Ee Bandhana
| Ee Bandhana | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Vijayalakshmi Singh |
| Story by | B.R. Chopra Achala Nagar Satish Bhatnagar Ram Govind Shafiq Ansari |
| Based on | Baghban by Ravi Chopra |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ajay Vincent |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaju |
| Music by | Mano Murthy |
Production company | Dakshath Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ee Bandhana (transl. This Romantic Bond) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha. While Darshan, Ananth Nag, Tara, Sharmiela Mandre, Tarun Chandra and Jennifer Kotwal form the rest of the ensemble cast. The movie was produced by Jai Jagadish for Dakshath Combines.
The film is a remake of Hindi film Baghban (2003) which was an unofficial adaptation of the 1937 Hollywood movie Make Way for Tomorrow which had earlier inspired the 1958 Kannada movie School Master.[1] The music is scored by Mano Murthy and all the songs were received well. The film met with positive response from the critics.
Cast
[edit]- Vishnuvardhan as Harish Raj
- Jayapradha as Nandini
- Darshan as Kiran in an extended cameo appearance
- Ananth Nag as Narayana Ullagaddi
- Tara as Sukanya (Sukku)
- Tarun Chandra as Kapil
- Sharmiela Mandre as Priya
- Jennifer Kotwal as Pallavi in an extended cameo appearance
- Jai Jagadish as Balachander
- Doddanna as Siddarama
- Shivaram as Govinda
- Raghu Samarth
- Madhu Hegde
- Ashwath Neenasam
- Arundhathi Jatkar
- Vaibhavi
- Nayanshekar
Production
[edit]The film was supposed to be directed by Sachin in early 2007.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music of the film was composed by Mano Murthy.[3] The audio album was released in September 2007 and was well received.[4] The songs "Lets Dance" and "Adhe Bhoomi" were hits.
| Ee Bandhana | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | September 2007 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | Anand Audio[5] |
| Producer | Mano Murthy |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chanda Nanna Chandramukhi" | Jayanth Kaikini | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | 05:35 |
| 2. | "Adhe Bhoomi Adhe Bhanu (Part 1)" | Jayanth Kaikini | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 05:27 |
| 3. | "Banna Banna" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan | 04:16 |
| 4. | "Ugadi Ugadi" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Nanditha | 04:46 |
| 5. | "Lets Dance Mathe Mathe" | Kaviraj | Rajesh Krishnan, Chaitra H. G. | 07:47 |
| 6. | "Adhe Bhoomi Adhe Bhanu (Part 2)" | Jayanth Kaikini | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 05:27 |
Release and reception
[edit]The film was scheduled to release on 9 November 2007,[6] but it was delayed.
Ee Bandhana received generally positive reviews from film critics upon its release. The lead actors Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha were garnered with best performances by all the critics. Darshan's special appearance was also lauded by most of the critics. Actors Ananth Nag and Tara too got critical appraisals for their portrayals. Sify.com rated the movie 3 stars and declared the film as "above average".[7] Rediff.com lauded the technical team's effort and rated 3 out of 5 stars and commented that the film is "worth watching".[8]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "E Bandhana review. E Bandhana Tamil movie review, story, rating". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (16 March 2007). "Sachin's Kannada attempt". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Ee Bandhana movie songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "'Yee Bandhana' Vs 'NNJ'". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Drama audio releasing soon". Chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ R. G. Vijayasarathy. "Ee Bandhana, Kannada's Diwali gift". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Movie Review : E Bandhana - Sify". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Ee Bandhana is worth watching". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Ee Bandhana at IMDb