Manjula (Kannada actress)

Manjula (Kannada: ಮಂಜುಳ) (8 November 1951 – 12 September 1986) was an Indian film actress who acted in Kannada language films and also few Tamil credited as Kumari Manjula and Telugu films. She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kannada films in 1970s and 1980s. She acted in more than 100 films and won several awards for her performances,[1] including a Filmfare Award.

Manjula
Born(1951-11-08)8 November 1951
Tumkur, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Died12 September 1986(1986-09-12) (aged 34)
Bangalore, India
OccupationFilm Actress
Years active1972–1984
Spouse(s)Amritham
ChildrenAbhishek
Abhinaya

Personal life

Manjula was born to M. H. Shivanna and Deveramma on Monday, 8 November 1951 in Honnenahalli, a village in Tumkur District. She belonged to a prominent lingayat[2] family, 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, who married Sushma Srinivas, in 2009; and an adopted daughter, Abhinaya.

Career

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 screen with Kannada super stars like Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan and other prominent actors like Srinath, Ashok and Shankar Nag. Her most successful pairing [1] 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). Her popularity declined in the early 1980s after the news of her marriage was publicized. During the last few years of her career and life she had to be content with small and supporting roles.

Filmography

Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam
Year Film Hero Notes
1966Mane Katti Nodu-Child actress
Debut film
1967Padhavidhara-Child actress
1969Eradu Mukha-Child actress
1972Yaara SakshiNoneDebut movie
1973Mooroovare VajragaluDr. Raj Kumar
1974Eradu KanasuDr. Raj Kumar
1974Sampathige SavalDr. Raj Kumar
1974Bhakta KumbaraDr. Raj Kumar
1974Professor HuchurayaVishnuvardhan
1974Sri Srinivasa KalyanaDr. Raj Kumar
1975Devara GudiRajesh
1975Daari Tappida MagaDr. Raj Kumar
1975Thota RamuduChalamTelugu remake of Sampathige Savaal
1975Pudhu VellamSivakumarTamil remake of Sampathige Savaal
1975Ninagagi NaanuSrinath, Lokesh
1975PoojaRamakrishnaTelugu remake of Eradu Kanasu
1975MayuraDr. Raj Kumar
1975NireeksheSrinath
1975Hennu Samsarada KannuSrinath
1976Hudugatada HudugiSrinath
1976Baduku BangaravayithuSrinath
1976BesugeSrinath
1976ChiranjeeviSrinath
1976Bangarada GudiVishnuvardhan
1976ThulasiSrinath
1976Kanasu NanasuSrinath
1977DeepaAshok Winner - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1977Sri Renukadevi Mahatme
1977DhanalakshmiSrinath
1977Bayasade Banda BhagyaVishnuvardhan
1977Sose Tanda SoubhagyaVishnuvardhanFirst Cinema scope Movie in Kannada
1977Thayigintha DevarillaNone
1977Veera Sindhura LakshmanaBasavraj Kattimani
1977Chanda MaruthaC. R. Sinha
1977Kittu PuttuVishnuvardhan
1977Ganda HendathiSrinath
1977Kumkuma RaksheAshok, Rajinikanth
1977Galate SamsaraVishnuvardhan, Dwarkish
1978Halli HaidaSrinath
1978Muyyige MuyyiSrinath
1978Anuraga BandhanaBasant Kumar PatilSpecial appearance
1978Nanna PrayaschitthaVishnuvardhan
1978Sneha SeduVishnuvardhan
1978Vasantha LakshmiVishnuvardhan
1978Chithegu ChinteC R Simha
1978Bhale HudugaVishnuvardhan
1978Madhura SangamaSrinath
1978Singaporenalli Raja KullaVishnuvardhanFirst Kannada film shot abroad
1979Adalu BadaluSrinathSpecial appearance
1979SeetharamuShankar NagShankar Nag's first film as commercial hero
1979Pakka KallaSrinath
1979Putani Agent 123Srinath
1979Savathiya NeraluSrinath
1979Preethi Madu Thamashe NoduShankar Nag
1979Mallige SampigeAshok
1979Ene Barali Preethi IraliP. N. Srinivas
1980Point ParimalaSrinath
1980Rama ParashuramaVishnuvardhan
1980Rama LakshmanaAshok
1980Moogana SeduShankar Nag
1980Haddina KannuSrinath
1980Manjina ThereSrinath
1980Usha SwayamvaraSrinath
1980Simha JodiVishnuvardhan
1980Manku ThimmaDwarkish
1980Rusthum JodiShankar NagSpecial appearance
1980Janma Janmada AnubandhaShankar Nag
1980MithunaArakesari
1980Pattanakke Banda PathniyaruSrinath
1981Nee Nanna GellalareDr. Raj Kumar
1981PremanubandhaSrinath
1981Avali JavaliSrinath
1981Simhada Mari SainyaNoneSpecial appearance
1981Guru ShishyaruVishnuvardhan
1981Mareyada HaaduAnant Nag
1981Snehitara SavaalVishnuvardhan
1981ShikariSrinath
1982RudriSrinath
1982Kempu HoriAshok
1982Chellida RakthaAshok
1982Mareyalagada KatheJai Jagdish
1982ArchanaShankar NagSpecial appearance
1982Swarna Mahal RahasyaSrinath
1982Guna Nodi Hennu KoduSrinath
1982Benki ChenduShankar Nag
1982Mava Sose SavalDwarkish
1982Snehada SankoleSrinath
1982Hasyaratna RamakrishnaAnant NagSupporting role
1982Betthale SeveLokesh
1983Hosa TheerpuNoneSupporting role
1983Keralida HennuShankar NagSupporting role
1983Kranthiyogi BasavannaAshok
1983Ananda SagaraNoneSupporting role
1984Onti DhwaniNoneSupporting role
1984Kalinga SarpaShankar Nag
1984Enka MankaSrinath
1985Savira SulluC.R. SimhaSupporting role
1985Bhayankara BhasmasuraNone
1986Aparadhi NanallaNoneLast movie

Tamil
Year Film Role Notes
1975Puthu Vellam
1975Maalai Sooda Vaa
1975Edupparkai Pillai
1980Kaalam Badhil Sollum
1981Bala Nagamma

Death

Manjula suffered from weight related problems during the early 1980s, while she was at the top, and that ended her career as a romantic actress. She had a hurried marriage with Amritam in 1982. When news leaked out, film offers dried up and she had financial difficulties. She died from a kitchen stove-burst on 12 September 1986.

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References
Sources

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Citations
  1. "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.
  4. "Kumari Manjula [Kannada Manjula]". Antrukandamugam.wordpress.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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