Nirvana Street Murder is a 1990 Australian comedy film, written and directed by Aleksi Vellis, starring Mark Little, Ben Mendelsohn, Sheila Florance, Mary Coustas and Russell Gilbert.
[2] Brothers Luke (Ben Mendelsohn) and Boady (Mark Little) become conflicted after Boady goes on the run from the law, and Luke has an affair with a Greek woman (Mary Coustas) while taking care of an rich elderly woman (Sheila Florance) who could be their financial way out.
The film was shot in Melbourne CBD and suburbs, including the following locations: P & R Meats, the Westgarth Primary School, the Victoria Park Primary School, the Collingwood Football Club, the Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne Zoo, Roma Coffee Bar, the Shrine of Remembrance, the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and Lennox Swan Pharmacy.
It opened in Sydney on 30 May 1991 at the Valhalla, followed by the Academy Twin on Sunday 2 June 1991.
Director Aleksi Vellis won the inaugural Greg Tepper Memorial Award in 1992, based on his notable contribution to Victorian film-making.