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{{Infobox film
| name = Jeevitha Nouka
| image = Jeevitha Nouka.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = The advertisement of the Malayalam version of the film
| director = K. Vembu
| producer = K. V. Koshi [[Kunchako]]
| writer = [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]]
| story = K&K Productions
| starring = [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] B. S. Saroja Adhimoolam Pankajavalli S.P.Pillai Nanukuttan
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
| cinematography = P. B. Mani
| editing = [[S. Williams]]
| studio = [[Udaya Studios|K&K Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1951|3|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}} 5 [[lakh]]s<ref name="economy">{{cite book|last= M. A. Oommen, Kumbattu Varkey Joseph|title= Economics of Indian cinema|year=1991 |publisher= Oxford & IBH Publications|location= India|isbn= 81-204-0575-7|page=50}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}} 30 lakhs
}}

'''''Jeevitha Nouka''''' ({{lang-en|The Boat of Life}}) is a 1951 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by K. Vembu and jointly produced by K. V. Koshi and [[Kunchako]]. It was the first "blockbuster film" in [[Malayalam cinema]], with a theatrical run of 284 days.<ref>{{cite book|last= Thoraval |first= Yves |title= The cinemas of India (Les Cinemas de L lnde)|year= 1998|publisher= Macmillan India|location= France|language=fr|isbn= 0-333-93410-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last= Kerala Sahitya Academy |title= Malayalam literary survey Volume 20, Issue 1|series= Malayalam literary survey |year= 1998|publisher= Macmillan India|location= India|page=23}}</ref> Made at a budget of {{INR}} 5 [[lakh]]s, the film did extremely well at the box office, such that very few films could surpass it later.<ref name="economy"/> It was simultaneously shot in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and was dubbed and released in [[Hindi]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/16/stories/2008081653751300.htm|title=Jeevitha Nouka 1951|author=B. Vijayakumar|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016064106/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422985.ece|archive-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last= National Film Development Corporation of India |title= Cinema in India: Volume 2 |series=Cinema in India |year= 1991|location= India|isbn= 0-333-93410-5}}</ref> Its music is composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] and popular playback singer [[Mehboob (singer)|Mehboob]] debuted through this film.<ref name="The Hindu"/> It is a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Jeevan Naiya]]'' with revised screenplay.

The Tamil version was titled '''''Pichaikkaari''''' ({{lang-en|Lady beggar}}) and released on 18 May 1951. Vidwan P. Adhimoolan wrote the dialogues and lyrics.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1951-cinedetails15.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170921023658/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1951-cinedetails15.asp|archive-date=21 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The song ''Vanaraniye enthan manaraniye'' sung by [[Thiruchi Loganathan]] and [[P. Leela]] was a popular number.

==Malayalam Cast==
* [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] as Soman
* [[B. S. Saroja]] as Lakshmi
* Adhimoolam as Kaniyan
* [[Pankajavalli]] as Janu
* [[S. P. Pillai]] as
* Nanukuttan as [[Zamindar]]
* [[Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar]] as Soman's brother
;Support cast
* Ponnappan Arckatty as SI of Police
* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]], Ambalappuzha Ravunni, [[Girija (actress)|Baby Girija]], Jagadamma, Janamma, Mathappan, Mulavana, Soman Pillai.

==Tamil Cast==
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;Main cast
* [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair|Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair]] as Soman
* [[Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar|Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar]] as Raju
* [[B. S. Saroja]] as Lakshmi
* [[Pankajavalli]] as Janu
* Adhimoolam as Kaniyar
* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]] as Lawyer
* [[S. P. Pillai]] as Shanku
* Mathappan as Kunju
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Dance
* C. R. Rajakumari
* Indira Acharya
* [[B. S. Saroja]]
* Gopalakrishnan
* Balachandran
{{col-end}}

==Box office==
The film was considered as the first "Super Hit" status Malayalam film. The film was both critical and commercial success and ran over 284 days in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-a-z-of-malayalam-cinema/20120420.htm|title=J for Jeevitha Nauka (1951)|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=20 April 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0251155|Jeevitha Nouka}}
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?219 ''Jeevitha Nouka''] at the Malayalam Movie Database

[[Category:1950s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1951 drama films]]

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