Pournami ( Telugu : ) is a 2006 Telugu language film directed by choreographer -turned director Prabhu Deva . It stars Prabhas , Trisha Krishnan , Charmy Kaur , Rahul Dev , and Sindhu Tolani . The
movie was released with a lot of hype because of Prabhas and Krishnan's earlier hit, Varsham . However, despite the huge cast, the film flopped miserably at the box
office , mostly due to the untimely release of the movie Pokiri starring Mahesh Babu and Ileana . Once upon a time, many centuries ago, there was a great drought that befell a
village. A dancer from a very traditional
family comes forth to dance in the Temple of Shiva for many days and many nights. Her dedication to Lord Shiva and to her people of the village earn her the respect of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. They
allow the rains to fall and the drought to cease. But for this to continue, a girl from that same traditional family must dance on pournami (full moon) every 12 years in front of Lord Shiva in his temple. This brings us to present day. Pournami ( Trisha Krishnan ), the oldest
daughter of the traditional family has gone missing, rumors of her eloping are rampant among the villagers, much to her father's chagrin. Pournami's little sister Chandra Kala ( Charmy Kaur ) never did learn to dance and her father refuses to teach her. Enter Shiva Kesava ( Prabhas ), the hero. He comes to live in the same house as Chandra Kala and he devises ways to tease her and torment her constantly. His disguise of a dance school is soon
uncovered as he begins to tell Chandra Kala's father who he really is. This flashback is not told to us yet, but it results in the father coming home to announce to the step-mother and an astonished Chandra Kala that she will be learning how to dance so that she can save the village come pournami.
