Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She started her career as a child artist in Malayalam films. she made her debut as a lead actress with Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015) in Malayalam and Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) in Tamil. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South in 2017.[1][2]
Manjima Mohan | |
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 Manjima Mohan during an Interview | |
| Born | Priyadarshini 11 March 1993 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | Stella Maris College, Chennai |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1997–2001 (child artist); 2015–present |
| Spouse | |
Personal life
editManjima is the daughter of veteran cinematographer Vipin Mohan and dancer Kalamandalam Girija. After completing her schooling at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, she pursued a B.Sc. degree in mathematics from Stella Maris College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She married actor Gautham Karthik on 28 November 2022.[3]
Career
editManjima was a leading child artist in Malayalam film industry in early 2000s later she also hosted a television call-in show for kids by the name ‘'Hai Kids'’ on Surya TV for three years which rose her fame among Malayali audience.
Despite having had acting experience, she said that she was "not at all confident" when she started shooting for the film and that the initial days were "terrifying".[4] Oru Vadakkan Selfie, which was directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan, featured Manjima Mohan as the female lead.[5]
Upon the release of Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Manjima landed her first Tamil film, Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada.[2] Its director Gautham Vasudev Menon, who was impressed with her work in Oru Vadakkan Selfie,[6] cast Manjima as the female lead, after she had gone through an audition.[7]
In 2017 she had two Tamil films, one opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin - Ippadai Vellum[8] and the other, Sathriyan, opposite Vikram Prabhu.[9] In 2019, she made her come back to Malayalam with Mikhael opposite Nivin Pauly for the second time . She also has a few Tamil films in her career, including Tughlaq Durbar with Vijay Sethupathi, and Raashii Khanna.[10][11][12] Her first release in 2023 was a Horror Thriller film Boo directed by A. L. Vijay that directly premiered on JioCinema.[13]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kaliyoonjal | Younger Ammu | Malayalam | Child artist | |
| 1998 | Mayilpeelikkavu | Gayathri's relative | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 | Saaphalyam | Sreethumol | Malayalam | ||
| 2000 | Priyam | Anu | Malayalam | ||
| Thenkasipattanam | Younger Devootty | Malayalam | |||
| Madhuranombarakattu | Maya | Malayalam | |||
| Kabooliwala | Malayalam | ||||
| 2001 | Sundara Purushan | Suryanarayanan's daughter | Malayalam | ||
| 2015 | Oru Vadakkan Selfie | Daisy George | Malayalam | Debut as lead | |
| 2016 | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada /Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo | Leela Raman/Leela | Tamil / Telugu | Bilingual film | |
| 2017 | Sathriyan | Niranjana | Tamil | ||
| Ippadai Vellum | Bhargavi | Tamil | |||
| 2019 | NTR: Kathanayakudu | Nara Bhuvaneshwari | Telugu | ||
| NTR: Mahanayakudu | Telugu | ||||
| Mikhael | Mary | Malayalam | |||
| Devarattam | Madhu | Tamil | |||
| 2021 | Kalathil Sandhippom | Kavya | Tamil | ||
| Tughlaq Durbar | Manimegalai | Tamil | [14] | ||
| 2022 | FIR | Prarthana Raman | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | Boo | Neelu | Tamil/Telugu | released on Jio Cinema |
Awards and nominations
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2022) |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Asianet Film Awards | Best child artist | Priyam | Won |
| 2001 | Kerala State Film Award | Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist | Madhuranombarakattu | Won |
| 2001 | Kerala State Television Award | Kerala State Television Award for Best Child Artist | Kabulivaala | Won |
| 2016 | SIIMA | Best Debut-Female (Malayalam) | Oru Vadakkan Selfie | Nominated |
| 2017 | Filmfare Award | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Won |
| 2017 | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut-Female (Tamil) | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Edison Awards (India) | Best debut actress | Won |
References
edit- ^ "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award". India Today. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Manjima is the new heroine for Simbu". 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Gautham Karthik and Manjima Mohan are now married, see first photos". New Indian Express. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "She is Back!". Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Krishnakumar, G. (5 April 2015). "Selfie clicks, becomes year's first super-hit". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Manjima Mohan is STR's heroine in Gautham Menon film!". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Lady luck smiles on Manjima Mohan". 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Lyca signs Udhayanidhi to be directed by Gaurav Narayanan". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Manjima Mohan cast opposite Vikram Prabhu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's Tughlaq Durbar to get a direct OTT release?". Times Now. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi announces release date for Laabam as Tughlaq Durbar goes the OTT way". The Indian Express. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's 'Tughlaq Durbar' skips theatrical release". The Times of India. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Director Vijay's horror thriller 'Boo' to premiere directly on OTT". The Times of India. 26 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Manjima Mohan onboard for Vijay Sethupathi's Tughlaq Darbar". Cinema Express. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.