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

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film, directed by

N. N. Pisharody N. N. Pisharody (or Pisharady) (1926 – 30 August 2008) was a director in the Malayalam Film industry. He was born into a feudal family, known as "Kallil" in Methala, near Perumbavoor in Kerala. Biography Born into a family known as "Kallil" i ...

and produced by N.K. Karunakara Pillai and Shobhana Parameswaran Nair. The lead role is played by

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...

, with

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, Sheela and

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, who debuted with this film. The film is based on a novel by

Parappurath Kizhakkepainummoodu Easo Mathai, better known by his pen name Parappurath (1924–1981), was an Indian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter who wrote in the Malayalam language. His body of work comprises 20 novels, 14 short story anthol ...

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

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) and "Anuraga Natakathil" (by

K. P. Udayabhanu K. P. Udayabhanu (born Bhanuprakash; 6 June 1936 5 January 2014) was an Indian playback singer and music director, mainly in Malayalam films. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. Personal life Uday ...

). The songs were composed by Baburaj, with lyrics by

P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam fea ...

Cast

as Thankachan *

as Stephen * Sheela as Ammini *

as Thankamma * Adoor Bhasi as Subramaniam Potti *

Kottayam Santha Kottayam Santha was an Indian actress and dubbing artist best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films. She had also acted in several TV serials like Valayam, Krishnakripasagaram etc. She dubbed for almost ...

as Lissy *

P. J. Antony P. J. Antony (1 January 1925 – 14 March 1979) was an Indian stage and film actor. He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Nirmalyam'' in 1974. He was also the first actor working in Malayalam cinema to recei ...

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 S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films. Biography S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor in ...

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 Mohammad Sabir Baburaj was an Indian music composer. He is often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam film music. Baburaj has rendered music to many evergreen Malayalam film songs. Early years Baburaj was born on 9 March 1929 in Kozhikode ...

and the lyrics were written by

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