Pournami (TV series)

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
Genre	Drama Family
Written by	Mahendar Dongari (Varma) Dialogues Narasimha murthy Nallam
Screenplay by	Mahendar Dongari (Varma)
Directed by	J N Raju
Creative director	K V Kiran kumar
Starring	Rashmi Prabhakar Ek nadh Kiran kanth Samyuktha Anil Allam Bhavana
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	598
Production
Producer	Vaidehi Rammurthy
Cinematography	Saravanan
Editors	Pasupuleti Gunashekar Subrahmanyam Polisetty
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	20-22 minutes
Production company	Vision Time India Pvt Ltd
Original release
Network	Gemini TV
Release	12 November 2018 (2018-11-12) – 27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)
Related
Maya

Plot

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

• 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

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

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

References

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.