Manjula Ghattamaneni
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Manjula Swaroop (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....

 Ghattamaneni; born 1970), better known as Manjula, is an India
India
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n film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 & Actress from Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

. She is the daughter and third child of renowned actor Krishna Ghattamaneni
Krishna (actor)
Warning: It is not an impartial presentation and it seems to be written by an Aficionado without any citations. Superfluous and presumptious.Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna , commonly referred to as Krishna, is a Telugu film actor...

 and sibling of actor Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...

. She is married to producer & actor Sanjay Swaroop and has a daughter with him.. She owns a movie production company called Indira Productions. Named after her mother, it is one of the most reputed production companies in Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

.

Career

In 2002, she produced and starred in her first movie Show
Show (film)
Show is a Telugu National award winning film released in 2002. Directed by Neelakanta, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni and Surya. The film was made with a very small budget of Rs. 26 Lakhs...

. The movie was directed by Neelakanta and the movie won a National Film Award
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...

 for best film. Her second production venture was Naani (2004), directed by S.J. Suryaah
S. J. Suryaah
S. Justin Selvaraj is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and producer in Kollywood, the Tamil film industry. His screen name is S. J. Surya.- Film career :...

. The movie starred her brother and actor Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...

. The movie failed to do well at Boxoffice. In 2006 she co-produced her third movie Pokiri, an action blockbuster with Puri Jagannath. The movie was a blockbuster hit and was the highest grossing movie in Telugu film industry.. In 2009, she returned to acting with her next production venture Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary is a Telugu film released in 2009. Directed by Karuna Prkash, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni, Charmy Kaur, Shashank, Indrajith, Satyam Rajesh and Leena. The film was made with a small budget of Rs. 4 Crores...

. In 2010, she along with her husband produced Ye Maaya Chesave
Ye Maaya Chesave
Ye Maaya Chesave is a 2010 Telugu-language romantic drama written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indira Productions, and features a very successful music soundtrack...

, a romantic love story with Naga Chaitanya
Naga Chaitanya
Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...

 under Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

'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.

As Producer

Year Film Director Language Notes
2002 Show
Show (film)
Show is a Telugu National award winning film released in 2002. Directed by Neelakanta, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni and Surya. The film was made with a very small budget of Rs. 26 Lakhs...

Neelakanta Telugu Won National Film Award
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...

.
2004 Naani S.J. Suryaah
S. J. Suryaah
S. Justin Selvaraj is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and producer in Kollywood, the Tamil film industry. His screen name is S. J. Surya.- Film career :...

Telugu
2006 Pokiri Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannath , born 28 September 1966, is a prominent Tollywood film director and producer. He is also a two-time Nandi Award recipient.- Director :- Writer :* Bumper Offer - story, dialogues...

Telugu Won Nandi Award
Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film
The Nandi Award for First Best Popular Feature Film winners:...

 and Filmfare Award.
2009 Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary is a Telugu film released in 2009. Directed by Karuna Prkash, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni, Charmy Kaur, Shashank, Indrajith, Satyam Rajesh and Leena. The film was made with a small budget of Rs. 4 Crores...

V. Karuna Prakash
V. K. Prakash
V.K Prakash is a renowned advertisement film director who has also directed movies in Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi. He is mainly active in Malayalam film industry. He is the director of Bollywood film called Freaky Chakra in 2003 starring Ranvir Shorey and Deepti Naval. Currently based in Bangalore,...

Telugu
2010 Ye Maaya Chesave
Ye Maaya Chesave
Ye Maaya Chesave is a 2010 Telugu-language romantic drama written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indira Productions, and features a very successful music soundtrack...

Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

Telugu

As Actor

Year Film Role Co-Starring Notes
2002 Show
Show (film)
Show is a Telugu National award winning film released in 2002. Directed by Neelakanta, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni and Surya. The film was made with a very small budget of Rs. 26 Lakhs...

Ridhima Surya
2009 Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary is a Telugu film released in 2009. Directed by Karuna Prkash, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni, Charmy Kaur, Shashank, Indrajith, Satyam Rajesh and Leena. The film was made with a small budget of Rs. 4 Crores...

Pooja Charmy Kaur, Indrajith
Indrajith
Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

2010 Orange Ram's Sister Ram Charan Teja
Ram Charan Teja
Ram Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime...

, Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...

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