Bandhana - Kannada
Starring: Vishnuvardhan, Jai Jagadish, Suhasini, Rupadevi, Dinesh, Ashwath
Director: S.V. Rajendrasingh Babu
Producer: S.V. Rajendrasingh Babu
Music Dir: M. Ranga Rao
Singers: K.J Yesudas, S, Janaki,
S.P. Balasubramaniam

English Subtitles

Synopsis

The story is about Dr. Harish (Vishnuvardhan) who falls in love with his student doctor, Nandhini (Suhasini).

Vishnuvardhan tries to tell his feelings to her but fails to do so. When he finally musters courage to tell her that he loves her she tells him that her marriage is fixed to Jai Jagadeesh, her childhood friend whom she thinks of like a guru. Vishnuvardhan cannot forget her and slowly withdraws into a shell. His mother tries to get him out of this shell but dies because of burns. Meanwhile, Jai Jagadeesh starts suspecting his wife because she gives importance to hospital and not him and starts misbehaving with her at home. Suhasini discovers that Vishnuvardhan has heart enlargement and may not survive for long. Since he has no family she starts taking more care of him in hospital. This frustrates her husband even more and he misunderstands Vishnuvardhan and
fights with him in the hospital. Suhasini goes to her residence to explain to her husband but discovers that her husband has abused a lady who was staying in their house(maid). She decides to leave him but Vishnuvardhan. tries to convince her husband that his relationship with Suhasini is pure and he has misunderstood them. Jai
Jagadeesh misbehaves with Vishnuvardhan and Suhasini gets hurt while trying to make sense with her husband.

Finally Vishnuvardhan saves the baby but dies. Suhasini divorces her husband and moves on with her just born
child.

The movie was a blockbuster and ran for 25 weeks in many theatres. The story may seem like any other love story but the brilliance of the movie lies in Dr Vishnuvardhan's acting. Whether as a lover boy trying to tell Suhasini his feelings but not mustering the courage to tell his feelings or as a doomed lover after her marriage he has given a great performance. He has conveyed the feelings of a man who loses his will to live after losing the love of his life very convincingly. The movie won him state award. Although this story is women oriented Vishnuvardhan steals the thunder from everyone and gives one of his
career best performance. "Norondu Nenapu" song is every doomed lovers anthem till date in Karnataka. Brilliant performance by Vishnuvardhan.

Songs:

1. Banna Nanna Olavina (Based on “For Few Dollars More”)
2. Ee Bandhana
3. Noorondu Nenapu
4. Premada Kadambari

Released Year: 1984

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]