'Full moon') is a 2006 Telugu language romantic musical action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by M. S. Raju.

[4] In 1953, in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh, Subramanyam (Chandra Mohan) teaches dance to his daughter, Pournami, as part of their family tradition.

He recounts the story of a woman (Veda Sastry) in 1507 who danced in the temple for seven days and nights to ask Lord Siva for rain during a devastating drought.

The woman's sacrifice brought rain, and since then, every twelve years, a girl from her lineage performs the ritual dance in the temple.

The script for Pournami was inspired by a real-life incident that happened four decades before the film's production, which Sobhan, the director of Varsham (2004), shared with producer and writer M. S.

[4] Raju developed the script with the intention of creating something different from regular films, drawing inspiration from period dramas like Lagaan (2001) and Gadar (2001).

Set in the 1960s, Raju specifically chose this period for the film's backdrop, believing it would offer a distinctive flavour to the narrative.

Raju's vision for Pournami aimed to blend Telugu culture and traditions with a commercially viable format.

Before the film's release, Raju acknowledged that casting Prabhas, primarily known for action roles, in a musical like Pournami was experimental.

[4] The music and background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, and the lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.