Manjula (Kannada actress)

Manjula was an Indian film actress who acted in Kannada language films and also few Tamil and Telugu films. She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kannada films in the 1980s. She acted in more than 100 films and won several awards including the Filmfare Award for her performances. Beginning as a theater artist Manjula switched over to feature films with the 1966 film Mane Katti Nodu . Her portrayal of bubbly characters earned a great deal of celebrity and she is considered one of the most bubbly actress in Kannada cinema to date.

Manjula was born to M. H. Shivanna and Deveramma on April 5, 1951 in Honnenahalli, a village in Tumkur District. She belonged to a prominent lingayat family, her father Shivanna was a police sub inspector. She was married to film director Amritham who worked with her in films such as Hudugaatada Hudugi. The couple had a son, Abhishek, who married Sushma Srinivas, in 2009 and an adopted daughter, Abhinaya.

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