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Enippadigal
1979 film by P. Madhavan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Enippadigal (transl. Ladder Steps) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan. It is a remake of the 1978 Telugu film Seetamalakshmi. The film stars Sivakumar and Shoba. It was released on 16 February 1979.
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Plot
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Chella Kannu, a young sweeper becomes a popular movie star known as Kamala Devi. Her lover and fellow sweeper Manickam is the ladder to her success, but the villainy of her brother Muthu separates them.[1][2]
Cast
- Sivakumar as Manickam
- Shoba as Chella Kannu (Kamala Devi)
- Sathyaraj as Muthu[3]
- Manorama as Jayanthi[1]
- Vadivukkarasi as Rani
- T. M. Sami Kannu as Samykannu
- A. Sakunthala as Chokkamma (Muthu's wife)
- P. T. Sivam as Ramalingam
- G. Srinivasan as Chella Kannu's father[1]
- Mohan Sharma (cameo appearance)[4]
- Cameo appearances
- V. S. Raghavan as himself
- Kannan as Sambath
- V. Gopalakrishnan as himself
- S. Rama Rao as Singaram
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Production
Ennaipadigal, a remake of the Telugu film Seetamalakshmi (1978),[2] was directed by P. Madhavan[1] and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan under Ramya Chitra.[5][6] The dialogues were written by Mahendran.[2] Cinematography was handled by A. Somasundaram, and the editing by T. R. Srinivasalu.[6] N. Seshadri worked as sound engineer.[7] The film was launched at AVM Studios.[8]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan,[9] while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[10] The song "Kannizhantha" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Hamir Kalyani.[11]
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Release and reception
Enippadigal was released on 16 February 1979.[12] Koushikan of Kalki appreciated the film for various aspects, including the cinematography and direction.[13] Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the acting of the cast, Mahendran's dialogues, Soman's cinematography, Mahadevan's music and Madhavan's direction.[14] The film became a commercial success.[15]
Legacy
Sujatha Narayanan, writing for The New Indian Express, named Enippadigal as one of her favourite films starring Sivakumar.[16] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu said that Shoba set "a new trend in realistic portrayals" through her performances in films like Enippadigal.[17]
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