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Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
08 November
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Edit pageManjula Ghattamaneni
Biography
Manjula Swarup (born 8 November 1970) is an Indian film producer, director, and actress known for her work in Telugu Cinema. Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna, 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 the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for that year. She owns a film production company called Indira Productions, named after her mother.
In 2002, she produced and starred in the film Show.[citation needed] Directed by Neelakanta, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
Her second production venture was Naani (2004), directed by S. J. Suryah. The movie starred her brother, actor Mahesh Babu. The movie failed to do well at the box office. 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.
In 2009, she returned to acting with her next production venture Kavya's Diary. In 2010, she along with her husband produced Ye Maaya Chesave, a romantic love story with Naga Chaitanya under Gautham Vasudev Menon's direction. The movie got critical acclaim and was declared a hit at the box office. The same year, she also appeared in the movie Orange, alongside her husband Sanjay Swaroop.
In 2018, she directed her first film Manasuku Nachindi. In 2020, she launched her website (manjulaghattamaneni.com) and YouTube channel.
