:Manju Warrier

Manju Warrier was born on 10 September 1978/1979 in Nagercoil city of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu in a Malayali family.{{cite news |last=N. M. |first=Lakshmi |title=Manju Warrier is not a Keralite by birth, 8 unknown facts about the actress |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-birthday-unknown-facts |access-date=1 May 2018 |work=Asianet News |date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501162519/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-birthday-unknown-facts |archive-date=1 May 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |agency=Moviebuzz |title=Thank You. But it's not my birthday today:Manju Warrier |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/thank-you-but-it-s-not-my-birthday-today-manju-warrier-news-malayalam-plcp2Efhidefh.html |website=Sify |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501162826/http://www.sify.com/movies/thank-you-but-it-s-not-my-birthday-today-manju-warrier-news-malayalam-plcp2Efhidefh.html |archive-date=1 May 2018 |url-status=dead}} Her family is originally from Pullu village in Thrissur district of Kerala.{{Cite news |title=Manju Warrier: Lesser known facts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/manju-warrier-lesser-known-facts/photostory/48858651.cms|access-date=17 July 2021 |work=The Times of India}} Her father, T. V. Madhavan, worked as an accountant at Shakthi Finance's Nagercoil regional office and her mother, Girija (from Thiruvilwamala) was a house wife. She has an elder brother, Madhu Wariar, who is also an actor and producer.{{cite news |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=15143215&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006214243/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=15143215&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2013 |title=Manju embraces the pen, with élan |newspaper=Malayala Manorama |date=4 October 2013}}

Warrier did her primary schooling from CSI Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil.{{cite news |title=Happy birthday Manju Warrier: We bet you didn't know these facts about your favourite star |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/happy-birthday-manju-warrier-we-bet-you-didn-t-know-these-facts-about-your-favourite-star-snj-qgfnkb#image1 |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=Asianet |date=10 September 2020 |language=en}} After her father was promoted, they returned to Kerala and settled in Kannur district. She studied at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur and later at Chovva Higher Secondary School.{{cite news |title=Manju Warrier reveals why she supported Dileep starrer Ramaleela |url=http://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/manju-warrier-udaharanam-sujatha-ramaleela |access-date=29 December 2017 |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |agency=Asianet News |date=15 October 2017 |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229232136/http://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/manju-warrier-udaharanam-sujatha-ramaleela |archive-date=29 December 2017}}

Manju first appeared in a television serial Moharavam which was telecast on Doordarshan.{{cite web |script-title=ml:പ്രവീണയും സിനിമയും പിന്നെ ബിസിനസ് ഉം |trans-title=Praveena, cinema and business |url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/220/12 |language=ml |publisher=mangalamvarika.com |access-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118165050/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/220/12 |archive-date=18 November 2015}}

At the age of 17, she debuted in the film Sakshyam (1995).{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/manju-warrier-opens-up-about-her-first-movie-sakshyam/articleshow/76297485.cms |title=Manju Warrier opens up about her first movie 'Sakshyam' |work=The Times of India |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=25 May 2021}} A year later, she acted in the movie Sallapam (1996), co-starring Dileep, whom she later married.{{cite web |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-would-have-died-had-it-not-been-for-this-man |title=Manju Warrier had almost died while filming Sallapam |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Asianet}}{{cite news |last=George |first=Anjana |date=11 September 2020|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/lohitadas-knew-that-manju-warrier-would-be-his-ideal-radha-in-sallapam-sundar-das/articleshow/78055781.cms |title=Lohitadas knew that Manju Warrier would be his ideal Radha in Sallapam: Sundar Das |work=The Times of India |access-date=25 May 2021}}

