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Wikipedia article
'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 extremely 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
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".[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/21sseb.htm Ee Bandhana is worth watching]
Awards
* Filmfare Awards South
# Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada - Tara
Soundtrack
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.[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000114.html Ee Bandhana movie songs]
References
Category:2007 films
Category:2000s Kannada-language films
Category:Indian drama films
Category:Kannada remakes of Hindi films
Category:Films scored by Mano Murthy
Category:2007 directorial debut films
Category:Films directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh
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