{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Punadhirallu | image = Punadhirallu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Gudapati Rajkumar | producer = Kranthi Kumar | writer = | narrator = | starring = Gokina Rama Rao<br />Chiranjeevi<br />Ali<br />Roja Ramani<br />Savitri<br />Narasimha Raju<br />Kavitha | music = Jakkula.Premji | cinematography = P. S. Nivas | editing = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{film date|df=y|1979|6|21}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = }} '''''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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060829213350/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/24628.html Indiaglitz.com]</ref> Chiranjeevi started his film career with ''Punadhirallu''. However, his first released film was ''Pranam Khareedu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/megastar-chiranjeevi-lesser-known-facts/megastar-chiranjeevi-lesser-known-facts/photostory/48585794.cms|title=Megastar Chiranjeevi: Lesser known facts}}</ref> The film won three Nandi Awards.
==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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in Telugu)</ref> *Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Kranthi Kumar *Best Actor - Gokina Rama Rao * Best Story Writer - Dharma Vijayam
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0215087}}
Category:1979 films Category:1979 Telugu-language films Category:1979 Indian films {{1970s-Telugu-film-stub}}