Punadhirallu

Punadhirallu (English: Foundation Stones) is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Rajkumar. It was the debut film of actor Chiranjeevi. It won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film and Gokina Rama Rao won the Nandi Award for Best Actor.^[1] Chiranjeevi started his film career with Punadhirallu. However, his first released film was Pranam Khareedu.^[2] The film won three Nandi Awards.

Punadhirallu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gudapati Rajkumar
Produced by	Kranthi Kumar
Starring	Gokina Rama Rao Chiranjeevi Ali Roja Ramani Savitri Narasimha Raju Kavitha
Cinematography	P. S. Nivas
Music by	Jakkula.Premji
Release date	21 June 1979 (1979-06-21)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Narasimha Raju as Ravi
• Savitri as Sarpanch's wife, Anasuya
• Kavitha as Radha
• Rojaramani as Santhi
• Chiranjeevi
• Gokina Rama Rao as Sarpanch Raghuramayya
• K.V. Chalam

Soundtrack

• "Bharata Desapu Bhavi Pourulam"
• "Chiru Chiru Navvula"
• "Yatha Vesi Posina Yeru"

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1979^[3]

• Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Kranthi Kumar
• Best Actor - Gokina Rama Rao
• Best Story Writer - Dharma Vijayam