Navalokam (1951)

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Current status - Released
Total runtime - 0 mins.
Release date - 29-03-1951
Release year - 1951
Genres - Drama

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Navalokam Movie Introduction: Movie Navalokam, release year 1951 is written by Ponkunnam Varkey and directed by V. Krishnan. The leading star-cast in this movie are Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar, Miss Kumari, T.S. Muthaiah along with the other stars and crew members.

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Movie story-line: Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.

Movie synopsis: Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar, Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair, Miss Kumari, Sethulakshmi.The film is based on a strong reformist story by PonkunnamVarkey. 'Navalokam' was a rude jolt to the zamindari system. The film also ignited sparks of women liberation.The story is about the cruelty and indifference of landlords towards their tenants and peasants who toil for them. Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.The scene in which she breaks the 'thali' chain and throws it at his face was a strong jolt at the male supremacy. She boldly announces that a wife is not a slave and that she has equal rights. It is a call for equality of women in society. Radha walks out of the house.Devaki, who comes to the house of the landlord is roughed up and pushed out. She is then taken to the hospital. Gopi informs the police about this and they come to arrest Kurup. Just when they are about to take him away Devaki, quite dramatically, reaches there. She pleads with the police not to arrest Kurup, saying that he was not at fault. This transforms Kurup. He accepts Devaki and they walk away together.The screenplay was heavily loaded with pro-labour dialogues. This resulted in the censor board inflicting heavy cuts. This must have been the first Malayalam film that was clipped by the censor's scissors.'Navalokam' did not make the box office jingle. Perhaps this was because social issues were staple themes of films in other languages like those by stalwarts like V. Shantaram, K. Subramaniam, B. N. Reddy, Mehboob and others. They discussed issues like child marriage, enslavement of women, ill treatment of widows, untouchability etc. in their films.During the early fifties, when the society was orthodox and stubborn about male supremacy, the scene in 'Navalokam' was certainly very bold. Prior to this none of the Malayalam films handled social themes in such a strong manner.The music of the film was just average. Most of the songs were direct imitations of popular tunes from other language films. The song, 'Gayaka gayaka?,' rendered by P. Leela, was an imitation of the immortal melody 'Aayega aayega aanewala?' from the film 'Mahal' (1948). Other songs in the film were also based on tunes literally lifted from those composed by Pandit Amarnath, Anil Biswas etc. None of the songs from 'Navalokam,' except Kozhikode Abdul Khader's debut film song 'Thangakinakkal hridaye veeshum?' became popular. This song stood the test of time.Will be remembered: The film was a deviation from the trend of unrealistic love stories. It was a jolt to the zamindari system and male supremacy in the society. The film will also be remembered for Abdul Khader's debut as playback singer.

Highlights - Navalokam (1951)

Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Popular Productions
Produced in - India
Available languages - Malayalam (),
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Awards won / Nominations - N/A
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Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Navalokam (1951)

Lead Actors - Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar, Miss Kumari, T.S. Muthaiah
Writer(s) - Ponkunnam Varkey
Director(s) - V. Krishnan

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Production company of film Navalokam (1951) is/are Popular Productions, .

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Film production country for the film Navalokam (1951) is India, .

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Film Navalokam (1951) is produced in Malayalam (), language(s).

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Who are the lead actors of the film Navalokam (1951)?
Lead actors of the film Navalokam (1951) are Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar, Miss Kumari, T.S. Muthaiah.

Who is the writer of the film Navalokam (1951)?
The writer(s) of the film Navalokam (1951) is/are Ponkunnam Varkey.

Who is the director of the film Navalokam (1951)?
The director(s) of the film Navalokam (1951) is/are V. Krishnan.

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Full plot of movie Navalokam (1951): Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Sebastian Kunju Kunju Bhagavathar, Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair, Miss Kumari, Sethulakshmi.The film is based on a strong reformist story by PonkunnamVarkey. 'Navalokam' was a rude jolt to the zamindari system. The film also ignited sparks of women liberation.The story is about the cruelty and indifference of landlords towards their tenants and peasants who toil for them. Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.The scene in which she breaks the 'thali' chain and throws it at his face was a strong jolt at the male supremacy. She boldly announces that a wife is not a slave and that she has equal rights. It is a call for equality of women in society. Radha walks out of the house.Devaki, who comes to the house of the landlord is roughed up and pushed out. She is then taken to the hospital. Gopi informs the police about this and they come to arrest Kurup. Just when they are about to take him away Devaki, quite dramatically, reaches there. She pleads with the police not to arrest Kurup, saying that he was not at fault. This transforms Kurup. He accepts Devaki and they walk away together.The screenplay was heavily loaded with pro-labour dialogues. This resulted in the censor board inflicting heavy cuts. This must have been the first Malayalam film that was clipped by the censor's scissors.'Navalokam' did not make the box office jingle. Perhaps this was because social issues were staple themes of films in other languages like those by stalwarts like V. Shantaram, K. Subramaniam, B. N. Reddy, Mehboob and others. They discussed issues like child marriage, enslavement of women, ill treatment of widows, untouchability etc. in their films.During the early fifties, when the society was orthodox and stubborn about male supremacy, the scene in 'Navalokam' was certainly very bold. Prior to this none of the Malayalam films handled social themes in such a strong manner.The music of the film was just average. Most of the songs were direct imitations of popular tunes from other language films. The song, 'Gayaka gayaka?,' rendered by P. Leela, was an imitation of the immortal melody 'Aayega aayega aanewala?' from the film 'Mahal' (1948). Other songs in the film were also based on tunes literally lifted from those composed by Pandit Amarnath, Anil Biswas etc. None of the songs from 'Navalokam,' except Kozhikode Abdul Khader's debut film song 'Thangakinakkal hridaye veeshum?' became popular. This song stood the test of time.Will be remembered: The film was a deviation from the trend of unrealistic love stories. It was a jolt to the zamindari system and male supremacy in the society. The film will also be remembered for Abdul Khader's debut as playback singer..

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List of full Starcast and crew members of Navalokam (1951)

Full Starcast:

Name: Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Character:
Name: Miss Kumari
Character:
Name: Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai
Character:
Name: Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair
Character:
Name: Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar
Character:
Name: Sethulakshmi
Character:
Name: T. S. Muthaiah
Character:

Crew Members:

Name: V Dakshinamoorthy
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer
Name: Ponkunnam Varkey
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: K D George
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor
Name: P K Madhavan Nair
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography
Name: Pappachan
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: V Krishnan
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director