Manjima Mohan
Manjima Mohan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1993 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress. |
| Years active | 1998 - 2002,2015 - present |
| Parent(s) | Vipin Mohan Kalamandalam Girija |
Manjima Mohan is an Indian film actress, working predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. Manjima, hailing from Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, started her career as a child artiste in late 1990's and early 2000's Malayalam films. her first Malayalam film as a heroine Oru Vadakkan Selfie with Nivin Pauly second film in Tamil Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada she received Best Female Debut at 64th Filmfare Awards South 2017[1][2][3]
Personal Life
Manjima Mohan is the daughter of cinematographer Vipin Mohan and dancer Kalamandalam Girija. After completing her schooling at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, she pursued a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics from Stella Maris College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[4]
Film career
Manjima was a leading child artist in Malayalam film industry in early 2000's later she also hosted a television call-in show for kids by the name ‘Hai Kids’ on Surya TV.
Despite having had acting experience, she said that she was "not at all confident" when she started shooting for the film and that the initial days were "terrifying".[5] Oru Vadakkan Selfie, which was directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan, featured Manjima Mohan as the female lead.[6]
Upon the release of Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Manjima landed her first Tamil film, Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada.[2][3] Its director Gautham Menon, who was impressed with her work in Oru Vadakkan Selfie,[7] cast Manjima as the female lead, after she had gone through an audition.[8]
She is filming her next Tamil Film opposite to Udhayanidhi Stalin[9][10] and Sathriyan (2017 film) opposite to Vikram Prabhu.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1998 | Kaliyoonjal | Younger Ammu | Malayalam | Child artist |
| Mayilpeelikkavu | Gayathri's relative | Malayalam | Child artist | |
| 1999 | Saaphalyam | Sreethumol | Malayalam | Child artist |
| 2000 | Priyam | Anu | Malayalam | Child artist Asianet Film Awards for Best child artist |
| Thenkasipattanam | Younger Devootty | Malayalam | Child artist | |
| Madhuranombarakattu | Maya | Malayalam | Child artist Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist | |
| 2001 | Sundara Purushan | Suryanarayanan's daughter | Malayalam | Child artist |
| 2002 | Thandavam | Uncredited Role | Malayalam | Child artist |
| 2015 | Oru Vadakkan Selfie | Daisy George | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo | Leela | Telugu | |
| Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South | ||
| 2017 | Sathriyan | Niranjana | Tamil | |
| Ippadai Vellum | Bhargavi | Tamil | ||
| 2018 | Zam Zam | Zama Nazreem | Malayalam | Filming |
| 2018 | N. T. R. | Nara Bhuvaneshwari | Telugu | Filming |
| 2018 | Devarattam | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
References
- ^ "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award". India Today.
- ^ a b "Manjima Mohan - Gijju". gijju. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Manjima is the new heroine for Simbu". 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Manjima: From child actor to Daisy".
- ^ "She is Back!".
- ^ Krishnakumar, G. (5 April 2015). "Selfie clicks, becomes year's first super-hit" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Lady luck smiles on Manjima Mohan". 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Udhayanidhi - Gaurav project titled as Ippadai Vellum". 5 January 2017.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Manjima Mohan cast opposite Vikram Prabhu - Times of India".
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