Manya (actress)
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| Manya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1982 (age 41)[1][2] |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1997-2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Satya Patel (m. 2008)[3] |
Manya is an Indian actress who acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil 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.[4] The success of the movie led to a series of more Malayalam movies films outside her mother language, Telugu.[5]
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Personal life
Manya born to Prahladan who was a doctor at 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, Meera.[6] Manya is married to Satya Patel on 31 May 2008.[7]
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.[8] She holds a dual degree in maths and statistics, minoring in quantitative finance; she also pursued an MBA from Columbia University.[8]
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
Kannada
Malayalam
- Pathinonnil Vyazham (2010) ... Meenakshi
- Kanal Kannadi (2008) ... Gerly Fernando
- Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal (2007).... Anjana Menon
- Rakshakan (2006) ... Aswathy
- Dobivala (2004)
- Aparichithan (2004) ... Devi
- Udayam (2004) ... Anitha
- Shingari Bolona (2003) ... Anjali
- Swantham Malavika (2003) ... Malavika
- Swapnakoodu (2003) ... Kurjeet
- Kunjikoonan (2002) ... Priya Lakshmi
- Kanmani [Asianet TeleFilm] (Double role) (2002)
- Vakkalathu Narayanankutty (2001) ... Kukkoo Kurien
- Rakshasa Rajavu (2001) ... Malathy
- One Man Show (2001) ... Dr.Rasiya
- Joker (2000) ... Kamala
- Swantham Makalkku Snehapoorvam(1997)
- Swantham Ennu Karuthi(1989)
Telugu
- Devaa [with actin hero Srihari] (1999)
- College (2000)
- Ganapathi (2002)
- Sivana (2001)
- Bachelors (1999)
- Bramacharulu (2004)
- Sambiah
- English Pellam - East Godavari Mogudu (1999)
- Sitaramaragu (1998)
- Tamasha
- Sahasabaludu - Vichitrakoti (1999)
- Enthavaaralaina (2007)
Tamil
- Kizhakke Varum Paattu (1992)
- Naina (2002) ... Vaanathi
- Kusthi (2006) ... Divya
- Unnai Kann Theduthey (2009)
References
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