Though her first stint in the industry was only for 3 years, Manju featured in 20 Malayalam films{{cite web |date=30 July 2016 |title=How Manju Warrier's career graph shows there is no expiry date on the actor's potential |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-manju-warriers-career-graph-shows-there-no-expiry-date-actors-potential-47364 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808232434/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-manju-warriers-career-graph-shows-there-no-expiry-date-actors-potential-47364 |archive-date=8 August 2017}} that won her numerous accolades from audiences and critics alike. Her performance in the film Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999) won a special mention from the jury for the National Film Awards.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-manju-warrier-here-are-five-popular-characters-of-the-actress/articleshow/78029968.cms |title=Happy Birthday Manju Warrier! Here are five popular characters of the actress |first=Deepa |last=Soman |website=The Times of India |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=6 December 2021}} Her other note-worthy films during these years include: Aaraam Thampuran (1997) and Kanmadam (1998) with Mohanlal,{{cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/news/manju-warrier-club-fm-interview-aaram-thampuran-movie-mohanlal-1.4432084 |work=മാതൃഭൂമി |title=അന്ന് അമ്പലത്തില്‍ നിന്നും ഇറങ്ങി വരുന്ന സീനെടുക്കുന്ന ദിവസമാണ് എനിക്ക് 18 തികഞ്ഞത് |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=ml}} Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and Kudamattam with her now ex-husband Dileep, Kaliyattam (1997), Summer in Bethlehem (1998), Pranayavarnangal (1998) and Pathram (1999) with Suresh Gopi, and Dilliwala Rajakumaran (1996), Kaliveedu (1996), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Irattakuttikalude Achan (1997) and Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997) with Jayaram.{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-manju-warrier-6-career-defining-moments-of-the-lady-superstar/etphotostory/71063777.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Happy Birthday, Manju Warrier: 6 Career Defining Moments Of The 'Lady Superstar' |date=10 September 2019 |access-date=25 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/from-sallapam-to-rani-padmini-how-manju-warrier-made-a-successful-comeback-to-regain-malayalam-superstar-status-6276421.html |title=From Sallapam to Rani Padmini, how Manju Warrier made a successful comeback to regain Malayalam superstar status |work=First Post |date=17 March 2019 |access-date=6 December 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/news/manju-warrier-venu-on-carbon-movie-fahadh-faasil-fahad-fazil-daya-movie-1.2588201 |work=മാതൃഭൂമി |title=മഞ്ജുവിന് വേണ്ടി സ്‌ക്രിപ്റ്റ് എഴുതിയിരുന്ന ഒരു കാലം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു |date=8 February 2018 |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=ml}} In 1998, Manju was the lead in the M T Vasudevan Nair film, Daya that went onto win several awards.

She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996).{{cite web |title=State Film Awards (1991–99) |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm |publisher=Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016}} Manju won four consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Ee Puzhayum Kadannu in 1996, Aaram Thampuran and Kaliyattam in 1997, Kanmadam in 1998 and Pathram in 1999.

Most of her movies were commercially successful as well, with Aaram Thampuran and Pathram being the highest grossing Malayalam films in the years 1996 and 1999 respectively.{{cite web |url=https://topmovierankings.com/mollywood/highest-box-office-grossing-malayalam-movies |title=Highest Box Office Grossing Malayalam Movies by Year: Don't Miss It! |date=2 July 2023}}

Her last film before she took a sabbatical from films was Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu.{{cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/happy-birthday-lady-superstar-best-movies-of-manju-warrier-1.5989854 |title=Happy Birthday lady superstar, best movies of Manju Warrier |date=10 September 2021 |work=Mathrubhumi |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206054251/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/happy-birthday-lady-superstar-best-movies-of-manju-warrier-1.5989854 |url-status=dead}}

Manju took a hiatus from films after marriage to Dileep and on 24 October 2012, Manju returned to the stage to perform a Kuchipudi dance recital at the Navaratri Nritha Mandapam in the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, in front of hundreds of spectators.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/manju-warrier-back-on-stage-after-14-years/article4029827.ece?textsize=large&test=1 |title=Manju Warrier back on stage after 14 years, The Hindu |access-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203163004/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/manju-warrier-back-on-stage-after-14-years/article4029827.ece?textsize=large&test=1 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 October 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1312891.ece |title=Manju Warrier 'stages' a comeback, The New Indian Express |access-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528082226/http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1312891.ece |archive-date=28 May 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/slideContentView.do?contentId=12685555&programId=1080127282&channelId=-1073865027&BV_ID=@@@ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606062904/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/slideContentView.do?contentId=12685555&programId=1080127282&channelId=-1073865027&BV_ID=@@@ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2013 |title=Return of the star dancer, Manoramaonline |access-date=25 October 2012}}

