Punnami Naagu (2009 film)


Punnami Naagu is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language female-centric horror film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Mumaith Khan plays dual roles as a snakewoman and a model. The film was remade in Tamil as Pournami Nagam.

Production

Mumaith Khan plays a snake woman who believes in love and not revenge, and the people from the village think that her character is a devadasi. A childhood scene regarding Mumaith Khan's character was shot in Tamil Nadu.

Soundtrack

The music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The film features a remix of "Ragulutondi" from Khaidi and also reuses archival footage from the said film.

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "t is for the people who still want to see bhakti cinemas made on snakes". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "The story itself is pretty old-fashioned and sans logic".