9 Nelalu or Tommidi Nelalu (transl. 9 Months) is a 2000 Telugu-language drama film directed by Kranthi Kumar. The film stars Soundarya and Vikram. The film opened 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. The film was premiered retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival. The director shot the film in 15 days. Noted director V. V. Vinayak and Surender Reddy worked as an assistant director for this film. The film was a box office flop although Soundarya's performance was praised.