Later in July 2013, she acted in a commercial for Kalyan Jewellers with Amitabh Bachchan. She also acted alongside Nagarjuna Akkineni, Prabhu Ganesan and Shiva Rajkumar in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada versions of the same ad-film.{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/this-is-my-second-birth/articleshow/21459180.cms |title='˜This is my second birth' |newspaper=Bangalore Mirror |date=15 July 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.theindianreader.com/index.php/keralanews/30-keralam/2013-07-15-10-57-51.html |title=മഞ്ജു വാര്യര് ക്യാമറക്കുമുന്നില് തിരിച്ചെത്തി |work=The Indian Reader |access-date=15 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719200413/http://www.theindianreader.com/index.php/keralanews/30-keralam/2013-07-15-10-57-51.html |archive-date=19 July 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.theindianreader.com/index.php/keralanews/30-keralam/manju-warror-return-to-cinema.html |title=മലയാള സിനിമാ ആസ്വാദകര് ക്ക് ഇനി ആശ്വാസ നെടുവീര് പ്പിടാം, മഞ്ചു വാര്യരുടെ രണ്ടാമൂഴത്തിന് തുടക്കമായി |work=The Indian Reader |access-date=16 July 2013}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She continued to appear in many advertisements and stage performances.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/after-15-years-manju-warrier-is-back-on-stage/articleshow/40010177.cms#:~:text=Actress%20Manju%20Warrier%20had%20made,first%20dance%20performance%20to%20Singapore |title=After 15 years, Manju Warrier is back on stage |newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 August 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-and-manju-warrier-teaming-up-for-an-ad/articleshow/23032444.cms |title=Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Manju Warrier teaming up for an ad? |newspaper=The Times of India |date=25 September 2013}} The same year she published a book titled Sallapam that was "a series of memoirs of her life".{{Cite web |title=Manju's 'Sallapam' |work=The New Indian Express |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=21 August 2016 |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Manjus-Sallapam/2013/10/05/article1820137.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821214207/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Manjus-Sallapam/2013/10/05/article1820137.ece |archive-date=21 August 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/manju-warrier-shabana-asmi-and-kim-ki-duk-for-iffk/articleshow/26573431.cms |title=Manju Warrier, Shabana Asmi and Kim Ki duk for IFFK |newspaper=The Times of India |date=29 November 2013}}

She made her much awaited comeback to movies after 15 years in 2014 with Rosshan Andrrews's How Old Are You?.{{cite news |last=C |first=Sharika |date=18 May 2014 |title=Return of the heroine |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/return-of-the-heroine/article6020886.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704160816/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/return-of-the-heroine/article6020886.ece |archive-date=4 July 2014}}

Manju's next film was Sathyan Anthikad's Ennum Eppozhum which reunited her with Mohanlal after a gap of 17 years.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-35-flops-year-two-malayalam-films-finally-show-some-promise-20906 |title=After 35 flops this year, two Malayalam films finally show some promise |date=31 March 2015 |website=The News Minute}} Her next project was Rani Padmini by Aashiq Abu along with Rima Kallingal, released in October 2015. Despite not faring well at the box office, it has been considered an 'underrated gem' of a movie that celebrates female friendships.{{cite web |url=https://pinklungi.com/rani-padmini-an-underwatched-gem/ |title=Rani Padmini: An Underwatched Gem – PinkLungi |date=12 December 2019}} She appeared as an animator in Jo and the Boy, her last release of the year.

