Chella Kannu, a young sweeper becomes a popular movie star 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.

[1][2] Ennaipadigal, a remake of the Telugu film Seetamalakshmi (1978),[2] was directed by P. Madhavan[1] and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan under Ramya Chitra.

[13] Sujatha Narayanan, writing for The New Indian Express, named Enippadigal as one of her favourite films starring Sivakumar.

[14] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu said that Shoba set "a new trend in realistic portrayals" through her performances in films like Enippadigal.