Manjula Ghattamaneni
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Manjula Ghattamaneni
| image = Manjula Indira Productions.jpg
| caption = Manjula Ghattamaneni in 2021
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|8 November 1970|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername = Manjula, Manjula Swarup
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| spouse = Sanjay Swaroop
| children = 1
| father = Krishna
| relatives = {{Plainlist |
- Ramesh Babu (brother)
- Mahesh Babu (brother)
- Naresh (step-brother)
}}
| website = {{url|manjulaghattamaneni.com}}
| occupation = Actor, producer, director
}}
Manjula Swarup (née Ghattamaneni; born 8 November 1970{{Cite news|title=Manjula Ghattamaneni remembers 'Ye Maya Chesave' on the film's 9th anniversary|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/manjula-ghattamaneni-remembers-ye-maya-chesave-on-the-films-9th-anniversary/articleshow/68163962.cms|access-date=2021-07-17|website=The Times of India|date=26 February 2019 }}) is an Indian film producer, director and actress known for her work in Telugu Cinema. Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna, she began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 film Rajasthan and went on to act as a supporting actor in the Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem. She found fame by starring and producing in the 2002 film Show. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for that year. She owns a film production company called Indira Productions, named after her mother.
Personal life
She is the second daughter and third child of veteran actor Krishna and his first wife Indira Devi. She has two brothers and two sisters. Her elder brother Ramesh Babu was also a film producer and her younger brother Mahesh Babu is a popular Telugu actor.
Manjula is married to producer and actor Sanjay Swarup.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Didnt_we_tell_you_shes_returning_/rssarticleshow/3841514.cms|title=Didn't we tell you she's returning! |date=2008-12-16|work=Entertainment section|publisher=The Times of India|access-date=2009-06-23}} They have a daughter named Jaanvi.{{cite web|author=Mahesh Babu |url=http://whatslatest.com/blog/?p=6837 |title=Mahesh Babu, Namratha's Son – Image |publisher=Whatslatest.com |access-date=2012-11-04}} She is known to be good friends with her sister-in-law Namrata Shirodkar, who is a former film actress and beauty queen.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/12/stories/2009091251080600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012015/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/12/stories/2009091251080600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-19 |title=Metro Plus Hyderabad : Smita does the talking |date=2009-09-12 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2012-11-04}}
Manjula has been pursuing meditation for 20 years.{{Cite web|url=https://manjulaghattamaneni.com/about-myself/|title=About Me • Manjula Ghattamaneni}}
Career
When Manjula wanted to enter the acting profession, she faced an unfavorable response from her father's fans as they did not want her "... romancing and running around trees with other heroes".{{cite news|title= Fans didn't want me to act|newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 August 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/fans-didnt-want-me-to-act-mahesh-babus-sister-manjula-on-her-depressed-acting-career/articleshow/103212259.cms|access-date=30 August 2023}}{{cite web|title=Gamanichara|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/Guest_Articles_22/_509.php|publisher=Telugu Cinema|access-date=7 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819145513/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/Guest_Articles_22/_509.php|archive-date=19 August 2010|url-status=dead}} Manjula was initially set to make her acting debut in a film co-starring actor M. N. Nambiar's grandson Deepak, but the film did not progress.{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/nov/10ss.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=www.rediff.com}} She began her career by doing a cameo as a terrorist in R. K. Selvamani's Rajasthan. She acted as one of the female leads in the 1998 Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem, starring Suresh Gopi and Jayaram.{{cite web|first=M.L. |last=NARASIMHAM|title="Show" time!|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/25/stories/2002092500180400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701031824/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/25/stories/2002092500180400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|work=The Hindu |access-date=7 December 2012}}
In 2002, she produced and starred in the film Show.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} Directed by Neelakanta, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/18/stories/2003081800730100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024094533/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/18/stories/2003081800730100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-10-24|title=Celluloid Dreams |last = Rajamani|first = Radhika|date=2003-08-18|access-date=2009-06-22|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}
Her second production venture was Naani (2004), directed by S. J. Suryah. The movie starred her brother, actor Mahesh Babu.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/29/stories/2004042901150100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629124454/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/29/stories/2004042901150100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-06-29|title=Entertainer all the way |last = Rajamani|first = Radhika|date = 2004-04-29|access-date=2009-06-22|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}} The movie failed to do well at the box office.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/12/06/stories/2008120651820400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203115832/http://hindu.com/mp/2008/12/06/stories/2008120651820400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-02-03|title= Living life to the fullest |last=Murthy|first=Neeraja |date=2008-12-06|access-date=2009-06-22 |work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}} In 2006, she co-produced her third movie Pokiri, an action blockbuster with Puri Jagannadh. The movie was a blockbuster hit and was the highest-grossing movie in the Telugu film industry of the time.{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/02/stories/2007050219160200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504044318/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/02/stories/2007050219160200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2007-05-04 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title='Pokiri' crosses magical 365-day mark | date=2007-05-02}}
In 2009, she returned to acting with her next production venture Kavya's Diary. In 2010, she along with her husband produced Ye Maaya Chesave, a romantic love story with Naga Chaitanya under Gautham Vasudev Menon's direction.{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemayachesave.html |title=Ye Maya Chesave film review - Telugu cinema Review - Naga Chaitanya & Samantha |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=2010-02-26 |access-date=2012-11-04}} The movie got critical acclaim and was declared a hit at the box office.{{cite web |url=http://telugu365.com/veiwnews.php?newsid=7673&catid=1 |title=Telugu365.com |publisher=Telugu365.com |access-date=2012-11-04 |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918012606/http://telugu365.com/veiwnews.php?newsid=7673&catid=1 |url-status=dead }} The same year, she also appeared in the movie Orange, alongside her husband Sanjay Swaroop.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
In 2018, she directed her first film Manasuku Nachindi. In 2020, she launched her personal website ({{url|manjulaghattamaneni.com}}) and YouTube channel.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
Awards
- 2003 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu (Producer) - Show
- 2006 - Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film - (co-producer) - Pokiri
- 2001 - Nandi Special Jury Award - (Producer) - Show
Filmography
- Note: all films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
=As director=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Film |
|---|
| 2018 |
=As producer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Film ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1990
| |
| Anna Thammudu
| |
| 2002
| Show |
| 2004
| Naani | |
| 2006
| Pokiri |
| 2009
| |
| 2010
| |
=As actor=
=Television=
{{Pending films key}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year ! Series ! Role ! Role ! Notes |
| 2020
|{{Pending film|Nasha}} |{{TBA}} | Producer |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1251463}}
{{Nandi Special Jury Award}}
{{Authority control}}{{Mahesh Babu}}
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