Bandhanam

{{short description|1978 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Bandhanam

| image =

| caption =

| director = M. T. Vasudevan Nair

| producer = V. B. K. Menon

P.K.Bhaskaran Nair

| writer = M. T. Vasudevan Nair

| screenplay = M. T. Vasudevan Nair

| starring = Shobha
Sukumaran
Sankaradi
Shubha

| music = M. B. Sreenivasan

| cinematography = Ramachandra Babu

| editing = G. Venkittaraman

| studio = Marunadan Movies

| distributor = Marunadan Movies

| released = {{Film date|1978|12|1|df=y}}

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

}}

Bandhanam ({{langx|en|Bondage}}) is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by V. B. K. Menon and P.K.Bhaskaran Nair. The film stars Shobha, Sukumaran, Sankaradi and Shubha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan.{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=926|title=Bandhanam|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4972|title=Bandhanam|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/bandhanam-malayalam-movie/|title=Bandhanam|accessdate=2014-10-08|publisher=spicyonion.com}} The film observes a young man's return from city living to the village. The film's mood is sorrowful. He leads a very wayward life and tries not to get himself attached to family ties but eventually gets drawn into the bondage of relationships and family by his step sister.

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.