Pournami (film)
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Pournami (transl. Full Moon) is a 2006 Telugu language action musical dance film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by M. S. Raju,[1]starring Trisha in the titular role with Prabhas, Charmy, Sindhu Tolani, and Rahul Dev.[2][3] The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with editing by Krishna Reddy and cinematography by Venu. The film was released on 21 April 2006.
| Pournami | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
| Written by | M. S. Raju Paruchuri Brothers |
| Based on | Behind the Sun (film) |
| Produced by | M. S. Raju |
| Starring | Prabhas Trisha Charmy Sindhu Tolani Rahul Dev |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | K. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film was dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam under the same name and into Hindi as Tridev: Pyar Ki Jung (2008).[4][5] The film was partly inspired by the 2001 Brazilian film Behind the Sun starring Rodrigo Santoro which in itself was adapted from an Albanian novel Broken April by Ismail Kadare. Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi.
Plot
The film starts in the 1950s, when a remote village in Andhra Pradesh has suffered from a drought for a very long time. A woman (Veda Sastry) from a traditional family comes forward to dance in the temple to ask Shiva to bless their village with rain. She dances continuously for seven days and nights before she dies of exhaustion. It rains, and the longstanding drought ends. Since then, there is a tradition in the village that a girl from that dancer's family should dance in Shiva's temple every 12 years, on that auspicious day.
In the present day, the villagers are expecting Pournami (Trisha), the elder daughter of the family, to dance on the occasion. Unfortunately, just before the festival, she goes missing. Everybody thinks that she eloped with someone. Then, everybody's attention turns to Pournami's younger sister Chandrakala (Charmy) to dance on the occasion, but their father (Chandra Mohan) disagrees. Later, it is revealed that Pournami has not eloped, but her father sent her away to protect her from their village Zamindar Veerabhadra (Rahul Dev) who wants to make Pournami his concubine. He fears that the same fate might befall Chandrakala, and he does not agree to teach her dancing.
Meanwhile, Chandrakala's stepmother (Manju Bhargavi) rents their penthouse to Siva Kesava (Prabhas), a western-style dance instructor. After some fights, Chandrakala develops feelings for Kesava, but he does not reciprocate them. He reveals the flashback where he and Pournami married, and she dies in an attempt to save his life. She tells him her dying wish that her sister should dance in the temple to keep alive the tradition. He promises her that he would make it happen. After learning of her sister's fate, Chandrakala agrees to learn the dance with her father's blessings. Kesava promises them that he would protect her from Veerabhadra, and he saves her when Veerabhadra tries to abduct her. She tries hard and becomes a skilled dancer in a very short time. Finally, she performs ardently in the temple, and again, their village is blessed with rains. After some drama involving Veerabhadra’s and Kesava's fiancée Mallika (Sindhu Tolani), Chandrakala and Kesava become one.
After a few years, Kesava and Chandrakala get married and have a daughter named Pournami. However, the daughter does not want to learn the dance. The film ends with Kesava narrating the tradition to the daughter in the temple.
Cast
- Prabhas as Shiva Keshava Naidu, Nagendra Naidu's son, Pournami & Chandrakala's husband, Jr.Pournami's father
- Trisha as Pournami, Chandrakala's elder sister,Shiva Keshava's love interest & first wife
- Charmy Kaur as Chandrakala,Pournami's younger sister,Shiva Keshava's second wife, Jr.Pournami's mother
- Rahul Dev as Veerabhadra, the village Zamindar
- Sindhu Tolani as Mallika
- Mukesh Rishi as Narasimha Naidu (Kesava's father)
- Geetha as Kesava's mother
- Madhu Sharma as Mohini
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nagendra Naidu
- Chandra Mohan as Pournami & Chandrakala's father
- Manju Bhargavi as Pournami's stepmother
- Sunil as Pournami's brother
- Tanikella Bharani as Mallika's father
- Sana as Mallika's mother
- Veda Sastry as Dancer
- Harsha Vardhan as Pournami's uncle
- Subbaraju as Nagendra's son
- Brahmaji as Nagendra's son
- Madhu Sharma as Music owner Wife
- Sravan as Nagendra's son
- Narsing Yadav as Mallika's servant
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Priest
- Prabhas Sreenu as Tea Seller
- Ajay
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu
Music
| Pournami | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 20 April 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 39:27 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Devi Sri Prasad chronology | ||||
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The music and background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhavamaiyna" | Jaidev, Punya Srinivas (Veena), Srinivas (Jathi) | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Koyo Koyo" | Shaan | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Yevaro Choodali" | K. S. Chithra | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Muvvala Navvakala" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Yevaro Raavali" | K. S. Chithra, Sagar | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Pallakivai" | Gopika Poornima | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Ichi Puchukunte" | Tippu, Sumangali | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Flute Music (Instrumental)" | Kiran | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Rock N Roll" | Instrumental | 1:50 |
| 10. | "Bharata Vedamuga" | K. S. Chithra | 5:47 |
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Art Director - Ashok (2006)[7]
References
- ^ "MS Raju on Pournami film - chitchat - Telugu film producer".
- ^ "Pournami - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Charmme, Trisha, Sindhu Tolani". idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Pournami review: Pournami (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "പൗർണ്ണമി (2008)". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Pournami - audio function - Telugu Cinema - Prabhas, Trisha".
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
- Pournami at IMDb