Pournami (film)

Pournami
Directed by	Prabhu Deva
Written by	M. S. Raju (Story & screenplay) Paruchuri Brothers (Dialogues)
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
Production company	Sumanth Art Productions
Release date	20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Pournami (lit. 'Full moon') is a 2006 Telugu language romantic musical action film directed by Prabhu Deva and written and produced by M. S. Raju. It stars Prabhas, Trisha, Charmy, Sindhu Tolani, and Rahul Dev, with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad and cinematography by Venu. Set in the 1960s, the film follows Siva Kesava, a mysterious dancer who trains a young woman for a sacred dance ritual, uncovering deep ties to her family's past.

The film's script was inspired by a real-life incident that occurred four decades earlier, which was shared with M. S. Raju by director Sobhan. Raju developed it into a screenplay with the aim of blending Telugu culture and traditions with a commercially viable narrative.^[1] Script development began in February 2005, and the film was officially launched on 22 August 2005. Filming took approximately eight months, spanning 180–190 working days. Key scenes were shot at historical locations such as the Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi.^[1]

Pournami was released on 21 April 2006 and was a commercial failure.^[2] However, it won the Nandi Award for Best Art Director. The film was later dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam under the same title and into Hindi as Tridev: Pyar Ki Jung.^[3][4]