Ee Bandhana () 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. The music is scored by Mano Murthy and all the songs were received well. The film met with positive response from the critics.
Cast
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
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Mano Murthy. The audio album was released in September 2007 and was well received. The songs "Lets Dance" and "Adhe Bhoomi" were hits.
Release and reception
The film was schehudlded to release on 9 November 2007, 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". Rediff.com lauded the technical team's effort and rated 3 out of 5 stars and commented that the film is "worth watching".