Manjula kannada actress wikipedia

Indian actress (–)

Honnenhalli Shivanna Manjula (8 November – 12 September ) 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 s and s. She acted in more than films and won several awards for her performances,^[1] including a Filmfare Award.

Personal life

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

Manjula started her acting career in with a drama troupe Prabhat Kalavidaru. She entered the Kannada film industry in a small role in Mane Katti Nodu in Her debut as a heroine was in the 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 s.

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

Kannada

Tamil and Telugu

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

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