In 2016, she had Rajesh Pillai's Vettah,{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/vettah/movie-review/51176594.cms |title=Vettah Movie Review |newspaper=The Times of India}} Karinkunnam 6's and Shakuntala, a Drama{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/The-eternal-charm-of-Shakuntalam/article14500897.ece |title=The eternal charm of Shakuntalam |first=Hareesh N. |last=Nampoothiri |date=21 July 2016 |work=The Hindu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221001239/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/The-eternal-charm-of-Shakuntalam/article14500897.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/art-and-culture/manju-warrier-mezmerizes-ananthapuri-as-shakuntala.html|title=Manju Warrier mezmerizes Ananthapuri as Kavalam's Shakuntala|website=OnManorama}}{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/when-manju-breathed-life-into-shakuntala/articleshow/53285340.cms |title=When Manju breathed life into Shakuntala |newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 July 2016}}File:Sadhguru, Manju Warrier & Shashi Kumar at KLF 2017.jpg & Shashi Kumar at KLF 2017|left]]In 2017, Warrier had C/O Saira Banu,{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/c/o-sairabanu/movie-review/57687567.cms |title=C/O Sairabanu Movie Review |newspaper=The Times of India}}{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/co-saira-banu-movie-review-manju-warrier-lends-warmth-to-a-relevant-but-patchy-film-3342310.html |title=C/O Saira Banu movie review: Manju Warrier lends warmth to a relevant but patchy film |date=19 March 2017}} Villain, and Udaharanam Sujatha.{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/udaharanam-sujatha-movie-review-manju-warrier-is-a-rockstar-of-this-nil-battey-sannata-remake-4121491.html |title=Udaharanam Sujatha movie review: Manju Warrier is a rockstar of this Nil Battey Sannata remake |date=8 October 2017}}

In 2018, Manju appeared in the lead role in the Kamala Surayya biopic Aami.{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/aami-film-review-manju-warrier-gives-powerful-performance-1.2185045 |title='Aami' film review: Manju Warrier gives powerful performance |website=Gulf News |date=9 March 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/aami-movie-review-manju-warrier-star-rating-5057458/ |title=Aami movie review: Manju Warrier delivers a knockout performance in Kamala Das biopic |date=9 February 2018}} Her next film for release was the musical-romantic-comedy drama Mohanlal, in which she played a die-hard fan of Mohanlal. Though the movie received mixed responses, the actress was appreciated for her comic timing and for understanding how a 'crazy fan lives and breathes.'{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/mohanlal-film-review-manju-warrier-comedy-is-a-tedious-watch-1.2212195 |title='Mohanlal' film review: Manju Warrier comedy is a tedious watch |date=26 April 2018}} Her final release of the year was the much-hyped fantasy drama Odiyan, which has the highest opening day collection for a film at the Kerala box office and for a Malayalam film at the worldwide box office. The movie opened to mixed reviews, but Warrier was praised for being uniformly good as the lonesome Prabha 'who has always known that her fate was written the moment she was born into a particular social class and often summons up the spirit to defy that written word.'{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/odiyan-movie-review-mohanlals-transformed-physique-manju-warrier-are-usps-of-a-reasonably-watchable-mytho-fantasy-5730951.html |title=Odiyan movie review: Mohanlal's transformed physique, Manju Warrier are USPs of a reasonably watchable mytho-fantasy |date=14 December 2018 |website=Firstpost}} Her first release in 2019 was Lucifer directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. Manjusha Radhakrisnan wrote in her review, "To watch top Malayali talent Manju Warrier as a grieving daughter of a political leader, who dies suddenly, leaving a political vacuum in her family and her political outfit, is pure gold. Warrier as a troubled mother and wife Priyadarshani — who unearths a string of dark secrets within her family circles — is heartbreaking. In limited screen-time, she comes across as a paragon of vulnerability and strength — an indication to the strength of her acting prowess."{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/lucifer-review-strictly-for-mohanlal-fans-1.62967751 |title='Lucifer' review: Strictly for Mohanlal fans |website=Gulf News |date=28 March 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/mohanlal-and-manju-warrier-got-best-actor-awards-in-siima-awards-2019-qzolvd |title=മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ നടന്‍, മഞ്ജു വാര്യര്‍ നടി, ലിജോ സംവിധായകന്‍; സൈമ അവാര്‍ഡ്‍സ് 2019 പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു |trans-title=Mohanlal actor, Manju Warrier actress, Lijo director; SIMA Awards 2019 announced |date=19 September 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |website=Asianet News |language=ml}} Lucifer went on to become the first Malayalam film to earn more than ₹200 crore,{{Cite web |date=4 June 2019 |title=Mohanlal's Lucifer storms into Rs 200 crore club, first for Malayalam cinema |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mohanlal-s-lucifer-storms-into-rs-200-crore-club-first-for-malayalam-cinema/story-vTm7JXaAdz0FWFTllE4n2I.html|access-date=16 July 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} and is currently the third highest-grossing Malayalam film. In the same year, she made her Tamil debut with Vetrimaaran's Asuran opposite Dhanush. Sreedhar Pillai called her performance 'intense' in his review for Firstpost. "Manju, as Dhanush's wife, makes a sensational debut in Tamil. You can feel her anger and the wetness in her tears."{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/asuran-movie-review-dhanush-manju-warrier-deliver-intense-performances-in-vetrimarans-riveting-drama-7451241.html |title=Asuran movie review: Dhanush, Manju Warrier deliver intense performances in Vetrimaran's riveting drama |date=4 October 2019}} Her final release of the year saw her collaborating with her comeback director Rosshan Andrrews for the revenge thriller Prathi Poovankozhi. Critics unanimously praised her arresting screen presence and acting.{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/prathi-poovankozhi-movie-review-manju-warrier-and-a-brilliantly-beautiful-rage-make-up-for-scanty-confused-writing-7899481.html |title=Prathi Poovankozhi movie review: Manju Warrier and a brilliantly beautiful rage make up for scanty, confused writing |date=13 January 2020}} In his review for Film Companion, Vishal Menon noted, "..if anyone thought Manju Warrier hasn't had too many great performance in her second coming, show them Prathi Poovankozhi along with Asuran, to remind them that no one can play anger like she can." For her portrayals of bold, brave women on screen who defy the notions of what roles women can play, Manju Warrier was named a 'disruptor' by Film Companion.{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/filmcompanion/videos/fc-disruptors-2020/697118800909367/ |title=FC Disruptors 2020 | For her portrayals of bold, brave women on screen who defy the notions of what roles women can play, Manju Warrier is one of our #FCDisruptors2020 (Oct... | By Film Companion | Facebook |website=www.facebook.com}}

