Manjula (Kannada actress)

Manjula
Born
Honnenhalli Shivanna Manjula

(1954-11-08)8 November 1954
Tumkur, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Died12 September 1986(1986-09-12) (aged 31)
Bangalore, India
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1972–1986
SpouseAmritham
Children1

Honnenhalli Shivanna Manjula (8 November 1954 – 12 September 1986) was an Indian actress who acted in predominantly Kannada language films in addition to Tamil (credited as Kumari Manjula) and Telugu films (credited as Kannada Manjula). She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kannada films in the 1970s and 1980s. She acted in more than 100 films and won several awards for her performances,[1] including a Filmfare Award.

Personal life

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Manjula was born to M. H. Shivanna and Deveramma in Honnenahalli, a village in Tumkur District.[2] Her father Shivanna was a police sub inspector. She was married to film director Amrutham who worked with her in films such as Hudugaatada Hudugi and Kanasu Nanasu. The couple had a son, Abhishek.

Career

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Manjula started her acting career in 1965 with a drama troupe Prabhat Kalavidaru. She entered the Kannada film industry in a small role in Mane Katti Nodu in 1966. Her debut as a heroine was in the 1972 film Yaara Saakshi, directed by veteran director M. R. Vittal. She shared the screen with all the top Kannada actors including Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Ashok and Shankar Nag. Her most successful pairing[1] [vague] was with Srinath[3] and they acted together in about 35 films.[1]

She starred in over one hundred films. She specialized in the role of the bossy tomboyish village belle which brought her huge success as a top Kannada heroine in the late 1970s. Some of her notable films are Sampathige Savaal, Eradu Kanasu, Sose Thanda Sowbhagya, Besuge and Seetharamu. She also acted with well known actors in other languages like Ramakrishna (Telugu), Kamalahasan and Rajinikanth (Tamil).

Filmography

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Kannada

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Year Film Role Notes
1966 Mane Katti Nodu Manju Child actress
1967 Padhavidhara Child actress
1969 Eradu Mukha Child actress (credited Kumari Manjula)
1972 Yaara Sakshi Debut as lead actress
1973 Mooroovare Vajragalu Satyabhama
1974 Eradu Kanasu Lalitha
1974 Sampathige Savaal Durga
1974 Bhakta Kumbara Gora's sister-in-law
1974 Professor Huchuraya M. N. Geetha
1974 Sri Srinivasa Kalyana Padmavathi
1975 Devara Gudi Vasanthi
1975 Daari Tappida Maga Pushpa
1975 Ninagagi Naanu
1975 Mayura Premavati
1975 Nireekshe Vasumathi
1975 Hennu Samsarada Kannu
1976 Hudugatada Hudugi
1976 Baduku Bangaravayithu Mahadevi
1976 Besuge Suma
1976 Chiranjeevi
1976 Bangarada Gudi Radha
1976 Thulasi
1976 Kanasu Nanasu
1977 Deepa Deepa Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1977 Sri Renukadevi Mahatme
1977 Dhanalakshmi
1977 Bayasade Banda Bhagya
1977 Sose Tanda Soubhagya Geetha
1977 Thayigintha Devarilla
1977 Veera Sindhura Lakshmana Special appearance
1977 Chanda Marutha Special appearance
1977 Kittu Puttu Roopa
1977 Ganda Hendathi
1977 Kumkuma Rakshe
1977 Galate Samsara Janaki
1978 Halli Haida
1978 Muyyige Muyyi Pallavi
1978 Anuraga Bandhana Special appearance
1978 Aparadhi Naanalla
1978 Nanna Prayaschittha
1978 Sneha Sedu
1978 Vasantha Lakshmi Lakshmi
1978 Chithegu Chinte
1978 Bhale Huduga
1978 Madhura Sangama Sharada
1978 Singaporenalli Raja Kulla Tara
1979 Adalu Badalu Special appearance
1979 Aliya Devaru
1979 Seetharamu Seetha
1979 Pakka Kalla
1979 Putani Agent 123
1979 Savathiya Neralu Padmini
1979 Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu Madhavi
1979 Mallige Sampige
1979 Ene Barali Preethi Irali
1980 Point Parimala Parimala
1980 Rama Parashurama
1980 Rama Lakshmana
1980 Moogana Sedu Mangala
1980 Haddina Kannu "Benne" Bhagya
1980 Manjina There
1980 Usha Swayamvara Usha
1980 Simha Jodi
1980 Manku Thimma
1980 Rusthum Jodi Padma Special appearance
1980 Janma Janmada Anubandha
1980 Mithuna
1980 Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru
1981 Nee Nanna Gellalare Nalini
1981 Premanubandha
1981 Avali Javali
1981 Simhada Mari Sainya Special appearance
1981 Guru Shishyaru Chitralekha
1981 Mareyada Haadu
1981 Snehitara Savaal
1981 Shikari
1982 Rudri
1982 Kempu Hori
1982 Chellida Raktha
1982 Mareyalagada Kathe
1982 Archana Rani Special appearance
1982 Swarna Mahal Rahasya
1982 Guna Nodi Hennu Kodu
1982 Benki Chendu
1982 Mava Sose Saval
1982 Snehada Sankole
1982 Hasyaratna Ramakrishna Special appearance
1982 Betthale Seve
1983 Hosa Theerpu Dancer Special appearance
1983 Keralida Hennu Jayalakshmi Special appearance
1983 Kranthiyogi Basavanna Neelambike
1983 Ananda Sagara Special appearance
1984 Onti Dhwani Special appearance
1984 Kalinga Sarpa Muthu
1984 Enka Manka
1985 Savira Sullu
1985 Bhayankara Bhasmasura

Tamil and Telugu

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1974 Thota Ramudu Durga Telugu
1975 Pooja Lalitha Telugu (remake of Eradu Kanasu)
1975 Puthu Vellam Tamil
1975 Maalai Sooda Vaa Tamil
1975 Edupparkai Pillai Tamil
1980 Kaalam Badhil Sollum Tamil

Manjula died after suffering burns during a kitchen fire on 9 September 1986. While initially deemed an accident, the Times of India reported the death as suicide.[4]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c "Manjula's Profile". Chitraranga.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. ^ Patil, S.H. (2002). Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats. Mittal Publications. p. 50. ISBN 81-7099-867-0.
  3. ^ B. V. Shiva Shankar (30 March 2007). "Made for each other". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "From Soundarya and Shankar Nag to Kalpana, Manjula and Sunil - Sandalwood stars who passed away too soon". The Times of India. 5 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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