''Enippadigal'' () is a 1979 Indian

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-language film directed by P. Madhavan and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan. It is a remake of the 1978 Telugu film ''

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''. The film stars

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and Shoba. It was released on 16 February 1979.

Plot

Chella Kannu, a young sweeper becomes a popular

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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

Production

''Ennaipadigal'', a remake of the Telugu film ''

'' (1978), was directed by P. Madhavan and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan under Ramya Chitra. 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. The film was launched at AVM Studios.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by

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. The song "Kannizhantha" is set in the

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known as Hamir Kalyani.

Release and reception

''Enippadigal'' was released on 16 February 1979. Koushikan of ''

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'' appreciated the film for various aspects, including the cinematography and direction. Naagai Dharuman of ''Anna'' praised the acting of the cast, Mahendran's dialogues, Soman's cinematography, Mahadevan's music and Madhavan's direction. The film became a commercial success.

Legacy

Sujatha Narayanan, writing for ''

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'', named ''Enippadigal'' as one of her favourite films starring Sivakumar. S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''

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'' said that Shoba set "a new trend in realistic portrayals" through her performances in films like ''Enippadigal''.

References

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External links

* {{P. Madhavan 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1979 films Films about actors Films directed by P. Madhavan Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films