Manya

Manya

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Manya Profile

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  • Manya
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Manya Biography

Manya is a south Indian actress who has worked in all four languages. She has won prestigious film awards in all the 4 major languages. She debut film industry with the movie ‘Joker’ in 2000 opposite Dileep and has worked with him two years later in another successful movie – Kunjikoonan. They have together worked in Malayalam movies like Rakshasa rajavu and Rakshakan.

 

Manya started her career through Malayalam and Telugu movies during late 90’s. She has worked as a child artist in Swantham Ennu Karuthi (1989). She appeared in Swantham Makalkku Snehapoorvam (1997), though uncredited. She debut the industry playing lead opposite Dileep in 2000 musical hit – Joker. The movie told the story of the financial problems faced by a circus troupe and Manya played the role of the daughter of its owner who is in love with its joker. Nishanth sagar played villain’s role in this movie. She was casted as a glamorous girl in this movie by the director - A. K. Lohithadas. This movie was the last of comedy actor Bahadoor, similar to the death of his joker character of the movie. Manya won Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress of 2000 for Joker.

 

In 2001, her movie as lead actress opposite Jayaram, Vakkalathu Narayan kutty was released and it was successful too. She also appeared in Mammootty, Dileep starrer Rakshasa rajavu the same year. She played supporting actress role in yet another Jayaram movie – ‘One man show’ the same year -2001, perhaps the first movie on Indian television based on ‘Kaun banage crorepathi’. She played the role of a doctor and Jayaram’s friend in this movie. Later she was seen doing supporting roles and guest appearances in Malayalam movies. She moved towards other South Indian languages during this time.

 

She appeared in Tamil movies – Naina, Selvam, Kusthi and Unnai Kan Theduthe. She has worked in Kannada movies – Varsha, Belli Betta and Shastri (2005), Shambu and Ambi (2006) and Ee Preethi Onthara (2007). She has won best debut prestigious awards for the movies – Varsha and Shastri. A few of her Telugu movies are Bachelors, College, Deva, English Pellam - East Godavari Mogudu, Bramacharulu, Sivana and Ganapathi.      

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Updated: May 28, 2018

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