Punnami Naagu (Full Moon Snake) is a female-centric horror film about a mythical serpent that possesses a beautiful devadasi (temple maiden) in order to exact revenge upon the poachers who have killed her mate. Both snake and shrine maiden are played by Mumaith Khan, whose gyrating, seductive dances were the popular highlight of the movie. This was the last film made by the famed Telugu director A. Kodandarami Reddy. Of the 94 movies he directed, 90 percent were considered commercially successful—although this was not one of them. In this poster, Raju uses the two-plate lithographic process to create a dynamic design, layering patterns that reflect Indian maximalist tastes. As in many of his compositions, the grid creates visual noise, drawing attention to the details and emphasizing the color gradients.
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