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]
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| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Screenplay by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Story by | Yandamuri Veerendranath |
| Produced by | G. Vijay Kumar Goud |
| Starring | Mumaith Khan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Babu |
| Edited by | Nandamuri Hari |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Sound & Clap |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Mumaith Khan as
- Nagamani, the female snake
- Honey, a model
- Rajiv Kanakala
- Suhasini as Gangamma Lakshmi
- Nizhagal Ravi as Honey's father
- M. S. Narayana as Gangamma Lakshmi's uncle
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Nalini as Mayadevi Bhairavi
- Sajid Khan
- Delhi Ganesh as a priest
- Vinod Kumar Alva as a poacher
- Madhusudhan Rao as a poacher
- Manobala as SI Velangara Ramana Reddy
- Shankar Melkote as Dr. Pallalokam
- Aditya Om as the male snake dancer (special appearance)
Production
editA childhood scene regarding Mumaith Khan's character was shot in Tamil Nadu.[2] She also plays a snake, and the people from the village think that her character is a devadasi.[2]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2009 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 22:04 | ||||
| Language | Telugu | ||||
| Label | Aditya Music | ||||
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | ||||
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The music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[4] The film features a remix of "Ragulutondi" from Khaidi (1983) and also reuses archival footage from the said film.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Boddu Kinda Cheera" | Bhaskarabhatla | Gayatri | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Raguluthondi" | Abhinaya Srinivas | Ranjith, Suchitra | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Ajare Ajare" | Kandikonda | S. A. Rajkumar, Suchitra | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Om Namah Shivaya" | Siva Shakthi Datta | Gopika Poornima, Rahul | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Poojinchey Punnami Nagu" | Siva Shakthi Datta | K. S. Chithra | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 22:04 | |||
Reception
editJeevi 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".[6] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "The story itself is pretty old-fashioned and sans logic".[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Rajendran, Gopinath. "Female Lead Squared - A look at dual roles played by female actors in Tamil cinema". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Punnami Nagu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Punnami Naagu: Reptile repulsion". Bangalore Mirror. 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Punnami Nagu review - Telugu cinema Review - Mumaith Khan & Rajiv Kanakala". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
