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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = 9 Nelalu<br />
| image =<br />
| caption =<br />
| director =[[Kranthi Kumar]]<br />
| producer = Kranthi Kumar<br />
| writer =<br />
| starring = [[Soundarya]]<br />[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]<br />
| music = V. S. Udhaya<br />
| cinematography = [[Ram Prasad (cinematographer)|Ram Prasad]]<br />
| editing =<br />
| distributor =<br />
| studio = Sri Sai Creations<br />
| released = 11 January 2001<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
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'''''9 Nelalu''''' or '''''Tommidi Nelalu''''' ({{trans|9 Months}}) is a 2001 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Kranthi Kumar]]. The film features [[Soundarya]] and [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/chiyaan-vikrams-telugu-movies-that-you-may-have-missed.html|title = Chiyaan Vikram's Telugu movies that you may have missed; check list}}</ref> The film opened in 2001 to positive reviews from critics. The film was later re-shot and released in Tamil as ''Kanden Seethaiyai'' due to Vikram's newfound popularity post-''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/12/22/stories/09220223.htm |title=Film Review: Kandaen Seethaiyai |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=22 December 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201110641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/12/22/stories/09220223.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> The film was premiered retrospective at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. The director shot the film in 15 days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/still-the-regular-guy/article28579416.ece|title=Still the regular guy|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 March 2005|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film revolves around Savitri ([[Soundarya]]), an innocent simple and loving orphan, and Surendra ([[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]), an intelligent computer programmer. When Savitri has a marriage arranged with a drunkard, Surendra stops this alliance and graciously agreed to marry her.<br />
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However, trouble starts when Surendra's brainchild, a virtual reality program on temples of South India is sabotaged, and he is accused of selling out to a rival company. Disillusioned by the sudden turn of events, he crashes into a truck and sustains a serious head injury that requires a major operation.<br />
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Savitri finds herself deserted by all her well-wishers when it comes to financial help, and her husband's life hangs in the balance. A lady doctor suggests that she become pregnant through artificial insemination for a rich man, whose wife is impotent, in exchange for monetary remuneration. Savitri agrees and the rest of the film is based on the social stigma attached to artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Soundarya]] as Savitri<br />
* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as Surendra<br />
* [[Nutan Prasad]] as Judge<br />
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Lawyer<br />
* [[Narra Venkateswara Rao]]<br />
* [[M. S. Narayana]]<br />
* [[L. B. Sriram]]<br />
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]]<br />
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Surendra's mother<br />
*Padma<br />
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]]<br />
* Dr. Nagesh<br />
* [[Gundu Sudarshan]]<br />
* [[Uttej]]<br />
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;Tamil version <br />
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as a show host<br />
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==Production==<br />
[[A. R. Rahman]] was initially signed on to score the film's music,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gopalhome.tripod.com/arrbio.html|title=The Complete Biography of A.R.Rahman - The A.R.Rahman Page|website=gopalhome.tripod.com}}</ref> but he later opted out owing to creative difference.Later ''V. S. Udhaya'' replaced him as music director.Soundarya dubbed her own voice for her character in the movie.<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film opened to very positive reviews with a critic noting that "in short, this is cinema at its best" and that "the script is smooth flowing and engrossing" and that "it leaves you with a thought and a sense of pride in Indian cinema. Whether it will go down well with the masses is doubtful as there are no songs, action or cheap comedy, which might be a bitter pill to swallow for most". In regard to performances, the critic notes that Soundarya "excels in her role and that her expressions, body language and dialogue delivery fit her role like a glove" and that "Vikram has given a controlled performance as the troubled, confused, yet loving husband."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fullhyderabad.com/profile/movies/1904/2/9-nelalu-movie-review|title=9 Nelalu review: 9 Nelalu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com}}</ref> The film was later re-shot and released in Tamil as ''Kanden Seethaiyai'' with a comedy track separately shot with [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], Chaplin Balu, [[Kullamani]], and [[Mayilsamy]] added in.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0367461}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian pregnancy films]]<br />
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