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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1943 Indian Kannada film produced by Gubbi Veeranna}}<br />
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| name = Jeevana Nataka<br />
| image = Jeevana Nataka advertisement.PNG<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Advertisement poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = Wahab Kashmiri<br />
| producer = [[Gubbi Veeranna]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[A. N. Krishna Rao]]<br />
| story = A. N. Krishna Rao<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| starring = Gubbi Veeranna<br/> [[Kemparaj Urs]]<br/>[[Shanta Hublikar]]<br/>[[B. Jayamma]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[S. V. Venkatraman]]<br/>Ramayyar Shirur<br/>Harmonium Sheshagirirao<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Gubbi Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1943|1|1}}<br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<ref>{{cite book|last1=Goble|first1=Alan|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|date=1999|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=9783110951943|page=267|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C|accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Jeevana Nataka''''' is a 1943 Indian [[Kannada]] film directed by Wahab Kashmiri, based on a play of the same name written by [[A. N. Krishna Rao]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|date=1999|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=9780851704555|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Encyclopaedia_of_Indian_cinema.html?id=R0EOAQAAMAAJ}}</ref> The film was produced by [[Gubbi Veeranna]], his first as an independent producer. Veeranna also appeared in a lead role in the film alongside debutante [[Kemparaj Urs]], [[Shanta Hublikar]] and [[B. Jayamma]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
The cast of the film:<br />
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* [[Gubbi Veeranna]] as Anand<br />
* [[Kemparaj Urs|D. Kemparaj Urs]] as Mohan<br />
* [[Shanta Hublikar]] as Kamala<br />
* [[B. Jayamma]] as Padma<br />
* Singanallur Puttaswamayya<br />
* Basavarajappa<br />
* Mohana Kumari<br />
* Muradi Kulla<br />
* Entadi Lambu<br />
* Rajamma<br />
* Sundaramma<br />
* Kamalamma<br />
* Kamalabai<br />
* Sundaribai<br />
* Sharadamma<br />
* Vijaya (credited as Baby Vijaya)<br />
* M. G. Marirao<br />
* Mahabala Rao<br />
* Krishnamurthy<br />
* B Hanumanthaiah<br />
* Raju<br />
* Radhakrishna<br />
* M. C. Veer<br />
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==Production==<br />
Wahab Kashmiri was a theatre personality working in [[Calcutta]]'s New Theatre group. The film was his first in Kannada as director. The writer [[A. N. Krishna Rao]], who wrote the film's story, assisted him by handing him over the story in English, and the dialogues. The film was also [[Gubbi Veeranna]]'s first as an independent producer and produced under the banner Gubbi Films.<br />
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Future actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]'s father and stage actor Singanalluru Puttaswamayya was voice-tested for acting in the film. "Since his voice was rough and did not suit cinema, he was asked to dub for his voice by holding the mike far away from his mouth."<ref name="cl">{{cite web|title=History 15 - Jeevana Nataka - Gubbi Veeranna Independent Producer|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3689-jeevana-nataka-gubbi-veeranna-independent-producer.html|publisher=chitraloka.com|accessdate=12 April 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815234440/http://www.chitraloka.com/history/3689-jeevana-nataka-gubbi-veeranna-independent-producer.html|archivedate=15 August 2013|date=13 August 2013}}</ref> D. Kemparaj Urs, the brother of future [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Mysore State]], [[D. Devaraj Urs]], made his acting debut in the film. Filming took in [[Central Studios]], [[Coimbatore]], for a year before release on 1 January 1943.<ref name="cl"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Jeevan-Natak|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dbw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1791%2C1779659|newspaper=The Indian Express|accessdate=12 April 2017|page=4|date=1 January 1943}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
The reviewer for ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Apart from Veeranna's superb comedy, Jayamma and Shanta Hublikar put over grand performances. Lilting music is provided in plenty."<ref>{{cite web|title="Jeevan Natak"|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Drw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4088%2C1823805|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=12 April 2017|page=4|date=2 January 1943}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0332156}}<br />
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[[Category:1943 films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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