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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian film by Thoppil Bhasi}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Enippadikal<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Thoppil Bhasi]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Enippadikal (novel)|Enippadikal]]''|[[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]}}<br />
| producer = <br />
| screenplay = Thoppil Bhasi<br />
| starring = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]<br />[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br />[[Jayabharathi]]<br />[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]<br />
| music = [[G. Devarajan]]<br />Swathi Thirunal<br />
| cinematography = P. Ramaswami<br />
| editing = G. Venkittaraman<br />
| studio = KPAC Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1973|02|09|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Enippadikal''''' ({{Translation|Rungs of the ladder}}) is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, written and directed by [[Thoppil Bhasi]] based on [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]'s [[Enippadikal (novel)|novel of the same name]]. The film stars [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Jayabharathi]] and [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] in the lead roles. It is based on the novel of the same name by [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]. Compositions by [[Travancore]] king [[Swathi Thirunal]] were also used in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ഏണിപ്പടികള് (1973) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021052303/https://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4034 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=2 October 2017 |title=Enippadikal: 1973 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enippadikal-1973/article19788677.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711214715/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enippadikal-1973/article19788677.ece |archive-date=11 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
{{no plot|date=August 2022}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]<br />
*[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br />
*[[Jayabharathi]]<br />
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]<br />
*[[KPAC Lalitha]]<br />
*[[Adoor Bhasi]]<br />
*[[Sankaradi]]<br />
*[[Adoor Pankajam]]<br />
*[[Alummoodan]]<br />
*[[Bahadoor]]<br />
*[[Anandavally]]<br />
*[[Jameela Malik]]<br />
*[[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]]<br />
*[[S. P. Pillai]]<br />
*[[KPAC Beatrice]]<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and Swathi Thirunal and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar]], [[Swathi Thirunal]], Jayadevar and [[Irayimman Thampi]].{{Cn|date=August 2022}} Poems by Irayimman Thampi and verses from Jayadeva's “Geetagovindam” included in the film were set to tune by Devarajan. The song "Praananaadhanenikku Nalkiya", despite its popularity, was banned by [[All India Radio]] for a while due to its explicit lyrics.<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Kanakakunnil Ninnu" || [[P. Madhuri]] || [[Vayalar]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Onnaam Maanam Poomaanam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Vayalar ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Pankajaakshan Kadalvarnan" || [[P. Leela]], Chorus || Vayalar ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Praananaadhanenikku Nalkiya" || P. Madhuri || [[Irayimman Thampi]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Saarasa Suvadana" || [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]], [[Neyyattinkara Vasudevan]] || [[Swathi Thirunal]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Swaathanthryam" || [[P. Jayachandran]], P. Madhuri || Vayalar ||<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Yaahi Maadhava" || P. Madhuri, Chorus || [[Jayadeva]] ||<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0155696}}<br />
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[[Category:1973 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1973 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1973 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Thoppil Bhasi]]</div>Chardhamyatrahotels