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Navajeevanam
Navajeevanam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. B. Nagabhushanam
Story by	Udayakumar
Produced by	K. B. Nagabhushanam; P. Kannamba
Starring	V. Nagayya; P. Kannamba; Sriram; S. Varalakshmi; T. A. Jayalakshmi
Cinematography	C. Ellappa
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman
Production; company	Raja Rajeswari Films
Release date	28 May 1949;
Running time	172 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Navajeevanam (transl. New Livelihood) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam. The film stars V. Nagayya, P. Kannamba, Sriram and T. A. Jayalakshmi. It was released on 28 May 1949.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Cast

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

Male cast

V. Nagayya 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^[3] 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.

Song	Singer/s	Length
"Jeeva Sugitha Anbe"	S. Varalakshmi, Ghantasala	03:10
"Aasai Anugraha Maaraa"	T. V. Rathnam	02:40
"Ennai Pol Sokkukaaran"	T. R. Ramachandran	02:49
"Vidhiyin Vilaiyaadal"	V. Nagayya	02:39
"Aananda Manoharaa"	S. Varalakshmi	02:25
"Adhi Sohusukaari"		03:06
"Nalla Vaazhvu"	S. Varalakshmi	02:30
"Niyaayam Idhuthaanaa"	V. Nagayya	02:36
"Yeedillaak Kaadhalar Paarinil"	Ghantasala, S. Varalakshmi	02:73
"Sri Raamaa Raghugula Naayagaa"	S. Varalakshmi	02:22

Reception

The film was an average success.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "1949 – நவஜீவனம் – ஸ்ரீராஜராஜேஸ்வரி பிலிம்ஸ் கம்பெனி". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ "Navajeevanam". The Indian Express. 27 May 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2025 – via Google News Archive.
^ Guy, Randor (16 October 2015). "The wizard of lens". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ Guy, Randor (4 June 2011). "Navajeevanam 1947 [sic]". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

External links

Navajeevanam at IMDb

[lakshmansruthi-1] "1949 – நவஜீவனம் – ஸ்ரீராஜராஜேஸ்வரி பிலிம்ஸ் கம்பெனி". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[2] "Navajeevanam". The Indian Express. 27 May 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2025 – via Google News Archive.

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

[4] Guy, Randor (4 June 2011). "Navajeevanam 1947 [sic]". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

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