Pournami (film)
| Pournami | |
|---|---|
Paruchuri Brothers | |
| Based on | Behind the Sun |
| 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 |
| Box office | ₹7 Crore (Distributors' Share) |
Pournami is a 2006 Telugu language action musical dance film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by M. S. Raju.[1] The film stars Prabhas, Trisha, 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.
The film has been 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 itself was adapted from novel Broken April by Albanian author Ismail Kadare. Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi.
Plot
In 1953 in a remote village in
Ten years later, in 1963, the villagers are expecting Pournami (Trisha) to dance. Unfortunately, eight months before the festival, she goes missing, and everybody thinks she eloped with someone. Then, everyone's attention turns to Pournami's younger sister, Chandrakala (Charmy), who they believe should dance, but Subhramanyam disagrees. Meanwhile, Chandrakala's stepmother (Manju Bhargavi) rents out their penthouse and courtyard, where Pournami used to dance, to Siva Kesava (Prabhas), a western-style dance instructor.
Pournami has not eloped, but her father sent her away to protect her from their
Chandrakala falls in love with Kesava after he beats up a catcaller (Ajay), and Veerabhadra. When he does not reciprocate her feelings, Kesava reveals his past. In a flashback, he reveals that he and Pournami married and that she had sacrificed herself to save his life. Pournami told him her dying wish: her sister should dance in the temple to keep the tradition alive. He promised her that he would make it happen. After learning of her sister's fate, Chandrakala agrees to learn the dance with her father's blessing. Kesava promises them that he will protect her from Veerabhadra and 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 rain. After some drama involving Veerabhadra's and Kesava's fiancée Mallika (Sindhu Tolani), Chandrakala and Kesava are engaged.
After a few years, Kesava and Chandrakala marry and have a daughter named Pournami, who does not want to learn the dance. The film ends with Kesava narrating the tradition to the daughter in the temple.
Cast
- Prabhas as Siva Kesava Naidu – Narasimha Naidu's son, Pournami and Chandrakala's husband, Jr. Pournami's father
- Trisha as Pournami – Chandrakala's elder sister, Siva Kesava's love interest and first wife
- Charmy Kaur as Chandrakala – Pournami's younger sister, Siva Kesava'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
- Madhu Sharma as Mohini
- Geetha as Kesava's mother
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nagendra Naidu
- Chandra Mohan as Subhramanyam, Pournami and Chandrakala's father
- Manju Bhargavi as Pournami's stepmother
- Sunil as Pandu, Pournami's adoptive brother
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Raoas Peddaiah, Pournami's adoptive father
- Tanikella Bharani as Mallika's father, Kesava's maternal uncle
- Sana as Mallika's mother, Kesava's aunt
- Veda Sastryas Pournami and Chandrakala's ancestress
- Subbaraju as Nagendra's youngest son
- Brahmaji as Nagendra's middle son
- Sravan as Nagendra's eldest son
- Ajay as Chandrakala's catcaller
- Harsha Vardhan as Pournami and Chandrakala's step-uncle
- Narsing Yadav as Mallika's servant
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Priest
- Prabhas Sreenu as Tea Seller
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as the tea seller who poisons Kesava
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
Music
| Pournami | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| 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
Ashok won the 2006 Nandi Award for Best Art Director for his work on Pournami.[7]
References
- ^ "MS Raju on Pournami film - chitchat - Telugu film producer". idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Pournami - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Charmme, Trisha, Sindhu Tolani". idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Pournami (Telugu) Movie Review". fullhyd.com.
- ^ "Pournami". 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) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
External links
- Pournami at IMDb
