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- ↑ Film industry beats its own record – The Hindu
- ↑ Thriller Manju does three Telugu films – The Times of India
- ↑ Oh, shoot! It’s a record – The Hindu
- ↑ Thriller Manju Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi
- ↑ "ಊರ ಪಟೇಲರ ಮಗ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಟಾಪ್ ಫೈಟ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಆದ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ"-Ep01-Thriller Manju LIFE-Kalamadhyama-#param. Kalamadhyama. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಮಂಜು ತಗೊಳ್ತಿದ್ದ ಪೇಮೆಂಟ್ ಎಷ್ಟು? 125 ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಫೈಟರ್"-Ep06-Thriller Manju LIFE-Kalamadhyama. Kalamadhyama. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "Movie review - Khaki Chokka". Idlebrain.com . 29 June 2001.
- ↑ "Innovative Film Awards, star studded, star oriented". chitratara.com. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.