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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bandhanam<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
| producer = V. B. K. Menon<br />
| writer = M. T. Vasudevan Nair<br />
| screenplay = M. T. Vasudevan Nair<br />
| starring = [[Shobha]]<br>[[Sukumaran]]<br>[[Sankaradi]]<br>[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]<br />
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]<br />
| editing = G. Venkittaraman<br />
| studio = Marunadan Movies<br />
| distributor = Marunadan Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|1978|12|1|df=y}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bandhanam''''' ({{lang-en|Bondage}}) is a [[Malayalam films of 1978|1978]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and produced by V. B. K. Menon. The film stars [[Shobha]], [[Sukumaran]], [[Sankaradi]] and [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=926|title=Bandhanam|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4972|title=Bandhanam|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/bandhanam-malayalam-movie/|title=Bandhanam|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film observes a young man's return from city living to the village. The film's mood is sorrowful. He leads a very wayward life and tries not to get himself attached to family ties but eventually gets drawn into the bondage of relationships and family by his step sister.<br />
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The title of the film literally translates to "bondage". The title is taken from a short story of the same name by MT although the film is not an adaptation the story.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Unnikrishnan ([[Sukumaran]]) works as clerk in the city. He leads an aimless life spending his evenings drinking and nights in a budget lodge. His colleague Sarojini ([[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]) has feelings for Unnikrishnan. Though Unnikrishnan reciprocates the feelings, he fails to express it to her.<br />
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Unnikrishnan receives a mail from his estranged stepmother which prompts Unnikrishnan to take a month leave and go back to his village. He meets his stepmother and half sister Thankam ([[Shobha]]), who are financially struggling. Unnikrishnan arranges a suitable wedding for Thankam. After the wedding, he decides to go back to the city and propose to Sarojini, but he receives Sarojini's wedding invitation at the same time. The story ends with Unnikrishnan deciding to continue his lonely life.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}} <br />
*[[Shobha]] as Thankam <br />
*[[Sukumaran]] as Unnikrishnan <br />
*[[Sankaradi]] as Achummaan <br />
*[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] as Sarojini <br />
*[[Nilambur Balan]] as Kaaranavar <br />
*[[Janardanan]] <br />
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] <br />
*[[Kunjandi]] as Sankara Menon <br />
*[[P. K. Abraham]] <br />
*[[Santhakumari]] as Office Colleague <br />
*Thrissur Elsy as Ammini <br />
*[[Veeran]] <br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and the lyrics was written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]]. <br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Kani Kaanenam" || Leela Menon || [[O. N. V. Kurup]] || <br />
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| 2 || "Raagam Sreeragam" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
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| 3 || "Raagam Sreeragam" || [[Vani Jairam]], Leela Menon || O. N. V. Kurup || <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0246451|Bandhanam}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n29w6hIV_s see this film, bandhanam(1984)'']<br />
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[[Category:1978 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. B. Sreenivasan]]<br />
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[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
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