Mannava Balayya (9 April 1930 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer in Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 300 films. He produced around 10 movies and directed 8 movies. He is considered as all rounder actor for his decent roles in variety of movies. KiranPrabha narrates interesting anecdotes from the life of Balayya Garu.