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Ee Bandhana
| Ee Bandhana | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vijayalakshmi Singh |
| Produced by |
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| Story by | B.R. Chopra Achala Nagar Satish Bhatnagar Ram Govind Shafiq Ansari |
| Based on | Baghban by Ravi Chopra |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mano Murthy |
| Cinematography | Ajay Vincent |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaju |
Production company | Dakshath Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ee Bandhana (Kannada: ಈ ಬಂಧನ) is a 2007 Indian Kannada family - drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha in lead roles. 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 extremely 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 Narayana Ullagaddi's wife/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
Critical reception[edit]
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".[2] Rediff.com lauded the technical team's effort and rated 3 out of 5 stars and commented that the film is "worth watching".[3]
Awards[edit]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music of the film was composed by Mano Murthy. The audio album was released in September 2007 and was extremely well received. The songs "Lets Dance" and "Adhe Bhoomi" were huge hits.[4]
| Ee Bandhana | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | September 2007 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | Anand Audio[5] |
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ↑ E Bandhana at Indiaglitz.com
- ↑ "Movie Review : E Bandhana - Sify". sify.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- ↑ Ee Bandhana is worth watching
- ↑ Ee Bandhana movie songs
- ↑ Drama audio releasing soon
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