2015). "The wizard of lens". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

External links[]

Navajeevanam at IMDb
Jeeva Sugitha anbe on YouTube - a song from the film

[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[2] Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 622.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[3] Navajeevanam (1949 Tamil)

[4] Guy, Randor (16 October 2015). "The wizard of lens". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

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