Manya (actress)
 |
Manya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1982[1][2] |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1997-2010 |
| Spouse | Vikas Bajpai
(m. 2013) |
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]
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.[citation needed]
Career
She started modeling at the age of 14.[citation needed] 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
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Swantham Ennu Karuthi | Malayalam | Child artist | |
| 1992 | Kizhakke Varum Paattu | Tamil | Child artist | |
| 1997 | Swantham Makalkku Snehapoorvam | Malayalam | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | Seetharama Raju | Suma | Telugu | Debut |
| Devaa | Telugu | |||
| Sahasabaludu - Vichitrakoti | Gunjala | Telugu | ||
| English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu | Gowri | Telugu | ||
| Bachelors | Preethi | Telugu | ||
| Sambiah | Telugu | |||
| College | Telugu | |||
| 2000 | Joker | Kamala | Malayalam | |
| 2001 | Sivana | Anusha | Telugu | |
| Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Kukkoo Kurien | Malayalam | ||
| Rakshasa Rajavu | Malathy | Malayalam | ||
| One Man Show | Dr.Rasiya | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Kunjikoonan | Priya Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
| Naina | Vaanathi | Tamil | ||
| Ganapathi | Telugu | |||
| 2003 | Shingari Bolona | Anjali | Malayalam | |
| Swantham Malavika | Malavika | Malayalam | ||
| Swapnakoodu | Kurjeet | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 | Bramacharulu | Ganga | Telugu | |
| Tamasha | Telugu | |||
| Dobivala | Malayalam | |||
| Aparichithan | Devi | Malayalam | ||
| Udayam | Anitha | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Varsha | Varsha | Kannada | |
| Shastri | Kanakambari | Kannada | ||
| 2006 | Shambu | Kannada | ||
| Belli Betta | Kannada | |||
| Ambi | Kannada | |||
| Kusthi | Divya | Tamil | ||
| Rakshakan | Aswathy | Malayalam | ||
| 2007 | Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal | Anjana Menon | Malayalam | |
| Enthavaaralaina | Telugu | |||
| Ee Preethi Onthara | Kannada | |||
| 2008 | Kanal Kannadi | Gerly Fernando | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Unnai Kann Theduthe | Sindhu | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Pathinonnil Vyazham | Meenakshi | Malayalam |
Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kanmani | Double role | Malayalam | [Asianet Channel- TeleFilm] |
References
- ^ "Profile of Manya". Kerala9.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Manya Profile". metromatinee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Manya Biography". Filmibeat. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Manya Profile". NowRunning. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "- Malayalam Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ a b "The Tango, Bollywood—and a Career in Math". Borough of Manhattan Community College. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
