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.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 (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).