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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = '''''Punnami Naagu'''''
| name = Punnami Naagu
| image =  
| image = Punnami Naagu (2009 film).jpg
| director = [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]
| director = [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]  
| producer = G Vijay Kumar Goud
| producer = G. Vijay Kumar Goud  
| writer =  [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]] (story)<br />A. Kodandarami Reddy (screenplay)
| story =  [[Yandamuri Veerendranath]]
| screenplay  =  A. Kodandarami Reddy  
| writer =
| starring = [[Mumaith Khan]]
| starring = [[Mumaith Khan]]
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = P. N. Babu
| cinematography = P. N. Babu  
| editing =  
| editing = Nandamuri Hari
| studio = Sound & Clap
| studio = Sound & Clap  
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|04|10}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|04|10}}
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'''''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>
'''''Punnami Naagu''''' ({{translation|Full moon [[Nāga]]}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Telugu language|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|access-date=19 October 2020|archive-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308024034/https://books.google.com/books?id=jukrDwAAQBAJ&q=Punnami+Nagu+the+hindu&pg=PT260#v=onepage&q=Punnami%20Nagu%20the%20hindu&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Mumaith Khan plays dual roles as a  snakewoman and a model (city woman).<ref name="Academia">{{Cite book|url=https://www.academia.edu/6979675|title=LET THE GHOST SPEAK: A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAN HORROR CINEMA|first=Ritam|last=Khanna|via=[[academia.edu]]|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308024049/https://www.academia.edu/6979675/LET_THE_GHOST_SPEAK_A_STUDY_OF_CONTEMPORARY_INDIAN_HORROR_CINEMA|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was remade in Tamil as ''Pournami Nagam'' (2010).<ref name="C">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/Aug/29/female-lead-squared---a-look-at-dual-roles-played-by-female-actors-in-tamil-cinema-1120.html|title=Female Lead Squared - A look at dual roles played by female actors in Tamil cinema|work=[[Cinema Express]]|last=Rajendran|first=Gopinath|date=10 August 2020 |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
{{Cast listing|
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as the female snake / Honey, a model. People from the village think that Honey is a [[devadasi]].<ref name="Academia" />
*[[Mumaith Khan]] as  
* [[Rajiv Kanakala]] as Rajiv
**Nagamani, the female snake
* [[Nizhagal Ravi]] as Honey's father who is a sincere police officer
**Honey, a model
* [[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]] as Kajal
*[[Rajiv Kanakala]]  
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]]
*[[Suhasini (Telugu actress)|Suhasini]] as Gangamma Lakshmi
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Mayadevi Bhairavi, the witch<ref name="Academia" />
*[[Nizhagal Ravi]] as Honey's father
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Kajal's uncle
*[[M. S. Narayana]] as Gangamma Lakshmi's uncle
* [[Aditya Om]] as Naagraj, the male snake
*[[Srinivasa Reddy]]  
* [[Vinod Kumar]] as one of the poachers
*[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Mayadevi Bhairavi  
* [[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as one of the poachers
*[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Sajid Khan]]
* [[Manobala]] as a police officer
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as a priest
*[[Vinod Kumar Alva]] as a poacher
*[[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as a poacher
*[[Manobala]] as SI Velangara Ramana Reddy
* [[Shankar Melkote]] as Dr. Pallalokam
* [[Shankar Melkote]] as Dr. Pallalokam
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]
* [[Aditya Om]] as the male snake dancer (special appearance)
; Tamil version
}}
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as a priest
* [[Adithya (actor)|Adithya]] as a police officer
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as a lawyer
* [[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]] as a police officer
{{colend}}


== Production ==  
== Production ==  
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>
[[Mumaith Khan]] plays a snake woman who believes in love and not revenge, and the people from the village think that her character is a [[devadasi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/mumaits-hiss-tell/articleshow/4305173.cms|title=Mumait's hiss and tell|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 March 2009|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="Academia" /> A childhood scene regarding Mumaith Khan's character was shot in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="Academia" />


