Pavitra Bandham

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Pavitra Bandham
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Muthyala Subbaiah
Written by Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay byMuthyala Subbaiah
Story byBhupathi Raja
Produced byC. Venkataraju, G. Sivaraju
Starring
CinematographyK. Ravindra Babu
Edited byGautham Raju
Music by M. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Geeta Chitra International
Release date
  • 17 October 1996 (1996-10-17)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Pavitra Bandham (transl.The Holy Bond) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It stars Venkatesh and Soundarya, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film was produced by C. Venkataraju and G. Sivaraju under the Geeta Chitra International banner. The film was declared a blockbuster at the box office. [1]

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The film won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. Owing to its success, it was remade in six other languages - in Odia as Suhaag Sindura (1998), in Kannada as Mangalyam Tantunanena (1998), in Hindi as Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999), in Tamil as Priyamaanavale (2000), in Bengali as Saat Paake Bandha (2009), and also in Bangladeshi as E Badhon Jabena Chhire (2000).

Plot

Vishwanath (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) is a multimillionaire industrialist. Vijay (Venkatesh), his only son, having grown up in the United States (Chicago, Illinois), has no interest in marriage; his goal is to enjoy his youth as much as possible. Vishwanath would like his son to get married and become responsible; his insistence makes Vijay agree to a marriage, but with a unique condition — a kind of test drive. The marriage will be for a single year, initially, and at the end of the year he can choose to continue it, or not, depending on his attitude towards his wife, in that duration, the marriage will be annulled. Radha (Soundarya), Vishwanath's personal secretary, is a hardworking young woman struggling to support her family. Vishwanath asks Radha to quit her job and marry his son, but she refuses when she hears Vijay's strange condition. However, Radha's family is in dire financial straits, and so she has to reconsider this offer. In return for marrying Vijay, she asks for financial support for her family, which Vishwanath readily provides.

Vijay and Radha are married. After the marriage, they become friendly with each other, and Radha goes out of her way to look after Vijay when he meets with an accident. At the end of the year, however, Vijay decides to annul the marriage, as had been agreed upon. Radha leaves Vijay and returns home. After the separation, Vijay starts to feel a longing for the presence of his devoted wife. Soon, though, he realizes her worth and wants her to come back, but she declines. Meanwhile, Radha finds out that she is pregnant. In order to support herself, she gets a job in a new company; to her surprise, when the company's managing director arrives, he turns out to be Vijay. He later confesses to her that he's a changed person and wants her back. But even after repeated persuasion, she disagrees because her faith in him has been shattered. Vijay continues to pursue her and leaves no stone unturned to show her that he cares for her. Later, Radha and her family hold a ceremony for the well-being of her to-be-born child. Vishwanath and Vijay attend the ceremony as well, Radha reveals Vijay to be her husband and tells all the guests about the marriage-contract. An argument follows; Vijay and his father walk out, followed by all the guests.

Near the completion of her pregnancy, Radha learns that troublemakers Dileep (Prakash Raj) and Jayaram (Srihari), who had once attempted to kill Vijay, have escaped from prison. They are out looking for Vijay, who had fired them from his father's company for cheating and fraud. Radha gets anxious and tries to reach Vijay as soon as possible. On the way, she learns that the whole thing was a set-up by Vijay's friends to lure her back to her husband. But Dilip and Jayaram have attacked Vijay in reality and brutally stabbed him. Enraged, Radha goes to confront Vijay and as soon as she meets him, she accuses him of this shameless act. As she turns to leave, he staggers, and in a cry of pain, takes out the broken glass that Jayaram stabbed him with from the stomach. Radha, upon seeing his wound runs towards him, slips, and goes into labor. Vijay, summoning up all his strength, takes Radha to the hospital. On the way, Dileep and Jayaram attempt to kill them, but fail and die in a truck accident. While in the hospital, Vijay is treated for his injuries and Radha delivers a healthy baby boy. After the recovery, they are reconciled.

Cast

Soundtrack

Pavithra Bandham
Film score by
M. M. Keeravani
Released1996
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length25:42
Label T-Series
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Jabilamma Pelli
(1996)		Pavithra Bandham
(1996)		 Annamayya
(1996)

Music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Music was released on T-Series Audio Company. [2]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maayadari Andama" Sirivennela Sitaramasastri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan 3:52
2."Chali Kodatandi" Bhuvanachandra S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra 4:37
3."Paatante Paata Kadu"Bhuvanachandra Suresh Peters, Anuradha Sriram 2:58
4."Isaalakidee"Sirivennela SitaramasastriS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle 6:02
5."Oh My Daddy"Sirivennela SitaramasastriS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Chitra4:48
6."Apurupamainadamma Aadajanma"Sirivennela Sitaramasastri K. J. Yesudas 4:45
Total length:25:42

Remakes

YearFilmLanguageCastDirector
1996Suhaag SindhuraOriya Siddhanta, Rachana Banerjee
1998 Mangalyam Tantunanena Kannada V. Ravichandran, Ramya Krishnan V. S. Reddy
1999 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Hindi Anil Kapoor, Kajol Satish Kaushik
2000E Badhon Jabena ChhireBengali Bangladesh Riaz, Shabnur F I Manik
2000 Priyamaanavale Tamil Vijay, Simran K. Selva Bharathy
2009 Saat Paake Bandha Bengali Jeet, Koel Mallick

Reception

A critic from Andhra Today opined that "The movie 'Pavithra Bandham' has a good message for the present day youth obsessed by the western culture. The movie sends across a clear message that marriage is a unique relationship". [3]

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1996 [4]

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  4. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh . Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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