{{for|the illustrator|Anna Bond (illustrator)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Anna Bond | image = Anna Bond.jpg | caption = | native_name = | director = Duniya Soori | producer = Parvathamma Rajkumar | writer = Duniya Soori | starring = Puneeth Rajkumar<br />Nidhi Subbaiah<br />Priyamani<br />Jackie Shroff<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111106045747/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-27/news-interviews/30204343_1_puneeth-rajkumar-krishnan-marriage-story-anna-bond Times of India - Nidhi Subbaiah bags Suri’s next]</ref> | music = V. Harikrishna | cinematography = Satya Hegde | editing = Deepu. S. Kumar | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|5|1}} | studio = Poornima Enterprises | runtime = 136 minutes | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = {{INR}}7 crore<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Bond does an earth shattering business at the box office|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2012/anna-bond-business-box-office-095577.html|website=filmibeat.com|date=11 May 2012|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217084153/http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2012/anna-bond-business-box-office-095577.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|access-date=12 February 2020|date=3 July 2012|last=Test Sharma|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/sandalwood-progress-report-of-first-half-of-2012-485642.html|title=Sandalwood Progress Report, progress of the first half of 2012|website=news18.com|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303165557/https://www.news18.com/news/india/sandalwood-progress-report-of-first-half-of-2012-485642.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | gross = {{INR}}12 crore<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.news18.com/news/india/sandalwood-progress-report-of-first-half-of-2012-485642.html|title = Sandalwood progress report of first half of 2012|date = 3 July 2012|access-date = 12 February 2020|archive-date = 3 March 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220303165557/https://www.news18.com/news/india/sandalwood-progress-report-of-first-half-of-2012-485642.html|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/25/20121228201212282004404883bba01ca/Smells-like-Sandalwood.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117135308/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/25/20121228201212282004404883bba01ca/Smells-like-Sandalwood.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-17|title=Smells like Sandalwood, Entertainment - South Masala - Bangalore Mirr…}}</ref> }}
'''''Anna Bond''''' ({{translation|''Brother'' Bond}}) is a 2012 Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, alongside Priyamani, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash Yelandur, Sathish Ninasam and Jackie Shroff. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Satya Hegde and Deepu. S. Kumar respectively.<ref name="dnabond">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_check-out-these-bond-girls_1591775 |title=DNA India - Check out these Bond girls! |access-date=1 October 2011 |archive-date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126100435/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_check-out-these-bond-girls_1591775 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/36052/sandalwood/anna-bond-second-schedule-over-news-details |title=Anna Bond Second Schedule Over |publisher=Supergoodmovies.com |date=2011-12-30 |access-date=2012-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111162527/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/36052/sandalwood/anna-bond-second-schedule-over-news-details |archive-date=11 January 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/9963/anna-bond.html |title=Anna Bond - Movie Reviews, Videos, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis on |publisher=Oneindia |access-date=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522152110/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/9963/anna-bond.html |archive-date=22 May 2012 }}</ref>
''Anna Bond'' was released on 1 May 2012 to mixed reviews from critics and became a commercial successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sandalwood Half Yearly Report: Anna Bond biggest hit so far|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2012/sandalwood-kannada-films-half-yearly-report-097069.html|publisher=Oneindia|access-date=31 August 2016|date=3 July 2012|archive-date=17 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517150155/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2012/sandalwood-kannada-films-half-yearly-report-097069.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Plot== Bond Ravi, a karate trainer and a reflexologist in Shingapoore, meets Meera on a bus and falls in love with her. One day, Meera and her sister Divya seeks Ravi's help to make a documentary film. Before leaving Shingapoore, Meera tells Ravi to achieve something in life. Ravi and his friend Chapathi Babu leave Shingapoore. On the way, a military person takes the duo to the house of Major Chandrakanth and orders them to tend to his wounds.
Charlie, a crime boss and terrorist, attacks Chandrakanth's house and brutally inquires about his daughter as Charlie's daughter was adopted by Chandrakanth. Bond Ravi helps Chandrakanth by knocking out Charlie, but Charlie escapes. Ravi and Meera, revealed to be Chandrakanth's daughter, grow closer and they begin a relationship. While looking for his daughter, Charlie kills Divya as he assumed her to be Chandrakanth's daughter, but Chandrakanth reveals that Divya is actually Charlie's daughter.
