Item specialist Mumaith Khan's recent Telugu film Punnami Nagu, directed by A. Kondarami Reddy, is now being remade in Tamil as Pournami Nagam with Mumaith once again in the leading role under the direction of Yaar Kannan, known for his science fiction and horror thrillers. The pooja of the film was recently held at Prasad Studios.

Featuring Mumaith Khan in a dual role for the first time in her career, the film revolves around two Naga Devatas (female snakes), who want to perform a ritualistic dance before Lord Shiva in a bid to save the earth from a fast-approaching collapse and annihilation. While they prepare for the special dance, a male snake in their group is killed by some smugglers for 'Nagamanickam'. One of the female snakes (Mumaith Khan) looks for vengeance and waits for a chance to get a right body to get into human form to bring back the lost 'Nagamanickam'.

At this point, the story takes a different turn towards the life of a police officer's smart and sexy daughter (Mumaith Khan), who has some tattoo-like marks on her body from birth. The same smugglers try to prey her on the basis of a local belief that a girl with a natural tattooed body has the power to reveal more Nagamanickams. However, a group of petty thieves saves her from their hands. While she is admitted in hospital, the female snake enters into her body. The rest of the film shows how she takes revenge.

According to sources, the Tamil remake will have some minor differences from the original. Pournami Nagam will have plenty of dances, choreographed by Tara, Ashok Raj and Sivasankar. Nizhalgal Ravi, Karunas, Mayilsami, Sampath, Delhi Ganesh and Nalini are in the cast. Shooting will be in special locations like Bommalapalayam. A lot of computer graphics will be used to enhance Bernard's camera work. GK handles art direction while S.A. Rajkumar composes music.