Punnami Naagu (2009 film)
Punnami Naagu is a 2009 Telugu language female-centric horror film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.[1] Mumaith Khan plays dual roles as a snakewoman and a city woman.[2]
| Punnami Naagu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Produced by | G Vijay Kumar Goud |
| Written by | Yandamuri Veerendranath (story) A. Kodandarami Reddy (screenplay) |
| Starring | Mumaith Khan |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | P. N. Babu |
Production company | Sound & Clap |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
- Mumaith Khan as the female snake / Honey, a model. People from the village think that Honey is a devadasi.[2]
- Rajiv Kanakala as Rajiv
- Nizhagal Ravi as Honey's father who is a sincere police officer
- Suhasini as Kajal
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Nalini as Mayadevi Bhairavi, the witch[2]
- M. S. Narayana as Kajal's uncle
- Aditya Om as Naagraj, the male snake
- Vinod Kumar as one of the poachers
- Madhusudhan Rao as one of the poachers
- Manobala as a police officer
- Shankar Melkote as Dr. Pallalokam
- Venu Madhav
- Tamil version
- Delhi Ganesh as a priest
- Adithya as a police officer
- Venniradai Moorthy as a lawyer
- Aarthi as a police officer
Production
A childhood scene regarding Mumaith Khan's character was shot in Tamil Nadu.[2] The film was partially re-shot in Tamil as Pournami Nagam with director Yaar Kannan with Karunas portraying the male lead.[3]
Release
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".[4]
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".[5]
References
- Dhusiya, Mithuraaj (13 September 2017). Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351386487 – via Google Books.
- Khanna, Ritam. "LET THE GHOST SPEAK: A STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAN HORROR CINEMA" – via www.academia.edu. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Pournami Nagam's success - Tamil Movie News - Pournami Nagam | Kannan | Bharathi Raja | VC Guhanathan | Mumaith Khan | Karunas Siva Shakthi Pandian - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- "Punnami Nagu review - Telugu cinema Review - Mumaith Khan & Rajiv Kanakala". www.idlebrain.com.
- "POURNAMI NAGAM REVIEW - TAMIL MOVIE POURNAMI NAGAM REVIEW". www.behindwoods.com.