Pandithurai is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Prabhu and Khushbu. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 January 1992. It was remade in Telugu as Bava Bavamaridi (1993), in Hindi as Bandhan (1998) and in Kannada as Baava Baamaida (2001). The film completed a 100-day run.