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Navajeevanam

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Navajeevanam
Poster
Directed byK. B. Nagabhushanam
Written byUdayakumar
Story byUdayakumar
Produced byK. B. Nagabhushanam
P. Kannamba
StarringV. Nagayya
P. Kannamba
Sriram
S. Varalakshmi
T. A. Jayalakshmi
CinematographyC. Ellappa
Edited byN. K. Gopal
Music byS. V. Venkataraman
Production
company
Raja Rajeswari Films
Distributed byRaja Rajeswari Films
Release date
  • 28 May 1949 (1949-05-28) (India)
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Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

Cast

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

Production

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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

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

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Jeeva Sugitha Anbe" S. Varalakshmi, Ghantasala 03:10
2 "Aasai Anugraha Maaraa" T. V. Rathnam 02:40
3 "Ennai Pol Sokkukaaran" T. R. Ramachandran 02:49
4 "Vidhiyin Vilaiyaadal" V. Nagayya 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. Nagayya 02:36
9 "Yeedillaak Kaadhalar Paarinil" Ghantasala, S. Varalakshmi 02:73
10 "Sri Raamaa Raghugula Naayagaa" S. Varalakshmi 02:22

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 622.
  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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