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Enikkum Oru Divasam

1982 film by Sreekumaran Thampi

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ18353609 ↗
Source-derived summary

Enikkum Oru Divasam (transl. A day for me too) is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written, directed and produced by Sreekumaran Thampi. The film stars Mohanlal, Adoor Bhasi, Nedumudi Venu, and Seema. The music for the film was composed by Shyam, Thampi also wrote lyrics for the film's songs. The film was a commercial success and is a landmark film in Mohanlal's career for featuring his first major leading role (hero).

Cast

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Shyam and the lyrics for the songs were written by Sreekumaran Thampi. The soundtrack album was released on 11 January 1982 by Saregama.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Enikkum Oru Divasam” as 1982 film by Sreekumaran Thampi. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1982—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1982. The account is most persuasive where Enikkum, Divasam and film can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 1982 film by Sreekumaran Thampi. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18353609. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1982.

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This entry incorporates text from “Enikkum Oru Divasam” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.