In March 2021, Warrier began filming for Amriki Pandit, her Hindi debut opposite R. Madhavan.{{cite news |title=Manju Warrier to make Bollywood debut in 'Ameriki Pandit' with Madhavan |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manju-warrier-make-bollywood-debut-ameriki-pandit-madhavan-144983 |access-date=8 May 2022 |work=The News Minute |date=10 March 2021 |language=en}}

In 2021, she acted with Mammootty for the movie The Priest. In 2022, Manju reunited with Biju Menon through Lalitham Sundaram after a gap of 20 years.{{cite news |title=Madhu Warrier's directorial debut titled Lalitham Sundaram |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/02/06/madhu-warrier-directorial-debut-lalitham-sundaram.html |access-date=8 May 2022 |work=Manorama |date=6 February 2020}}

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On 20 October 1998, Manju married actor Dileep at the Aluva Sri Krishna Temple. The former couple have a daughter, Meenakshi. They filed for divorce in 2014 and it was granted in January 2015.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/I-am-living-for-my-daughter-says-Dileep/articleshow/30456694.cms |title=I am living for my daughter: says Dileep |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908011851/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/I-am-living-for-my-daughter-says-Dileep/articleshow/30456694.cms |archive-date=8 September 2016}}{{cite news |title=Manju to move court for custody of daughter Meenakshi |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/07/11/manju-warrier-to-move-court-for-custody-of-daughter-meenakshi.html |access-date=29 December 2017 |work=OnManorama |agency=Manorama News Online |date=11 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231527/http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/07/11/manju-warrier-to-move-court-for-custody-of-daughter-meenakshi.html |archive-date=29 December 2017}}{{cite news |title=Manju deposes in court, sticks to her statement about Dileep |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manju-warrier-deposes-court-sticks-her-statement-about-dileep-119106 |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=28 February 2020 |language=en |quote="I divorced Dileep in 2015 and the extramarital relationship between him and Kavya was the reason behind it"}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manju-warrier-releases-her-book-sallapam-20601 |title=Manju Warrier releases her book Sallapam |work=the newsminute.com |access-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702202228/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manju-warrier-releases-her-book-sallapam-20601 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |date=21 November 2014}} Manju lives in Thrissur, Kerala.{{cite news |title=Dileep and Meenakshi visit Manju Warrier's house in Thrissur |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/dileep-and-meenakshi-visit-manju-warrier-s-house-in-thrissur-pa59st |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en}}{{cite news |title=No, Manju Warrier has not quit WCC yet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/no-manju-warrier-has-not-quit-wcc-yet/articleshow/64842884.cms |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2018 |language=en}}