An enraged Charlie kidnaps Meera to make him understand the pain of losing his daughter. Ravi learns about this and interrogates Charlie's subordinates about his hideout. Ravi finds out about Charlie's hideout, arrives at the hideout and engages in a cage fight with Charlie's henchman. Ravi defeats the henchmen and defeats Charlie. Ravi and Charlie play a game of death in which Ravi kills Charlie, destroys the hideout and reunites with Meera. In the aftermath, Ravi continues his vigilante activities as ''Anna Bond''.
==Cast== {{cast listing| * Puneeth Rajkumar as Bond Ravi alias Anna Bond * Nidhi Subbaiah as Divya * Priyamani as Meera * Jackie Shroff as Charlie * Rangayana Raghu as Chapathi Babu * Avinash Yelandur as Major Chandrakanth * Balu Nagendra as Bala * Petrol Prasanna as Prasanna * Chi. Guru Dutt as David * John Kokken as John Mathew * Sathish Ninasam as Surya Honalkere *Prashanth Siddi as Prashantha * V. Manohar as ''Shingapoore'' Chandrappa * Honnavalli Krishna as Manja * Achyuth Kumar *Apoorva *Shashikala *Vidya Murthy *Jayashree Raj *Varsha Krishnan *Yamuna Murthy *B. K. Shivaram *Rajashekhar Kadamba *Tumkur Mohan *Raj Kumar *Rockline Sudhakar }}
==Production==
===Development=== ''Anna Bond'' marks the second collaboration of Puneeth Rajkumar and Duniya Soori after ''Jackie''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/12805/sandalwood/anna-bond-first-kaddi-pudi-later-news-details |title='Anna Bond' First 'Kaddi Pudi' Later |access-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106003556/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/12805/sandalwood/anna-bond-first-kaddi-pudi-later-news-details |archive-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cinecurry.com/news/events-news/kannada/jackie-wins-big-suvarna-awards-2011 Jackie wins big at Suvarna Awards 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704224053/http://www.cinecurry.com/news/events-news/kannada/jackie-wins-big-suvarna-awards-2011 |date=4 July 2011 }}</ref> The film was officially launched on 7 October 2011, a day after the release of ''Paramathma'', and filming commenced on 10 October 2011. Being a high budget film, the film is said to have a story with a revolutionary concept, but with the entertainment quotient intact and a lot of computer graphics to support its narration.<ref name="dnabond" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chitraloka.com/?p=3151 |title=Chitraloka - Anna Bond From 7 October |access-date=1 October 2011 |archive-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717091621/http://www.chitraloka.com/?p=3151 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111027001608/http://www.sify.com/movies/anna-bond-will-be-the-biggest-venture-news-kannada-lier9Iidgbh.html Sify - Anna Bond will be the biggest venture]</ref> It is the 80th film of Poornima Enterprises and the technical team was the same one that worked for ''Jackie'', including V. Harikrishna as music composer, Shashidhar Adapa as art director, Sathya Hegde as cinematographer and Imran Sardhariya for dance choreographer.<ref name="dnabond" /> There are five songs in the film, with lyrics penned by Yogaraj Bhat, Jayanth Kaikini and Kaviraj.
