Nelavanka
| Nelavanka | |
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| Directed by | Jandhyala |
| Produced by |
A. S. Anjaneyulu M. Narasimha Rao |
| Written by | Jandhyala |
| Starring |
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao J. V. Somayajulu Rajesh Kiran Tulasi Rajyalakshmi Sutti Veerabhadra Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao Potti Prasad |
| Music by | Ramesh Naidu |
| Cinematography | S. Gopala Reddy |
| Edited by | Goutham Raju |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Nelavanka (Telugu: నెలవంక) is a 1983 Telugu film directed by Jandhyala.
Plot
Srirama Raju (Gummadi) is the zamindar of the village. Raheem (J.V. Somayajulu), his classmate and a friend, also works as his carriage-driver. The zamindar has two daughters Savitri (Rajyalakshmi) and Lalitha (Tulasi) and a son Ravi (Eswara Rao). Savitri is a born mute, while Tulasi goes to college. Tulasi meets Kiran (Kiran) who traps her in the name of love and later marries Savitri for money. Raheem's son Saleem (Rajesh) rescues Lalitha from Kiran. A couple of villagers who had grudges on Raheem create Hindu-Muslim clashes between the otherwise peaceful villagers. How all issues were resolved and the price they had to pay, to regain peace in the village as well as in their lives, forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao 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
Crew
- Producer - A.S. Anjaneyulu, M. Narasimha Rao
- Story, Screenplay and Direction - Jandhyala
- Co-Director - U.V. Pani
- Associate Directors - E.V.V. Satyanarayana, B.S. Nishtala
- Assistant Directors - Battula Ramakrishna, J. Pulla Rao
- Editing - Gautham Raju
- Assistant Editor - Mutyala Naani
- Art - Thota Tarani
- Camera - S. Gopala Reddy
- Associate Cameraman - M.V. Raghu
- Assistant Cameramen - Diwakar, Srinivas Reddy
Soundtrack
All lyrics written by Indraganti Srikantha Sarma & Udaybhaskar Rao; all music composed by Ramesh Naidu.
| Songs | |||
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| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
| 1. | "Edi matam, edi hitam?" | S. P. Balasubramanyam | |
| 2. | "Enta cheppinaa vinavemiraa" | Ramola, Jitmohan Mitra, Prakash Rao | |
| 3. | "Go gummadi go gummadi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Jitmohan Mitra | |
| 4. | "Kanubommala pallakilpna kanne siggu vadhuvayyindi" | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 5. | "Mehfil mein aaj dhoom uthee" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 6. | "Sogasari bomma koyilallo" | S.P. Balasubramanyam | |
| 7. | "Sutti Song" | S.P. Balasubramanyam, Prakash Rao | |