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{{for|the 1973 [[Malayalam]] film|Eanippadikal}}
{{short description|1979 film by P. Madhavan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Enippadigal
| image = Enippadigal poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[P. Madhavan]]
| producer = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story = [[K. Viswanath]]
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Shoba]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = A. Somasundaram
| editing = T. R. Srinivasalu
| studio = Ramya Chitra
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1979|2|16|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Enippadigal''''' ({{trans|Ladder Steps}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. It is a remake of the 1978 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Seetamalakshmi]]''. The film stars [[Sivakumar]] and [[Shoba]]. It was released on 16 February 1979.

== Plot ==
Chella Kannu, a young sweeper becomes a popular [[movie star]] known as Kamala Devi. Her lover and fellow sweeper Manickam is the ladder of her success, but the villainy of her brother separates them.<ref name="Indian Cinema" /><ref name="Remake" />

== Cast ==
* [[Sivakumar]] as Manickam
* [[Shoba]] as Chella Kannu (Kamala Devi)
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Muthu (Chella Kannu's brother)<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2016 |title=கமல் நடித்த சட்டம் என் கையில்: வில்லனாக சத்யராஜ் அறிமுகம் |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/08/06213641/1031200/cinima-history-sathyaraj.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2018 |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}}</ref>

* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Jayanthi<ref name="Indian Cinema" />
* [[Vadivukkarasi]] as Rani
* T. M. Sami Kannu as Samykannu
* A. Sakunthala as Chokkamma (Muthu's wife)
* P. T. Sivam as Ramalingam -->
*[[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]] as Chella Kannu's father<ref name="Indian Cinema" />

* [[Mohan Sharma]] (cameo appearance)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Piousji |date=10 June 1979 |title=Khaas Baat |page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99456/page/n187 71] |work=Sunday |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99456}}</ref>

;Cameo appearances
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as himself
* Kannan as Sambath
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as himself
* S. Rama Rao as Singaram

== Production ==
''Ennaipadigal'', a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Seetamalakshmi]]'' (1978),<ref name="Remake" /> was directed by [[P. Madhavan]]<ref name="Indian Cinema" /> and produced by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] under Ramya Chitra.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2017 |title=வெண்ணிற ஆடை மூர்த்திக்கு பட அதிபர்கள் தந்த ஆனந்த அதிர்ச்சி |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2017/01/26215055/1064405/cinima-history-venniradai-moorthy.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=29 May 2018 |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}}</ref><ref name="movie" /> The story was written by [[K. Viswanath]],<ref name="Indian Cinema" /> and the dialogues by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]].<ref name="Remake" /> Cinematography was handled by A. Somasundaram, and the editing by T. R. Srinivasalu.<ref name="movie" /> N. Seshadri worked as sound engineer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=T. S. Atul |date=28 July 2012 |title=A milestone celebration in his life |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-milestone-celebration-in-his-life/article3696231.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2018 |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}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ennaipadigal (1979) |url=http://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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Enippadigal |url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Enippadigal-1979/vCxAvSJrm2o_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/https://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Enippadigal-1979/vCxAvSJrm2o_ |archive-date=24 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018 |website=[[Saavn]]}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahadevan |first=K. V. |author-link=K. V. Mahadevan |year=1979 |title=Enippadikal |url=https://www.discogs.com/K-V-Mahadevan-Enippadikal/release/7644783 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/https://www.discogs.com/K-V-Mahadevan-Enippadikal/release/7644783 |archive-date=24 May 2018 |publisher=Inreco}}</ref> 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 =
| title1 = Yenunga Maappillai
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
| length1 = 4:49
| title2 = Poonthenil
| note2 = Male
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubramanyam
| 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}} The film became a commercial success,<ref>{{Cite news |last=மாதவன் |first=பிரதீப் |date=5 December 2014 |title=அவனுக்கென்ன.. அழகிய மனம்! |trans-title=He has such a.. beautiful mind! |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/26414-.html |url-status=dead |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708103058/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/26414-.html |archive-date=8 July 2021}}</ref> and a milestone in Shoba's career.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHpTAAAAYAAJ&q=Enippadigal |title=Film World |year=1980 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |volume=17 |page=342 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/https://books.google.com/books?id=WHpTAAAAYAAJ&q=Enippadigal&dq=Enippadigal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFqb7Oi57bAhVDymMKHcxLB20Q6AEINDAD |archive-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Sujatha Narayanan, writing for ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', named ''Enippadigal'' as one of her favourite films starring Sivakumar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=23 October 2016 |title=Sivakumar,The gentleman-actor |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/oct/23/sivakumarthe-gentleman-actor-1531093.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2018 |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}}</ref> S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said that Shoba set "a new trend in realistic portrayals" through her performances in films like ''Enippadigal''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=3 May 2002 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=24 May 2018 |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}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Enippadigal |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Ramya Chitra |orig-year=1979 |time=0:00 to 1:48 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>
<ref name="Indian Cinema">{{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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524114848/https://books.google.com/books?id=GUZ2AAAAIAAJ&dq=Enippadigal&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sweeper |archive-date=24 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Remake">{{Cite news |last=செல்லப்பா |date=18 August 2017 |title=சினிமா ஸ்கோப் 43: சென்னை உங்களை அன்புடன் வரவேற்கிறது |trans-title=Chennai welcomes you with love |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/230204-43.html |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708102904/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/230204-43.html |archive-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Mahendran |title=சினிமாவும் நானும் |publisher=Karpagam Publications |year=2013 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Cinema and Me |author-link=Mahendran (filmmaker) |orig-year=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-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|8702622}}

{{P. Madhavan}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1979 films]]
[[Category:Films about actors]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]

Enippadigal - Revision history

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