===Filming=== The film was shot in Bangalore, Coorg and Kanakapura, with two songs shot in Spain among the fanfare of locals to watch the song and dance.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120408173801/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/puneeth-to-act-with-priyamani-in-anna-bond/246409-8-71.html Puneeth to act with Priyamani in 'Anna Bond']</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Bond receives appreciation in Spain|url=http://www.filmglitz.com/kannada/anna-bond-receives-appreciation-in-spain/|publisher=www.filmglitz.com|access-date=31 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701140523/http://www.filmglitz.com/kannada/anna-bond-receives-appreciation-in-spain/|archive-date=1 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The music was composed by V. Harikrishna and was released by Anand Audio. Yogaraj Bhat had revealed that the song "Yaaralli Soundu Maadodu" from ''Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' was supposed to be the title track of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=gundrugovi |url=https://twitter.com/gundrugovi/status/1767198825280909574?t=3z44gVdDVLHaPfHOAlG4bQ&s=19 |website=Twitter}}</ref>
{{Infobox album | name = Anna Bond | type = Soundtrack | artist = V. Harikrishna | cover = | alt = | released = 2 April 2012 | recorded = 2012 | venue = | studio = | genre = Soundtrack | length = 20:55 | label = Anand Audio Video | producer = V. Harikrishna | prev_title = Shikari | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = Katari Veera Surasundarangi | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{External media | audio1 = {{YouTube|YvWEPB7hQdI|Official Audio Jukebox}} }}
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{{tracklist | headline = Track list | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 20:55 | title1 = Enendu Hesaridali | lyrics1 = Jayanth Kaikini | extra1 = Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | length1 = 4:21 | title2 = Boni Aagada | lyrics2 = Yogaraj Bhat | extra2 = Tippu | length2 = 4:03 | title3 = Kaanadanthe Maayavadanu (Remix) | lyrics3 = Chi. Udaya Shankar | extra3 = Puneeth Rajkumar | length3 = 4:16 | title4 = Thumba Nodbedi | lyrics4 = Yogaraj Bhat | extra4 = V. Harikrishna | length4 = 4:09 | title5 = He Is Anna Bond | lyrics5 = Yogaraj Bhat | extra5 = Ranjith, Naveen Madhav, Ramya | length5 = 4:06 }}
==Reception== ''Anna Bond'' received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its acting, cinematography, music and action sequences, but criticised its script.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
=== Critical response === ''The Times of India'' gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Director Suri has chosen good action with a romantic touch, with Puneeth Rajkumar at his best."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/anna-bond/movie-review/12951741.cms|title=ANNA BOND MOVIE REVIEW|work=The Times of India|date=16 May 2016|access-date=29 September 2022|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929123444/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/anna-bond/movie-review/12951741.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Srikanth Srinivasa of ''Rediff'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "''Anna Bond'' is wholly an action film despite a prominent romantic track in the film."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-anna-bond-is-strictly-for-puneeth-fans/20120502.htm|title=Review: Anna Bond is strictly for Puneeth fans|work=Rediff.com|date=2 May 2012|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707220513/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/south-review-anna-bond-is-strictly-for-puneeth-fans/20120502.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
''The Hindu'' wrote "Anna Bond satiates Puneeth Rajkumar's fans with thrilling action, lavish dances, picturesque locations and the star's omnipresence, but it disappoints those who expect Suri's signature style."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/anna-bond-puneet-bonds-with-his-fan-following/article3390200.ece|title=Anna Bond - Puneet bonds with his fan following|work=The Hindu|date=6 May 2012|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=10 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510174056/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/anna-bond-puneet-bonds-with-his-fan-following/article3390200.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The New Indian Express'' wrote "Soori has concentrated more on the technical aspects of the film, especially in the action sequences, with lesser importance given to the storyline."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/may/02/anna-bond-364165.html|title=Anna Bond|work=The New Indian Express|date=2 May 2012|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724193631/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/may/02/anna-bond-364165.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Accolades == {{unreferenced section|date=April 2025}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ceremony ! Category ! Nominee ! Result |- |rowspan="10"|2nd South Indian International Movie Awards |Best Film |Raghavendra Rajkumar |{{nom}} |- |Best Director |Duniya Soori |{{nom}} |- |Best Cinematographer |Satya Hegde |{{nom}} |- |Best Actor |Puneeth Rajkumar |{{nom}} |- |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |Nidhi Subbaiah |{{won}} |- |Best Music Director |V. Harikrishna |{{nom}} |- |Best Lyricist |Jayant Kaikini |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=2|Best Male Playback Singer |V. Harikrishna for "Tumba Nodbedi" |{{won}} |- |Tippu for "Boni Aagada" |{{nom}} |- |Best Dance Choreographer |Imran Sardhariya for "Tumba Nodbedi" |{{won}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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