Badavara Bandhu is a 1976 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Vijay.

A. graduate, Ranga(Rajkumar) is forced to work as a server in Annapoorna Hotel run by Badrinath(K. S. Ashwath) due to poverty.

His father(Sampath) who suffers from Hemiparesis was once a rich man and lived a luxurious life until he was cheated by a shrewd Nagappa(Balakrishna).

However, his moralities and sincerity gets him into the bad books of Badrinath and his son Gopinath(Vajramuni).

He soon gets into an accident involving Gopinath but keeps mum upon knowing that he is the son of his old confidante Badrinath.

However, the plan fails and a fake godman is exposed by Ranga further elevating his position among the workers and customers.

The music of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao, with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by Chi.