Bindaas

Bindaas
Theatrical release poster
Kannada	ಬಿಂದಾಸ್
Directed by	D. Rajendra Babu
Produced by	M.Chandrashekar
Written by	Malavalli Saikrishna (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	D. Rajendra Babu
Story by	Janardhan Maharshi
Starring	Puneeth Rajkumar Hansika Motwani Nassar Komal
Music by	Gurukiran
Cinematography	H. S. Venu
Edited by	T. Shashikumar
Release date	15 February 2008 (2008-02-15)
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Bindaas (Kannada: ಬಿಂದಾಸ್; English: Independent) is a Kannada film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and Produced by M.Chandrashekar. Puneeth Rajkumar played the male lead while Hansika Motwani played the female lead. The film was released on 15 February 2008. The film was released in Telugu as Pandugadu. The storyline is similar to 2005 Telugu movie Dhana 51.

Shivu (Puneeth Rajkumar) does pickpocket and sells cinema tickets in the black. He is totally flat to the beauty of Preethi (Hansika). Be happy no BP is the Mantra of Shivu. After initial hate-love meetings Shivu decides to ascertain the feel in the mind of Preethi. He hands over a cover and says she will definitely open it to know the contents. Preethi says it is impossible. The next day Preethi hands over the letter to Shivu and says she has won. No you have lost says Shivu. It is because she could not read the lovely contents in the letter he says. By slip of the tongue Preethi says no there was nothing in the letter. That is true because Shivu had inserted only blank sheet in the cover. The final test in love Shivu wins and Preethi this time is absolutely in love with Shivu for his intelligence.

Preethi daughter of ACP Vikram Rathod (Nassar) wants the way to be cleared. But Shivu wants a job before his marriage. At this time ACP knows that his daughter in love with petty thief Shivu and give him the post of police informer. At this time ACP says he will clear the way for his marriage with Preethi. Now Shivu a police informer goes in to the den of dons. He wants to catch Saleem the terrorist who has been responsible of blasting of three important buildings.

The mission of Shivu is complete but the ACP deceives him. The frustrated Shivu takes law in to his own hand in clearing his decks for joining Preethi.

Gurukiran composed the film score and the soundtrack, lyrics for which was penned by Kaviraj and V. Nagendra Prasad. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks. It was released on 2 January 2008 in Bangalore.