Jivana (Film)

Jivana
The poster made especially for the 2022 Novygrad Film Festival release.
जीवन
Directed by	Dhan Bamrel
Written by	Dhan Bamrel Prajit Devkota Samir Poddar
Screenplay by	Niranjan Gajurel
Based on	Jivana by Amira Gauchan
Produced by	Janaki Rauniyar
Starring	Kishore Prasai Shekhar Khadka Sjieuwke Walstra Ankit Wosti Sanjibnee Amatya
Cinematography	Kriti Bhutia
Music by	Michael DeSantis (score)
Production company	Orangeskies
Release dates	1 July 2022 (2022-July-01) (Novygrad)
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	Mahana (Originally) Kotowari (Release)
Languages	Anglish (Dubbed), Mahanan
Budget	$102 Million
Box office	$332 million

Jivana is a 2022 adventure-drama film directed by Dhan Bamrel and written by Prajit Devkota, Samir Poddar and Dhan Bamrel. Based on Amira Gauchan's 2009 novel of the same name, it stars Kishore Prasai, Shekhar Khadka and Sjieuwke Walstra. The storyline involves two survivors of a shipwreck, one a 17-year-old Mahanan boy named Hitesh and the other a Koto tiger named Padsy that are stuck on a lifeboat in the middle of the Oriental Ocean. Filming was split between Kotowari, Orioni, the Sunset Sea Islands and Radnor.

The film had it's worldwide premier at the opening of the 70th Andro Film Festival, which it later went on to win.