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Manya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1982 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–2010 |
| Spouses | Satya Patel (m. 2008,divorced)Vikas Bajpai (m. 2013) |
Manya is an Indian actress who mainly acted 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]
Manya was born on 17 October 1982 [3] to Doctor Prahladan and Padmini in a Naidu family of Andhra Pradesh. She grew up in England and until her family moved back to South 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 ]
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]
2002: Drisya Television & Audio Awards: Best Actress (Special Jury) Award : Kanmani, 2002 (Malayalam) (Asianet)
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Telugu | ||
| Sahasabaludu - Vichitrakoti | Gunjala | Telugu | ||
| English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu | Gowri | Telugu | ||
| Bachelors | Preethi | Telugu | ||
| Sambiah | Unknown | Telugu | ||
| College | Unknown | Telugu | ||
| 2000 | Joker | Kamala | Malayalam | |
| Love | Madhumati | Telugu | ||
| 2001 | Sivana | Anusha | Telugu | |
| Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Kukkoo Kurien | Malayalam | Choreography also | |
| Rakshasa Rajavu | Malathy | Malayalam | ||
| One Man Show | Dr.Rasiya | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Kunjikoonan | Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
| Naina | Vaanathi | Tamil | ||
| Ganapathi | Mahalakshmi | Telugu | ||
| Premaku Swagatam | Nammi | Telugu | ||
| 2003 | Shingari Bolona | Anjali | Malayalam | |
| Swantham Malavika | Malavika | Malayalam | ||
| Swapnakoodu | Kurjeet | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 | Bramacharulu | Ganga | Telugu | |
| Tamasha | Unknown | Telugu | ||
| Dobivala | Unknown | Malayalam | ||
| Aparichithan | Devi | Malayalam | ||
| Udayam | Anitha | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Varsha | Varsha | Kannada | |
| Shastri | Kanakambari | Kannada | ||
| 2006 | Shambu | Sahana | Kannada | |
| Belli Betta | Easwari | Kannada | ||
| Ambi | Pallavi | Kannada | ||
| Suntaragaali | Actress | Kannada | 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 | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Unnai Kann Theduthe | Sindhu | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Pathinonnil Vyazham | Meenakshi | Malayalam |
| Year | Serial | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kanmani | Malayalam | Asianet |
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