Nelavanka

{{Infobox film

| name = Nelavanka

| image = Nelavanka.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Jandhyala

| producer = A. S. Anjaneyulu
M. Narasimha Rao

| writer = Jandhyala

| narrator =

| starring = Gummadi
J. V. Somayajulu
Rajesh
Kiran
Tulasi
Rajyalakshmi

| music = Ramesh Naidu

| cinematography = S. Gopal Reddy

| editing = Gowtam Raju

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|1983|1|25|df=yes|India}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Telugu

| budget =

}}

Nelavanka ({{translation|Crescent Moon}}) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Jandhyala and starring Gummadi, J. V. Somayajulu, Rajesh, Kiran, Tulasi and Rajyalakshmi.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Gummadi as Srirama Raju
J. V. Somayajulu as Raheem
Rajesh as Saleem
Kiran as Kiran
Tulasi as Lalita
Rajyalakshmi as Savitri
Master Ali as Ali
Muddali Susheela as Rameswari
C. Rammohana Rao as Srirama Raju's brother
K. Sambasiva Rao as Seshayya, servant
Prameela Rani as Srirama Raju's wife
Potti Prasad as Gurrala Guravayya
Eswara Rao as Ravi
Suthivelu as Dongre Sastry, Ayurveda doctor
Sutti Veerabhadra Rao as Dongre Sastry's compounder
Gangarathnam as Raheem's mother
Sakshi Ranga Rao
Balaji as Saleem's assistant

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Production

The film was shot at Muktyala Palace in a single schedule from 23 June 1982 to 5 August 1982. The film marked the debut of S. Gopal Reddy's nephew Anoor (credited as Kiran in the film) and Rajyalakshmi's mother Sabharanjani. Balaji's role was initially meant for Jitmohan Mitra, who couldn't act due to scheduling conflicts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/nelavanka_retro.php|title=Retrospect: Nelavanka (1983)|date=16 January 2010|work=Telugucinema.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120074652/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/nelavanka_retro.php|archive-date=20 January 2010}}