Manya (actress)

Manya is an Indian actress who mainly acted in Malayalam and Telugu films along with a few Kannada movies. She began her acting career in Telugu cinema. In 2000, she was introduced to Malayalam films by director Lohithadas and acted in Joker opposite Dileep.[3] The success of the movie led to a series of more Malayalam movies films outside her mother language, Telugu.[4]

Manya
Born (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982[1][2]
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1997-2010
Spouse(s)
  • Vikas Bajpai
    (m. 2013)

Personal life

Manya born to Prahladan who was a doctor in England and Padmini in Naidu family of Andhra Pradesh, grew up in England and moved to South India at the age of 9. She has a younger sister, Anjana.[5] Manya married Satya Patel on 31 May 2008.[6] Later they got divorced. In 2013 Manya married Vikas Bajpai, they have a daughter born in 2016.

Career

She started modeling at the age of 14. She soon started acting and went on to act in more than 40 movies in many South Indian languages.[7] She holds a dual degree in maths and statistics, minoring in quantitative finance; she also pursued an MBA from Columbia University.[7]

Film awards
  • 2000: Ballem Venumadhav Best Debut Actress of 1999. Film: Devaa, 1999 (Telugu)
  • 2001: 24th Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress of 2000. Film: Joker, 2000 (Malayalam)
  • 2006: Sun Feast Udaya Film Awards. Best Debut Actress. Film: Varsha, 2005 (Kannada)
  • 2006: Sun Feast Udaya Film Awards. Best Debut Actress. Film: Shastri, 2005 (Kannada)

Other awards
  • 2002: Drisya Television & Audio Awards: Best Actress (Special Jury) Award. Tele-film: Kanmani, 2002 (Malayalam)

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1989Swantham Ennu KaruthiMalayalamChild artist
1992Kizhakke Varum PaattuTamilChild artist
1997Swantham Makalkku SnehapoorvamMalayalamUncredited
1999Seetharama RajuSumaTeluguDebut
DevaaTelugu
Sahasabaludu - VichitrakotiGunjalaTelugu
English Pellam East Godavari MoguduGowriTelugu
BachelorsPreethiTelugu
SambiahTelugu
CollegeTelugu
2000JokerKamalaMalayalam
2001SivanaAnushaTelugu
Vakkalathu NarayanankuttyKukkoo KurienMalayalam
Rakshasa RajavuMalathyMalayalam
One Man ShowDr.RasiyaMalayalam
2002KunjikoonanPriya LakshmiMalayalam
NainaVaanathiTamil
GanapathiTelugu
2003Shingari BolonaAnjaliMalayalam
Swantham MalavikaMalavikaMalayalam
SwapnakooduKurjeetMalayalam
2004BramacharuluGangaTelugu
TamashaTelugu
DobivalaMalayalam
AparichithanDeviMalayalam
UdayamAnithaMalayalam
2005VarshaVarshaKannada
ShastriKanakambariKannada
2006ShambuKannada
Belli BettaKannada
AmbiKannada
KusthiDivyaTamil
RakshakanAswathyMalayalam
2007Paranju Theeratha VisheshangalAnjana MenonMalayalam
EnthavaaralainaTelugu
Ee Preethi OntharaKannada
2008Kanal KannadiGerly FernandoMalayalam
2009Unnai Kann ThedutheSindhuTamil
2010Pathinonnil VyazhamMeenakshiMalayalam

Television
YearSerialRoleLanguageNotes
2002KanmaniDouble roleMalayalam[Asianet Channel- TeleFilm]

References
  1. "Profile of Manya". Kerala9.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. "Manya Profile". metromatinee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. "Manya Biography". Filmibeat. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. "Manya Profile". NowRunning. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "- Malayalam Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. "The Tango, Bollywood—and a Career in Math". Borough of Manhattan Community College. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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