Mani Chandana

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Mani Chandana is an Indian actress who has appears primarily in Telugu films. She returned to the film industry in the late 2010s portraying supporting roles. [1] [2]

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Career

Mani Chandana appeared in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil language films in the early 2000s. She notably also appeared in an item number in the Mahesh Babu-starrer Nijam (2003). [3] Towards the end of her career as a lead actress, she worked on Shivraj's Tamil film Enakke Enakka, which eventually did not have a theatrical release. [4] [5]

Following a sabbatical away from the film industry after her wedding, Mani Chandana returned in the late 2010s to portray supporting roles in Telugu films such as Ungarala Rambabu (2017) and Achari America Yatra (2018). [6] [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1998 Tholi Prema Telugu
1999 Pilla Nachindi Kajol
2000Kiladi Kannada
Pellam VachindiTelugu
Manasichanu
Tensionlo Tension
NTR Nagar
Vanna Thamizh Pattu Devi Tamil
2001Little HeartsTeluguSpecial appearance
2002VamshakobbaKannada
Devi NagammaTelugu
2003 Nijam Rathalu
2017 Ungarala Rambabu
2018 Achari America Yatra
2019 Burra Katha
2021 Naandhi Meenakshi's mother
2024 Sarkaaru Noukari Vasaki
Mr. Bachchan Mutyam Prabhavathi
Devara: Part 1

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