Pournami (film)
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Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
Written by | M. S. Raju Paruchuri Brothers |
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 |
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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. The film stars Prabhas, Trisha, Charmy, Sindhu Tolani, and Rahul Dev. 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).[1][2] The film was partly inspired by the 2001 Brazilian film Behind the Sun, which itself was adapted from novel Broken April by Albanian author Ismail Kadare. Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi.[citation needed]
Plot
[edit]In 1953 in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh, Subhramanyam (Chandra Mohan) is teaching dance to his daughter Pournami. He tells her a story of how in 1507, the village was suffering from a long drought. A woman (Veda Sastry) from a traditional family came forward to dance in the temple and ask Shiva to bless their village with rain. She danced continuously for seven days and nights until she died of exhaustion. Then it rained, and the drought ended. Since then, there has been a tradition in the village that a girl from that dancer's family, like Pournami's mother in 1951, should dance in Shiva's temple every twelve years on that auspicious day.
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 zamindar, Veerabhadra (Rahul Dev), who wants to make Pournami his concubine. Fearing that the same fate might befall Chandrakala, he declines to teach her how to dance. Kesava shows a necklace to Subhramanyam, which shocks him, and then promises to protect her from the zamindar. At this, she begins her studies.
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
[edit]- Prabhas as Siva Kesava Naidu
- Trisha as Pournami
- Charmy Kaur as Chandrakala
- Rahul Dev as Veerabhadra
- Sindhu Tolani as Mallika
- Mukesh Rishi as Narasimha Naidu
- Madhu Sharma as Mohini
- Geetha as Kesava's mother
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nagendra Naidu
- Chandra Mohan as Subhramanyam
- Manju Bhargavi as Pournami and Chandrakala's stepmother
- Sunil as Pandu
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Peddaiah
- Tanikella Bharani as Mallika's father
- Sana as Mallika's mother
- Veda Sastry as Pournami and Chandrakala's ancestress
- Subbaraju as Nagendra's elder son
- Brahmaji as Nagendra's middle son
- Sravan as Nagendra's youngest son
- Ajay as Chandrakala's stalker
- Harsha Vardhan as Pournami and Chandrakala's step-uncle
- Narsing Yadav as Mallika's servant
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Priest
- Prabhas Sreenu as a tea seller
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as a tea seller and Pournami's stalker
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Pournami and Chandrakala's village head sarpanch
Production
[edit]Scriptwork began in February 2005 and the film was launched on 22 August 2005. Sobhan told M. S. Raju about a true incident from the 1960s.[3]
Music
[edit]Pournami | ||||
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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 the lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri. The track 'Bharata Vedamuga' was set in raag Chandrakauns. The audio was released at Film Nagar Daiva Sannidhanam, Hyderabad.[4]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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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 |
Reception
[edit]Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Producer MS Raju should be appreciated to make a film that has classical dance and traditions as backdrop. Climax should have been better. The thread of main villain Rahul Dev is left incomplete".[5] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "on the whole, this isn’t something that is worth the 3 hours it demands".[6]
Awards
[edit]Ashok won the 2006 Nandi Award for Best Art Director for his work on Pournami.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pournami". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "പൗർണ്ണമി (2008)". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "MS Raju on Pournami film - chitchat - Telugu film producer". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Pournami - audio function - Telugu Cinema - Prabhas, Trisha".
- ^ "Pournami - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Charmme, Trisha, Sindhu Tolani". idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Pournami (Telugu) Movie Review". fullhyd.com.
- ^ "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
[edit]- 2006 films
- Films directed by Prabhu Deva
- Indian dance films
- Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad
- 2000s Telugu-language films
- Indian remakes of foreign films
- Indian drama films
- Films based on Albanian novels
- Indian comedy films
- Films shot in Karnataka
- Films set in 1953
- Films set in Andhra Pradesh
- Films set in the 16th century
- Hindu mythological films
- Films set in 1963
- Indian historical drama films
- Indian historical romance films
- Films about courtesans in India