Manya | |
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Born | 17 October 1982 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–2010 |
Spouses | Satya Patel
(m. 2008, divorced)Vikas Bajpai (m. 2013) |
Manya (born 17 October 1982) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Malayalam and Telugu films and a few Kannada movies.[1] 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.[2]
Personal life
Manya was born on 17 October 1982[3] to Dr. Prahladan and Padmini in a Naidu family of Andhra Pradesh. She grew up in England and until her family moved back to India when she 9. She has a younger sister, Anjana.[4] Manya married Satya Patel on 31 May 2008 and later they got divorced.[citation needed] In 2013, Manya married Vikas Bajpai and they have a daughter who was born in 2016.[citation needed]
Career
Manya started modelling at the age of 14. She soon started getting movie offers and went on to act in more than 40 movies in many South Indian languages.[5] Manya holds a dual degree in Maths and Statistics and an MBA from Columbia University[5] She has worked as Assistant Vice President in Credit Suisse, New York and currently works with Citi as Vice President.[6]
Awards
2002: Drisya Television & Audio Awards: Best Actress (Special Jury) Award : Kanmani, 2002 (Malayalam) (Asianet)
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1989 | Swantham Ennu Karuthi | Child artist | Malayalam | |
1992 | Kizhakke Varum Paattu | Child artist | Tamil | |
1997 | Swantham Makalkku Snehapoorvam | Uncredited | Malayalam | |
1999 | Seetharama Raju | Suma | Telugu | Debut |
Devaa | Swathi | |||
Sahasabaludu - Vichitrakoti | Gunjala | |||
English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu | Gowri | |||
Bachelors | Preethi | |||
Sambiah | Unknown | |||
College | Unknown | |||
2000 | Joker | Kamala | Malayalam | |
Love | Madhumati | Telugu | ||
2001 | Sivana | Anusha | ||
Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Kukkoo Kurien | Malayalam | Choreography also | |
Rakshasa Rajavu | Malathy | |||
One Man Show | Dr. Rasiya | |||
2002 | Kunjikoonan | Lakshmi | ||
Naina | Vaanathi | Tamil | ||
Ganapathi | Mahalakshmi | Telugu | ||
Premaku Swagatam | Nammi | |||
2003 | Shingari Bolona | Anjali | Malayalam | |
Swantham Malavika | Malavika | |||
Swapnakoodu | Kurjeet | |||
2004 | Bramacharulu | Ganga | Telugu | |
Tamasha | Unknown | |||
Dobivala | Unknown | Malayalam | ||
Aparichithan | Devi | |||
Udayam | Anitha | |||
2005 | Varsha | Varsha | Kannada | |
Shastri | Kanakambari | |||
2006 | Shambu | Sahana | ||
Belli Betta | Easwari | |||
Ambi | Pallavi | |||
Suntaragaali | Actress | Special appearance | ||
Kusthi | Divya | Tamil | ||
2007 | Ee Preethi Onthara | Priyanka | Kannada | |
Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal | Anjana Menon | Malayalam | ||
Enthavaaralaina | Unknown | Telugu | ||
Rakshakan | Aswathy | Malayalam | ||
2008 | Kanal Kannaadi | Gerly Fernando | ||
2009 | Unnai Kann Theduthe | Sindhu | Tamil | |
2010 | Pathinonnil Vyazham | Meenakshi | Malayalam |
Television
Year | Serial | Language | Channel |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Kanmani | Malayalam | Asianet |
References
- ^ "Male and Female beduts of 2005".
- ^ "Manya: I didn't recognize Dileep, the first time I walked into the sets of 'Kunjikoonan'". The Times of India. 13 September 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Profile of Manya". Kerala9.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ a b "The Tango, Bollywood—and a Career in Math". Borough of Manhattan Community College. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/manya-naidu-bajpai-2513a418/ [self-published source]