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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = '''''Punnami Naagu'''''<br />
| image = <br />
| director = [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]<br />
| producer = G Vijay Kumar Goud<br />
| writer = [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]] (story)<br />A. Kodandarami Reddy (screenplay)<br />
| starring = [[Mumaith Khan]]<br />
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]<br />
| cinematography = P. N. Babu<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Sound & Clap<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|04|10}}<br />
| runtime = 119 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Punnami Naagu''''' is a 2009 [[Telugu language]] female-centric horror film directed by [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jukrDwAAQBAJ&q=Punnami+Nagu+the+hindu&pg=PT260|title=Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous|first=Mithuraaj|last=Dhusiya|date=13 September 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781351386487|via=Google Books}}</ref> Mumaith Khan plays dual roles as a snakewoman and a city woman.<ref name="Academia">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/6979675|title=LET THE GHOST SPEAK: A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAN HORROR CINEMA|first=Ritam|last=Khanna|via=www.academia.edu}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as the female snake / Honey, a model. People from the village think that Honey is a [[devadasi]].<ref name="Academia" /><br />
* [[Rajiv Kanakala]] as Rajiv<br />
* [[Nizhagal Ravi]] as Honey's father who is a sincere police officer<br />
* [[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]] as Kajal<br />
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]]<br />
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Mayadevi Bhairavi, the witch<ref name="Academia" /><br />
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Kajal's uncle<br />
* [[Aditya Om]] as Naagraj, the male snake<br />
* [[Vinod Kumar]] as one of the poachers<br />
* [[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as one of the poachers<br />
* [[Manobala]] as a police officer<br />
* [[Shankar Melkote]] as Dr. Pallalokam<br />
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]<br />
; Tamil version<br />
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as a priest<br />
* [[Adithya (actor)|Adithya]] as a police officer<br />
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as a lawyer<br />
* [[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]] as a police officer<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Production == <br />
A childhood scene regarding Mumaith Khan's character was shot in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="Academia" /> The film was partially re-shot in Tamil as ''Pournami Nagam'' with director [[Yaar Kannan]] with [[Karunas]] portraying the male lead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-04/pournami-nagam-mumaith-khan-28-11-09.html|title=Pournami Nagam's success - Tamil Movie News - Pournami Nagam &#124; Kannan &#124; Bharathi Raja &#124; VC Guhanathan &#124; Mumaith Khan &#124; Karunas Siva Shakthi Pandian - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Idlebrain'' gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "[i]t is for the people who still want to see bhakti cinemas made on snakes".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-punnaminagu.html|title=Punnami Nagu review - Telugu cinema Review - Mumaith Khan & Rajiv Kanakala|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><br />
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''Behindwoods'' also gave the film a rating of one and ahlf stars out of five and stated that, "The story is quite rundown and albeit falling in the fantasy genre fails to convince the viewer, or rather makes the viewer forget the fact that the plot is ridden with loopholes and devoid of any clever twist".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/pournami-nagam-movie-review.html|title=POURNAMI NAGAM REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE POURNAMI NAGAM REVIEW|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{A. Kodandarami Reddy}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about snakes]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]<br />
[[Category:Indian horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]<br />
[[Category:2009 horror films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about shapeshifting]]</div>->Gotitbro