Manya (actress)

Manya
Born (1982-10-17) 17 October 1982
OccupationActor
Years active1997–2010
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. In 2013, Manya married Vikas Bajpai and they have a daughter who was born in 2016.[5]

    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.[6] Manya holds a dual degree in Maths and Statistics and an MBA from Columbia University[6] She has worked as Assistant Vice President in Credit Suisse, New York and currently works with Citi as Vice President.[7]

    Filmography

    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
    Sahasabaludu - Vichitrakoti Gunjala
    English Pellam East Godavari Mogudu Gowri
    Bachelors Preethi
    Sambayya Unknown
    2000 College Lekha
    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 Veena 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

    1. ^ "Male and Female beduts of 2005".
    2. ^ "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.
    3. ^ "Profile of Manya". Kerala9.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
    4. ^ "CINIDIARY - A Complete Online Malayalam Cinema News Portal". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
    5. ^ "ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിലെ ഡോക്ടറുടെ മകൾ, രണ്ടാം വിവാഹവും അമേരിക്കയിൽ ഫിനാന്‍ഷ്യല്‍ അനലിസ്റ്റായി ജോലിയും; ഓംഷികയുടെ ജന്മദിന ചിത്രങ്ങളുമായി മന്യ നായിഡു!". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
    6. ^ 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.
    7. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/manya-naidu-bajpai-2513a418/