Manju's characters appear on many lists featuring strong women characters in Indian Cinema.{{cite web |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/15-powerful-female-characters-from-mollywood-to-inspire-you |title=15 powerful female characters from Mollywood to Inspire You |access-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702202228/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/15-powerful-female-characters-from-mollywood-to-inspire-you |archive-date=2 July 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/powerful-female-characters-malayalam-films/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133532/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/powerful-female-characters-malayalam-films/ |url-status=dead |title=15 Powerful Female Characters in Malayalam Films That Are Slowly Breaking Stereotypes |first=Shalin |last=Jacob |date=1 August 2017 |archive-date=28 May 2018 |website=ScoopWhoop}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fwdlife.in/5-unconventional-female-characters-in-malayalam-movies |title=5 Unconventional Female Characters in Malayalam Movies |access-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606230515/http://www.fwdlife.in/5-unconventional-female-characters-in-malayalam-movies |archive-date=6 June 2017 |date=27 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-nayanthara-jyothika-female-stars-are-marching-to-a-different-but-no-less-successful-beat-4025507.html |title=Manju Warrier, Nayanthara, Jyothika: Female stars are marching to a different, but no less successful, beat |access-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528052146/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manju-warrier-nayanthara-jyothika-female-stars-are-marching-to-a-different-but-no-less-successful-beat-4025507.html |archive-date=28 May 2018 |date=9 September 2017}} She is considered as one of the highest paid Malayalam actresses.{{Cite news |title=Manju Warrier to Nayanthara: Top 7 highest-paid Malayalam actresses |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/southcinema/manju-warrier-to-nayanthara-top-7-highest-paid-malayalam-actresses/ar-AA1uYSHs |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=MSN |publisher=Asianet News}}{{cite news |title=Top 10 highest paid Malayalam actresses and their net worth |url=https://english.jagran.com/trending/list-of-top-10-highest-paid-malayalam-actresses-and-their-net-worth-nayanthara-anupama-parameswaran-keerthy-suresh-and-others-10219820 |work=Jagran |access-date=25 February 2025}}

She is also a professional Kuchipudi dancer, having learnt the art from Geetha Padmakumar.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/for-the-joy-of-dance/article5609057.ece |title=For the joy of dance |newspaper=The Hindu |author=G. S. Paul |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=19 April 2018 |location=Thiruvananthapuram |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407030322/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/for-the-joy-of-dance/article5609057.ece |archive-date=7 April 2014}} She actively performs in many classical dance programs and plays. Her return to stage was at Guruvayur in 2012 as part of the Navaratri dance festival.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/queen-of-hearts/article4319964.ece |title=Queen of HEARTS |author=Shilpa Nair Anand |newspaper=The Hindu |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=20 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902051158/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/queen-of-hearts/article4319964.ece |archive-date=2 September 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ending-speculations-actor-manju-warrier-says-she-has-no-political-ambitions-74040 |title=Ending speculations, actor Manju Warrier says she has no political ambitions |access-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702202228/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ending-speculations-actor-manju-warrier-says-she-has-no-political-ambitions-74040 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |date=2 January 2018}} She received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2014 and was the first person to receive the award for Kuchipudi.{{cite news |last1=Asha Prakash |title=Sangeeta Nataka Akademi honours Manju Warrier |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sangeeta-nataka-akademi-honours-manju-warrier/articleshow/49337372.cms |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=13 October 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/dance-a-ksna/466 |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}

