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This article is about the 1996 film. For the 1971 film, see Pavitra Bandham (1971
film).
Pavitra Bandham
Pavitra [Link]
Theatrical poster
Directed by Muthyala Subbaiah
Written by Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay by Muthyala Subbaiah
Story by Bhupathi Raja
Produced by C. Venkataraju, G. Sivaraju
Starring

Venkatesh
Soundarya

Cinematography K. Ravindra Babu

Edited by Gautham Raju
Music by M. M. Keeravani
Production
company

Geeta Chitra International

Release date
 17 October 1996

Running time
147 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu

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]

The film won three Nandi Awards. Owing to its success, it was remade in six other
languages - in Odia as Suhaag Sindura (1996), 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

Venkatesh as Vijay
Soundarya as Radha
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Viswanath, Vijay's father
Prakash Raj as Dileep
Srihari as Jayaram
Brahmanandam as Brahmam, Vijay's driver
Sudhakar as Prasad, Vijay's friend
Subhalekha Sudhakar as Shankar, Radha's brother
Annapoorna as Radha's mother
Syelaja as Radha's sister
Posani Krishna Murali as Radha's brother-in-law
Suthi Velu as Ramaiyah, Vijay's house help
Ragini as Padmini "Paddu", Brahmam's wife
Juttu Narasimham as Brahmam's father-in-law, Paddu's father
Kallu Chidambaram as Beggar
Jenny
Sherri as Anitha, Dileep's sister; Vijay's one-sided lover
Annuja as Lalitha "Lalli", Prasad's wife; Paddu's sister
Vani as Seeta, Radha's younger sister
Kishore Rathi
Ooma Sharma

Soundtrack
Pavithra Bandham
Film score by M. M. Keeravani
Released 1996
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 25:42
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 listNo. Title Lyrics Singer(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 Sitaramasastri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha
Bhosle 6:02
5. "Oh My Daddy" Sirivennela Sitaramasastri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano,
Chitra 4:48
6. "Apurupamainadamma Aadajanma" Sirivennela Sitaramasastri K. J. Yesudas
4:45
Total length: 25:42
Remakes
Year Film Language Cast Director
1996 Suhaag Sindhura Oriya 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
2000 E Badhon Jabena Chhire Bengali 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]

Best Feature Film - Gold - C. Venkata Raju

Best Actress - Soundarya
Best Supporting Actor - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

References

"Success and centers list – Venkatesh". [Link]. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

"MusicRaaga (Old to New): Pavitra Bandham (1996)". Archived from the original on 27
January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
"Reviews". Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.

"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)

External links

Pavitra Bandham at IMDb

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Filmography of Muthyala Subbaiah

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Filmography of Posani Krishna Murali

Categories:

1996 films1990s Telugu-language filmsTelugu films remade in other

languagesFilms scored by M. M. Keeravani1996 romantic drama filmsIndian romantic
drama filmsFilms directed by Muthyala Subbaiah

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