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Bandhanam is a film directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair with Shobha
Bandhanam (1978)
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Bandhanam (English: Bondage) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by MT Vasudevan Nair and produced by VBK Menon. The film stars Shobha, Sukumaran, Sankaradi and Shubha in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan. The film observes a boy's return from city living to the village. The film's mood is sorrowful: the boy cannot shake himself free of the experience of the city and fails to adapt to village life.
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.
Synopsis
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 ) has feelings for Unnikrishnan. Though Unnikrishnan reciprocates the feelings, he fails to express it to her.Actors
Shobha
(Thankam)
Sukumaran
(Unnikrishnan)
Sankaradi
(Achummaan)
Shubha
(Sarojini)
Nilambur Balan
(Kaaranavar)
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