Ninamaninja Kalpadukal

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Ninamaninja Kalpadukal
Directed by	N. N. Pisharady
Written by	Parappurathu
Screenplay by	Parappurathu
Produced by	N.K. Karunakara Pillai, Sobhana Parameswaran Nair
Starring	Prem Nazir Madhu Sheela Ambika
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	G. Venkittaraman
Music by	M. S. Baburaj
Production company	Navarathna Productions
Distributed by	Navarathna Productions
Release date	22 February 1963 (1963-02-22)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹60 lakhs[1]

Song in the film include "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.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Anuraaganaadakathin"	K. P. Udayabhanu	P. Bhaskaran
2	"Bhaarathamedini Potti Valarthiya"	M. S. Baburaj, P. B. Sreenivas	P. Bhaskaran
3	"Iniyaare Thirayunnu"	P. Leela	P. Bhaskaran
4	"Ithumaathram Ithumaathram"	P. Leela	P. Bhaskaran
5	"Kanyaathanayaa"	P. Leela, Punitha	P. Bhaskaran
6	"Maamalakalkkapurathu"	P. B. Sreenivas	P. Bhaskara
7	"Main To Ghunguru"	S. Janaki	Meera Bhajan
8	"Padinjaare Maanathulla"	P. Leela, P. B. Sreenivas	P. Bhaskaran

Box office

The film became commercial success,^[4][5] and highest grossing Malayalam film at that time collecting ₹60 lakhs from box office.^[6]