Lakshmi Manchu

{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1970)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Lakshmi Manchu

| image = Lakshmi Manchu (cropped).jpg

| caption = Manchu at Filmfare Awards South, 2012

| birth_name = Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

| alma mater = Oklahoma City University

| spouse =

{{plainlist|

• {{Marriage|Andy Srinivasan|2006}}

}}

| children = 1

| father = Mohan Babu

| relatives = {{ubl|Vishnu Manchu (brother)|Manchu Manoj (half brother)}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Television presenter}}

| website = {{URL|lakshmimanchu.com}}

}}

Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna{{Cite news|date=2013-06-11|title=CBI conducts searches at Dasari residence, firm in Hyderabad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbi-conducts-searches-at-dasari-residence-firm-in-hyderabad/article4803857.ece|access-date=2021-01-19|issn=0971-751X}} (born 8 October 1977{{Cite web|last=Balach|first=Logesh|date=8 October 2020|title=Mohan Babu wishes daughter Lakshmi Manchu on her birthday, shares an adorable throwback pic|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mohan-babu-wishes-daughter-lakshmi-manchu-on-her-birthday-shares-an-adorable-throwback-pic-1729543-2020-10-08|access-date=2021-03-02|website=India Today|quote=Lakshmi Manchu is celebrating her 43rd birthday today (October 8)}}) is an Indian actress, film producer, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema and worked in American television. The daughter of senior actor Mohan Babu, Manchu holds a bachelor's degree in theatre from Oklahoma City University.{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/3775534|title=Oklahoma City University School of Theatre to honor five graduates|date=31 March 2013|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-date=7 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407194907/http://newsok.com/article/3775534|url-status=live}} She has garnered two Filmfare Awards South and two Nandi Awards.

Manchu made her acting debut with the American television series Las Vegas, where she played the minor role of Sarasvati Kumar, the love interest of James Lesure.{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/25/stories/2009042552560800.htm |title=Metro Plus Hyderabad : 'I want to be a champion of the underdog' |date=25 April 2009 |access-date=13 October 2012 |location=Chennai, India |archive-date=10 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110131707/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/04/25/stories/2009042552560800.htm |work=The Hindu |url-status=dead }} She then appeared in one episode of each of the following series: Desperate Housewives, Late Nights with my Lover, and Mystery ER. She has also appeared in commercials for Toyota, AARP, and Chevrolet.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 2006, she directed, produced, and acted in Perfect Lives, a short film that was showcased at the Wilshire Fine Arts Theater as part of the La Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu profile & biography|url=http://www.newsofap.com/art-368-lakshmi-prasanna-manchu-profile-biography.html |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208052215/http://www.newsofap.com/art-368-lakshmi-prasanna-manchu-profile-biography.html |archive-date=8 December 2010 }} She made her theatre debut as Miss Trunchbull in the adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda, directed by Taher Ali Baig, in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/021216/matilda-comes-alive-on-stage.html|title=Matilda comes alive on stage|last=jha|first=neha|date=2016-12-02|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419142850/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/021216/matilda-comes-alive-on-stage.html|url-status=live}}