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{{Infobox film
| name = Ee Bandhana
| image = Ee Bandhana.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Vijayalakshmi Singh]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[Jai Jagadish]]|Vijayalakshmi Singh}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]|[[Jaya Prada]]|[[Ananth Nag]]|[[Tara Venu|Tara]]|[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]}}
| story = [[B.R. Chopra]] <br />Achala Nagar <br />Satish Bhatnagar<br />Ram Govind <br />Shafiq Ansari
| based_on = ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' by [[Ravi Chopra]]
| music = [[Mano Murthy]]
| cinematography = Ajay Vincent
| editing = B. S. Kemparaju
| studio = Dakshath Combines
| distributor =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| runtime = 170 minutes
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|12|21}}
}}

'''''Ee Bandhana''''' ({{translation|This [[Human bonding|Romantic Bond]]}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] directed and co-produced by [[Vijayalakshmi Singh]]. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Jayapradha]] while [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]], [[Ananth Nag]], [[Tara (Kannada actress)|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 [[Bollywood|Hindi]] film ''[[Baghban (2003 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 (1958 film)|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==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Harish Raj
* [[Jayaprada]] as Nandini
* [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] as Kiran in an extended cameo appearance
* [[Ananth Nag]] as Narayana Ullagaddi
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|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
* [[G. K. Govinda Rao]] as Siddarth Besanth (Special Appearance)
* Raghu Samarth
* Madhu Hegde
* Ashwath Neenasam
* Arundhathi Jatkar
* Vaibhavi
* Nayanshekar
{{Colend}}

==Production==
The film was supposed to be directed by [[Sachin Pilgaonkar|Sachin]] in early 2007.<ref name="R">{{Cite web|url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/16slid1.htm|title=Sachin's Kannada attempt|date=16 March 2007|work=[[Rediff.com]]|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109051833/https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/16slid1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was composed by [[Mano Murthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000114.html |title=Ee Bandhana movie songs |access-date=22 February 2014 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228072041/http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000114.html |url-status=live |work=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The songs "Lets Dance" and "Adhe Bhoomi" were hits.

{{Infobox album
| name = Ee Bandhana
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Mano Murthy]]
| cover =
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|9|25}}
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = [[Anand Audio]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/1257-drama-audio-releasing-soon.html |title=Drama audio releasing soon |access-date=22 February 2014 |archive-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303044702/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/1257-drama-audio-releasing-soon.html |url-status=live |work=[[Chitraloka.com]]}}</ref>
| label =
| producer = [[Mano Murthy]]
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{{Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chanda Nanna Chandramukhi
| lyrics1 = [[Jayanth Kaikini]]
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length1 = 05:35
| title2 = Adhe Bhoomi Adhe Bhanu (Part 1)
| lyrics2 = Jayanth Kaikini
| extra2 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length2 = 05:27
| title3 = Banna Banna
| lyrics3 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| extra3 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length3 = 04:16
| title4 = Ugadi Ugadi
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Nanditha (singer)|Nanditha]]
| lyrics4 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| length4 = 04:46
| title5 = Lets Dance Mathe Mathe
| extra5 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[Chaitra H. G.]]
| lyrics5 = [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]
| length5 = 07:47
| title6 = Adhe Bhoomi Adhe Bhanu (Part 2)
| extra6 = Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal
| lyrics6 = Jayanth Kaikini
| length6 = 05:27
}}

==Release and reception==
The film was scheduled to release on 9 November 2007,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/07slid1.htm|title=Ee Bandhana, Kannada's Diwali gift|work=[[Rediff.com]]|author=R. G. Vijayasarathy|access-date=3 October 2023|archive-date=19 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519024817/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/07slid1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 (Kannada actress)|Tara]] too got critical appraisals for their portrayals. [[Sify.com]] rated the movie 3 stars and declared the film as "above average".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/e-bandhana-review-kannada-14579905.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408185716/http://www.sify.com/movies/e-bandhana-review-kannada-14579905.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-08|title=Movie Review : E Bandhana - Sify|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Rediff.com]] lauded the technical team's effort and rated 3 out of 5 stars and commented that the film is "worth watching".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/21sseb.htm |title=Ee Bandhana is worth watching |access-date=22 February 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144114/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/21sseb.htm |url-status=live |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* [[Filmfare Awards South]]
# [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada]] - [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|6802154}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ee Bandhana}}
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:2007 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2007 Indian 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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