== Release ==
== Soundtrack ==
''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>
{{Infobox album
| name      = Punnami Naagu
| type      = Soundtrack
| artist    = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released  = 2009
| recorded  =
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length    = 22:04
| language  = Telugu
| label      = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer  = S. A. Rajkumar
| chronology = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| prev_title = [[Gorintaku (2008 film)|Gorintaku]]
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title = [[Maa Annayya Bangaram]]
| next_year  = 2010
| misc      = {{external media
| audio1    = {{YouTube|4LgPDlNtndc|Punnami Naagu – Jukebox}}}}
}}
The music is composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Punnami Nagu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/punnami-nagu/i9VJyaH,biw_ |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref> The film features a remix of "Ragulutondi" from ''[[Khaidi (1983 film)|Khaidi]]'' (1983) and also reuses archival footage from the said film.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/-punnami-naagu-reptile-repulsion/articleshow/22172594.cms|title=Punnami Naagu: Reptile repulsion|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=11 April 2009|access-date=6 May 2023|archive-date=6 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506103154/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/-punnami-naagu-reptile-repulsion/articleshow/22172594.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Boddu Kinda Cheera
| length1 = 4:48
| lyrics1 = [[Bhaskarabhatla]]
| extra1 = Gayatri
| title2 = Raguluthondi
| length2 = 4:13
| lyrics2 = Abhinaya Srinivas
| extra2 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Suchitra]]
| title3 = Ajare Ajare
| length3 = 4:44
| lyrics3 = [[Kandikonda]]
| extra3 = S. A. Rajkumar, Suchitra
| title4 = Om Namah Shivaya
| length4 = 3:31
| lyrics4 = [[Siva Shakthi Datta]]
| extra4 = [[Gopika Poornima]], [[Rahul Sipligunj|Rahul]]
| title5 = Poojinchey Punnami Nagu
| length5 = 4:48
| lyrics5 = Siva Shakthi Datta
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| total_length = 22:04
}}


''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>
== Reception ==
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' 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=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211021939/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-punnaminagu.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' wrote that "The story itself is pretty old-fashioned and sans logic".<ref name="B"/>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
{{A. Kodandarami Reddy}}
{{A. Kodandarami Reddy}}


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Punnami Naagu
Directed byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Produced byG. Vijay Kumar Goud
Screenplay byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Story byYandamuri Veerendranath
StarringMumaith Khan
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
CinematographyP. N. Babu
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Production
company
Sound & Clap
Release date
  • 10 April 2009 (2009-04-10)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Punnami Naagu (transl. Full moon Nāga) is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language female-centric horror film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.[1] Mumaith Khan plays dual roles as a snakewoman and a model (city woman).[2] The film was remade in Tamil as Pournami Nagam (2010).[3]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Mumaith Khan plays a snake woman who believes in love and not revenge, and the people from the village think that her character is a devadasi.[4][2] A childhood scene regarding Mumaith Khan's character was shot in Tamil Nadu.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Punnami Naagu
Soundtrack album by
S. A. Rajkumar
Released2009
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:04
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerS. A. Rajkumar
S. A. Rajkumar chronology
Gorintaku
(2008) 		Punnami Naagu
(2009) 		Maa Annayya Bangaram
(2010)
External audio
Punnami Naagu – Jukebox at YouTube

The music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[5] The film features a remix of "Ragulutondi" from Khaidi (1983) and also reuses archival footage from the said film.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Boddu Kinda Cheera"BhaskarabhatlaGayatri4:48
2."Raguluthondi"Abhinaya SrinivasRanjith, Suchitra4:13
3."Ajare Ajare"KandikondaS. A. Rajkumar, Suchitra4:44
4."Om Namah Shivaya"Siva Shakthi DattaGopika Poornima, Rahul3:31
5."Poojinchey Punnami Nagu"Siva Shakthi DattaK. S. Chithra4:48
Total length:22:04

Reception[edit | edit source]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com 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".[7] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "The story itself is pretty old-fashioned and sans logic".[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dhusiya, Mithuraaj (13 September 2017). Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351386487. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Khanna, Ritam. LET THE GHOST SPEAK: A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAN HORROR CINEMA. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2020 – via academia.edu.
  3. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (10 August 2020). "Female Lead Squared - A look at dual roles played by female actors in Tamil cinema". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mumait's hiss and tell". The Times of India. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Punnami Nagu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Punnami Naagu: Reptile repulsion". Bangalore Mirror. 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Punnami Nagu review - Telugu cinema Review - Mumaith Khan & Rajiv Kanakala". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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