''Ninamaninja Kalpadukal'' (Bloodstained Footprints) is a 1963

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film, directed by N. N. Pisharody and produced by N.K. Karunakara Pillai and Shobhana Parameswaran Nair. The lead role is played by Prem Nazir, with

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and Madhu, who debuted with this film. The film is based on a novel by Parappurath and portrays the trials the Indo-China war. It won the

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. It was a super hit movie. There are many evergreen songs in the film, including "Mamalakalkkappurathu" (by P. B. Sreenivas) and "Anuraga Natakathil" (by K. P. Udayabhanu). The songs were composed by

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, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran.

Cast

* Prem Nazir as Thankachan * Madhu as Stephen *

as Ammini *

as Thankamma *

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as Subramaniam Potti * Kottayam Santha as Lissy * P. J. Antony as Thankamma's Husband *

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as Rahel *

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as Mammoonju *Kambissery Karunakaran as Thomachan *

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*P. O. Thomas *Radhamani * P. Susheela as Dancer * S. P. Pillai as Bomb Kunjoonju *R. Nambiath * Nanukuttan Nair * M.G Mathew * Omanakuttan * Vaidyanathan * Baby * Kuryakose * Mavelikkara Ponnamma * Santhakumary * Baby Shibha * Lakshmi Devi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Baburaj and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran and Meera Bhajan.

Box office

The film became commercial success, and highest grossing Malayalam film at that time collecting ₹60 lakhs from box office.

References

*http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=110 1960s Malayalam-language films Films based on Indian novels Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners Films scored by M. S. Baburaj {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub