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'Ninamaninja Kalpadukal' (Bloodstained Footprints) is a 1963 Malayalam language 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 Ambika, Sheela and Madhu, who debuted with this film.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011103418/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/11/stories/2006091101810200.htm "Under the arc lights for four decades"]. 'The Hindu'. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2011. The film is based on a novel by Parappurath and portrays the trials the Indo-China war. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. 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 Baburaj, with lyrics by P. Bhaskaran.

Cast





*Prem Nazir as Thankachan

*Madhu as Stephen

*Sheela as Ammini

*Ambika as Thankamma

*Adoor Bhasi as Subramaniam Potti

*Kottayam Santha as Lissy

*P. J. Antony as Thankamma's Husband

*Adoor Bhavani as Rahel

*Bahadoor as Mammoonju

*Kambissery Karunakaran as Thomachan

*Kedamangalam Ali

*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

Category:1960s Malayalam-language films

Category:Films based on Indian novels

Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners

Category:Films scored by M. S. Baburaj


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