''Pournami'' (

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) is an Indian

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directed by J N Raju premiered on 12 November 2018 and ended on 27 March 2021 aired on

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. The serial stars

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, Ek Nadh, Kiran kanth as main protagonists and Samyuktha, Anil Allam and Bhavana in pivotal roles.

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

as Pournami and vennela *Ek nadh as Pardhu (Pournami's husband) *

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/ 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) *

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as Pournami's grand mother (deceased)

Adaptations

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Crossover episodes

*From 9 November 2020 to 12 November 2020 in episodes from 481 to 484 ''Pournami'' had a crossover with ''Bhagyarekha''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2020

References

Indian television soap operas Telugu-language television shows 2018 Indian television series debuts Gemini TV original programming