Jeevitha Nouka
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The advertisement of the Malayalam version of the film
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| Directed by | K. Vembu |
| Produced by | K. V. Koshi Kunchako |
| Written by | Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai |
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Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair B. S. Saroja Adhimoolam Pankajavalli S.P.Pillai Nanukuttan |
| Music by | V. Dakshinamoorthy |
| Cinematography | P. B. Mani |
| Edited by | S. Williams |
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K&K Combines
(Udaya Studios) |
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Running time
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170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 5 lakhs |
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. 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. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu, and was dubbed and released in Hindi. 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. Its music is composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and popular playback singer Mehboob debuted through this film. It is a remake of the Hindi film Jeevan Nayya with revised screenplay. This film is partly coloured.
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