Pournami (transl.Full moon) is an Indian Telugu language soap opera directed by J N Raju . It premiered on Gemini TV on 12 November 2018 and ended on 27 March 2021.[1] The serial stars Rashmi Prabhakar,[2] Ek Nadh, Kiran kanth[3] as main protagonists and Samyuktha, Anil Allam and Bhavana[4] in pivotal roles.

Pournami
GenreDrama
Family
Written byMahendar Dongari (Varma)
Dialogues
Narasimha murthy Nallam
Screenplay byMahendar Dongari (Varma)
Directed byJ N Raju
Creative directorK V Kiran kumar
StarringRashmi Prabhakar
Ek nadh
Kiran kanth
Samyuktha
Anil Allam
Bhavana
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes598
Production
ProducerVaidehi Rammurthy
CinematographySaravanan
EditorsPasupuleti Gunashekar
Subrahmanyam Polisetty
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time20-22 minutes
Production companyVision Time India Pvt Ltd
Original release
NetworkGemini TV
Release12 November 2018 (2018-11-12) –
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)
Related
Maya

Plot

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The show revolves around Pournami and her father. Pournami loses her mother at a very young age, which makes her father Chakravarthy, a widower. Chakravarthy disliked Pournami since her birth as he blames her for his wife's death and his wealth. Pournami craves for love and attention from her father. She hasn't received it from anyone. But, one day, her father asks her to leave the house. The rest of the series shows Pournami try whatever she can to win her father's heart over. Will Pournami win over her father's heart.

Cast

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  • Rashmi Prabhakar as Pournami and vennela
  • Ek nadh as Pardhu (Pournami's husband)
  • Surya / RajKumar / Anil Allam as
    • Chakravarthy (Pournami and Pavani's father)
  • Bhavana as Vasuki (Pavani's biological mother and Pournami's foster mother)
  • Kiran Kanth as Rakhi, Pavani's husband
  • Haritha as Vaidehi, Chakravarthi's sister
  • Samyuktha as Pavani (Pournami's sister)
  • Amrutha as Maha (Pournami's cousin)
  • Suraj Krishna as Lokesh
  • Chalapathi Raju as Yogendra (Aishwarya's Father)
  • Aishwarya Raj / Preethi Varma as Aishwarya
  • Vinod Chakravarty as Ram
  • Sharif Vikram as Sonu
  • Ushasri as Chandrika, Sonu's mother
  • Raja Babu as Obul Reddy, Nalini Devi's step-brother
  • Naveena as Nalini Devi, Pardhu's mother
  • Shilpa Reddy as Parvathi, Pardhu's sister
  • Koteswara Rao as Rakhi's father
  • Nakshatra as Jyothi
  • Alapati Lakshmi as Vasuki's mother
  • G.S Hari as Vasuki's father
  • Seethamaalakshmi as Girija, Sonu's wife
  • Surekha Vani as Vasundhara, Pournami's biological mother (Deceased Died in serial)
  • Dubbing Janaki as Pournami's grand mother (deceased)

Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Telugu Pournami
పౌర్ణమి
12 November 2018 Gemini TV 27 March 2021 Original
Kannada Manasaare
ಮನಸಾರೆ
24 February 2020 Udaya TV 13 November 2021 Remake
Tamil Kannana Kanne
கண்ணன கண்ணே
2 November 2020 Sun TV 4 March 2023
Bengali Nayantara
নয়নতারা
22 March 2021 Sun Bangla 30 April 2023
Malayalam Kana Kanmani
കാന കൺമണി
23 August 2021 Surya TV 23 July 2022
Marathi Jau Nako Dur... Baba
जाऊ नको दूर... बाबा
17 October 2021 Sun Marathi 4 November 2023
Odia Kahara Hebi Mu Kandhei
କାହାରା ହେବି ମୁ କାନ୍ଦେଇ
6 February 2023 Tarang TV 9 September 2023

Crossover episodes

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  • From 9 November 2020 to 12 November 2020 in episodes from 481 to 484 Pournami had a crossover with Bhagyarekha.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "SunNetwork - Program Detail". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Rashmi Prabhakar". Onenov. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Chit Chat with Telugu Serial Actor Kiran Kanth -". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Telugu Tv Actress Bhavana Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 20 July 2019.