Enippadigal
{{short description|1979 film by P. Madhavan}}
{{about|the 1979 Tamil film|the 1964 Malayalam novel|Enippadikal (novel)|the 1973 Malayalam film|Enippadikal (film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Enippadigal
| image = Enippadigal poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = P. Madhavan
| story = K. Viswanath
| producer = K. S. Sethumadhavan
| cinematography = A. Somasundaram
| editing = T. R. Srinivasalu
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = Ramya Chitra
| released = {{film date|1979|2|16|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Enippadigal ({{translation|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.
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.
Cast
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- Sivakumar as Manickam
- Shoba as Chella Kannu (Kamala Devi)
- Sathyaraj as Muthu{{Cite news |date=6 August 2016 |title=கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710042837/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf |archive-date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018 |work=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
- Manorama as Jayanthi
- 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
- Mohan Sharma (cameo appearance){{Cite news |last=Piousji |date=10 June 1979 |title=Khaas Baat |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99456/page/n187/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230321193244/https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99456/page/n187/mode/2up |archive-date=21 March 2023 |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=Sunday |pages=71 |via=Internet Archive}}
;Cameo appearances
- V. S. Raghavan as himself
- Kannan as Sambath
- V. Gopalakrishnan as himself
- S. Rama Rao as Singaram
}}
Production
Ennaipadigal, a remake of the Telugu film Seetamalakshmi (1978), was directed by P. Madhavan and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan under Ramya Chitra.{{Cite news |date=26 January 2017 |title=வெண்ணிற ஆடை மூர்த்திக்கு பட அதிபர்கள் தந்த ஆனந்த அதிர்ச்சி |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2017/01/26215055/1064405/cinima-history-venniradai-moorthy.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529055741/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2017/01/26215055/1064405/cinima-history-venniradai-moorthy.vpf |archive-date=29 May 2018 |access-date=29 May 2018 |work=Maalai Malar |language=ta}} The dialogues were written by Mahendran. Cinematography was handled by A. Somasundaram, and the editing by T. R. Srinivasalu. N. Seshadri worked as sound engineer.{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=T. S. Atul |date=28 July 2012 |title=A milestone celebration in his life |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-milestone-celebration-in-his-life/article3696231.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114845/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-milestone-celebration-in-his-life/article3696231.ece |archive-date=24 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018 |work=The Hindu}} The film was launched at AVM Studios.{{Cite news |date=22 October 1978 |title=ஏணிப்படிகள் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_7/4.jp2/full/1000,1361/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517081603/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_7/4.jp2/full/1000,1361/0/default.jpg |archive-date=17 May 2025 |access-date=17 May 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan,{{Cite web |title=Ennaipadigal (1979) |url=https://mio.to/album/Ennaipadigal+%281979%29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/http://mio.to/album/Ennaipadigal+%281979%29 |archive-date=24 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018 |website=Music India Online}} while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Enippadikal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/enippadikal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304082840/https://macsendisk.com/product/enippadikal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan-3/ |archive-date=4 March 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Macsendisk}} The song "Kannizhantha" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Hamir Kalyani.{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=137}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 18:31
| title1 = Yenunga Maappillai
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| length1 = 4:49
| title2 = Poonthenil
| note2 = Male
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Kannizhantha
| extra3 = P. Susheela
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Poonthenil Kalanthu
| note4 = Female
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| length4 = 4:35
}}
Release and reception
Enippadigal was released on 16 February 1979.{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=344}} Koushikan of Kalki appreciated the film for various aspects, including the cinematography and direction.{{Cite magazine |last=கெளசிகன் |date=4 March 1979 |title=ஏணிப்படிகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/mar/04-03-1979/p63.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220728090600/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/mar/04-03-1979/p63.jpg |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=79 |language=Ta}} Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the acting of the cast, Mahendran's dialogues, Soman's cinematography, Mahadevan's music and Madhavan's direction.{{Cite news |last=தருமன் |first=நாகை |date=18 February 1979 |title=ஏணிப்படிகள் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_122/3.jp2/full/1000,1401/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524094050/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_3_122/3.jp2/full/1000,1401/0/default.jpg |archive-date=24 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025 |work=Anna |pages=3 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}} The film became a commercial success.{{Cite news |last=மாதவன் |first=பிரதீப் |date=5 December 2014 |title=அவனுக்கென்ன.. அழகிய மனம்! |trans-title=He has such a.. beautiful mind! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/26414-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708103058/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/26414-.html |archive-date=8 July 2021 |access-date=8 July 2021 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=Tamil}}
Legacy
Sujatha Narayanan, writing for The New Indian Express, named Enippadigal as one of her favourite films starring Sivakumar.{{Cite news |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=23 October 2016 |title=Sivakumar,The gentleman-actor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/oct/23/sivakumarthe-gentleman-actor-1531093.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/oct/23/sivakumarthe-gentleman-actor-1531093.html |archive-date=24 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018 |work=The New Indian Express}} S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu said that Shoba set "a new trend in realistic portrayals" through her performances in films like Enippadigal.{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=3 May 2002 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211033014/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |archive-date=11 December 2008 |access-date=24 May 2018 |work=The Hindu}}
References
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{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GUZ2AAAAIAAJ&q=sweeper |title=Indian Cinema |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |year=1979 |editor-last=da Cunha |editor-first=Uma |pages=62 |access-date=24 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GUZ2AAAAIAAJ&dq=Enippadigal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sweeper |archive-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live}}
{{Cite news |last=செல்லப்பா |date=18 August 2017 |title=சினிமா ஸ்கோப் 43: சென்னை உங்களை அன்புடன் வரவேற்கிறது |trans-title=Chennai welcomes you with love |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/230204-43.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708102904/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/230204-43.html |archive-date=8 July 2021 |access-date=8 July 2021 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=Tamil}}
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Mahendran |author-link=Mahendran (filmmaker) |title=சினிமாவும் நானும் |publisher=Karpagam Publications |year=2013 |language=ta |trans-title=Cinema and I |oclc=54777094 |orig-date=2004}}
- {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |location=Chennai |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}