Apart from films, she is a brand ambassador of Kalyan Jewellers,{{cite web |title=Throwback to Kalyan Jewellers' Brand Ambassador Manju Warrier's top 5 iconic avatars |url=https://thedailybrunch.com/2020/09/16/throwback-to-kalyan-jewellers-brand-ambassador-manju-warriers-top-5-iconic-avatars/ |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=The Daily Brunch |date=16 September 2020}} Sony India,{{cite web |url=http://www.sony.co.in/pressrelease/asset/618878/section/productpressreleases |title=Sony Announces Attractive Consumer Promotion Offers for Onam : Product Press Releases : Sony India |work=Sony India |access-date=8 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808184317/http://www.sony.co.in/pressrelease/asset/618878/section/productpressreleases |archive-date=8 August 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://fwdbusiness.com/2017/07/celebrate-onam-sony/ |title=Celebrate this Onam with Sony • FWD Business |work=FWD Business |date=31 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808200115/http://fwdbusiness.com/2017/07/celebrate-onam-sony/ |archive-date=8 August 2017}} Lasagu Coaching App, MyG,{{cite news |title=myG ropes in Manju Warrier as brand ambassador alongside Mohanlal |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/myg-ropes-in-manju-warrier-as-brand-ambassador-alongside-mohanlal/article37951794.ece |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=Business Line |date=14 December 2021}} Ujala Detergent,{{cite web |title=PRESENTATION Q4FY22 & FY22 |url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/Attachhis/34b634a2-cdb3-4b49-aa82-8ae7f304bd84.pdf |website=BSE India |publisher=Jyothi Labs |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=6 August 2023}} Kitchen Treasures,{{cite magazine |title=Minister Veena George inaugurates Kitchen Treasures' new 1500-tonne factory |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2023/04/22/kitchen-treasures-new-factory-veena-george-manju-warrier-inauguration.html |access-date=6 August 2023 |magazine=Manorama |date=22 April 2023}} Ajinorah{{cite news |title=ഐഇഎൽടിഎസ് പരിശീലനം നൽകുന്ന രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ ശൃംഖലകളിലൊന്നായ അജിനോറയ്ക്ക് ഇനി മഞ്ജു വാര്യരുടെ മുഖമുദ്ര |url=https://www.twentyfournews.com/2022/05/08/manju-warrier-ajinorah-brand-ambassador.html |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=24 News |date=8 May 2022}} and KLM Axiva. She has also appeared in commercials for Lifebuoy, Meriiboy Icecreams, Dhathri etc. She also became the first ever brand ambassador of a Malayalam Entertainment channel, through Zee Keralam.{{cite news |url=https://orissadiary.com/zee-keralam-welcomes-manju-warrier-as-their-brand-ambassador/ |title=ZEE Keralam welcomes Manju Warrier as their Brand Ambassador |date=20 September 2021 |work=Orissa Diary |access-date=5 August 2023}}

She is also the goodwill ambassador and face of various government and social causes like State Literacy Mission,{{cite news |title=Manju Warrier to become goodwill ambassador of State Literacy Mission |url=https://literacymissionkerala.org/en/manju-warrier-to-become-goodwill-ambassador-of-state-literacy-mission/ |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=Missionkerala.org |date=17 August 2018}} She Taxi,{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/actress-manju-warrier-brand-ambassador-for-she-taxi-113111200847_1.html |title=Actress Manju Warrier brand ambassador for 'She Taxi' |work=Business Standard |agency=IANS |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=6 August 2023}} Kudumbashree's organic farming project (inspired by her role in How Old Are You),{{cite news |title=Manju Warrier Made Kudumbashree Brand Ambassador |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2014/jul/05/manju-warrier-made-kudumbashree-brand-ambassador-632149.html |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=The New Indian Express |date=5 July 2014}} Horticorp{{cite news |last1=Joseph |first1=Salim |title=Manju Warrier to be face of Horticorp |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/manju-to-be-face-of-horticorp/articleshow/57088559.cms |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=11 February 2017}} and Naipunnya Development projects.{{cite news |title=Warrier made goodwill ambassador for govts dev projects |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/warrier-made-goodwill-ambassador-for-govts-dev-projects-460397-2015-09-06 |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=India Today |agency=PTI |date=6 September 2015 |language=en}}

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