Manjula Ghattamaneni

Manjula Swarup (née Ghattamaneni; born 1970), better known as Manjula, is an Indian film producer and actress known for her work in Telugu Cinema. Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna Ghattamaneni, 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.

Manjula Ghattamaneni
Born
Manjula Ghattamaneni

8th november 1970
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesManjula, Manjula Swarup
OccupationActor, producer, Director
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)Sanjay Swaroop
Children1
Parent(s)Krishna Ghattamaneni
Indira Devi
Relatives
Websitehttps://manjulaghattamaneni.com/

Personal life

She is the daughter and second child of veteran actor Krishna Ghattamaneni and his first wife Indira Devi. She has two brothers and two sisters. Her elder brother Ramesh Babu is also a film producer and her younger brother Mahesh Babu is a popular Telugu actor.

Manjula is married to producer and actor Sanjay Swarup.[1] They have a daughter named Jaanvi.[2] She is known to be good friends with her sister-in-law Namrata Shirodkar.[3]

Manjula is a meditator and pursuing meditation for 20 years.[4]

Career

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.[5] She began her career by doing a cameo as a terrorist in R. K. Selvamani's Rajasthan. She also acted as one of the female leads in the 1998 Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem, starring Suresh Gopi and Jayaram.[6] When Manjula began her career, she faced an unfavorable response from her father's fans as they did not want her to act.[7]

In 2002, she produced and starred in the film Show.[8] Directed by Neelakanta, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[9]

Her second production venture was Naani (2004), directed by S. J. Suryah. The movie starred her brother, actor Mahesh Babu.[10] The movie failed to do well at the box office.[10][11][12] 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.[13]

In 2009, she returned to acting with her next production venture Kavya's Diary.[1] In 2010, she along with her husband produced Ye Maaya Chesave, a romantic love story with Naga Chaitanya under Gautham Menon's direction.[14] The movie got critical acclaim and was declared a hit at the box office.[15] The same year, she also appeared in the movie Orange, alongside her husband Sanjay Swaroop.[16]

In 2018, she directed her first movie Manasuku Nachindi.

In 2020, she launched her personal website - ManjulaGhattamaneni.com and youtube channel to share her learnings with the world.

Awards
National Film Awards
Nandi Awards

Filmography

As director
Year Film Language Notes
2018 Manasuku Nachindi Telugu Directorial Debut

As producer
Year Film Language Notes
2002 Show Telugu National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
2004 Naani Telugu
2006 Pokiri Telugu Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film
2009 Kavya's Diary Telugu
2010 Ye Maaya Chesave Telugu

As actor
Year Film Role Language Notes
1998 Summer in Bethlehem Aparna MalayalamActing Debut
1999 Rajasthan Terrorist Shabana TamilPartially reshot in Telugu also
2002 Show RidhimaTelugu
2009 Kavya's Diary PoojaTelugu
2010 Orange Ram's sisterTelugu
2013 Sevakudu ManjulaTelugu

Web series
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Series Role Language Role Notes
2020 Nasha TBA Telugu Producer Filming [17]

References
  1. "Didn't we tell you she's returning!". Entertainment section. The Times of India. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. Mahesh Babu. "Mahesh Babu, Namratha's Son – Image". Whatslatest.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  3. "Metro Plus Hyderabad : Smita does the talking". The Hindu. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  4. https://manjulaghattamaneni.com/about-myself/
  5. "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". www.rediff.com.
  6. NARASIMHAM, M.L. ""Show" time!". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  7. "Gamanichara". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  8. "Show" – via www.imdb.com.
  9. Rajamani, Radhika (18 August 2003). "Celluloid Dreams". Metro Plus Hyderabad. Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  10. Rajamani, Radhika (29 April 2004). "Entertainer all the way". Metro Plus. Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  11. Murthy, Neeraja (6 December 2008). "Living life to the fullest". Metro Plus Vijayawada. Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  12. Hooli, Shekhar H (24 July 2008). "Mahesh Babu - the Prince of Telugu Cinema". Star Profile. One India. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  13. "'Pokiri' crosses magical 365-day mark". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 May 2007.
  14. "Ye Maya Chesave film review - Telugu cinema Review - Naga Chaitanya & Samantha". Idlebrain.com. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  15. "Telugu365.com". Telugu365.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  16. "Mahesh Babu Sister as Ram Charan sister in Б─≤OrangeБ─≥". Supergoodmovies.com. 17 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  17. "Manjula Ghattamanenis Web Series with Hansika". Cinema Politics. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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