Manju Warrier

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Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier 2.jpg
Born Manju Warrier
(1978-09-10) 10 September 1978 (age 45)[1]
Residence Pullu, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation Film actress, dancer
Years active 1995–1999, 2014–present
Spouse(s)
  • Dileep (m. 1998; div. 2015)
Children Meenakshi Dileep
Relatives Madhu Warrier (brother)

Manju Warrier (pronounced: Mañcu Vāryar; born 10 September 1978 [2] ) is an Indian film actress known for her work in Malayalam films. She is regarded as one of the most successful leading actresses of the Malayalam film industry.[3]

Manju Warrier made her debut in Sakshyam (1995) at the age of 16. Her prominent films include Sallapam, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu, Thooval Kottaram (1996), Kaliyattam, Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997), Daya, Summer in Bethlehem, Kanmadam (1998), and Pathram (1999). She won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award for her performance in Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999). She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for the film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and has won four consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[4] She got married to actor Dileep in 1998, and quit acting at that time after a 4 year long career. She made a comeback to cinema after a 14-year sabbatical with the critically and commercially successful film How Old Are You (2014).

Early life

Manju Warrier was born in Nagercoil in the year 1978. Her father Madhavan Warrier was working with Sundaram Finance, Nagercoil regional office.[5] She did her primary schooling in CSI Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. After her father got promoted, they came back to Kerala and settled in Kannur. She studied at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur and later at Chovva Higher Secondary School. She had completed her graduation from SN College, Kannur.

Manju Warrier's father is an accountant, and mother a housewife. Their native place is Pullu, near Cherpu in Thrissur District. She has one brother Madhu Warrier who is also an actor.

Career

Even when she was at school, Manju showed extra ordinary talent in dance, and won many awards. She was conferred Kalathilakam in Kerala Youth Festival for 2 years. She first appeared in miniscreen in a television serial Moharavam which was telecasted in Doordarshan.[6] At the age of 17, she debuted in the film Sakshyam (1995).[7] Later at the age of 18, she acted in the movie Sallapam (1996), co-starring actor Dileep, whom she later married. Since then, she acted in around 20 Malayalam movies over a span of three years. She has won numerous awards.

Her performance in the movie Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu won a special mention from the jury for National Film Awards. Her other films include Kanmadam and Aaraam Thampuran with Mohanlal, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and Kudamattam with her husband Dileep, Summer In Bethlahem, Pranayavarnangal, Pathram and Kaliyattam with Suresh Gopi, Irattakuttikalude Achan, Kaliveedu, Thooval Kottaram and Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu with Jayaram.

She married actor Dileep. After her marriage with Dileep, she retired from the film industry.

In 2011, she appeared in the promotion event for the movie Gaddama alongside Samyuktha Varma. In 2012 October 24, she performed Kuchipudi in Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple.[8][9][10] Later in July 2013, she acted in a commercial with Amitabh Bachchan. Her comeback announcement was greeted with much fanfare by fans and the media.[11] In a subsequent interview, Manju Warrier thanked her fans for welcoming her back to the industry and described the opportunity to work with Mr. Bachchan as one of the most memorable experiences of her life.[12] It was announced that she would make a come back to the Malayalam film industry after a long break of 14 years through Ranjith's untitled project alongside Mohanlal, but this project did not materialise.[13]

Manju Warrier was recently the cynosure of attention as she received the book penned by her friend and actress Navya Nair. Navya has written Navayarasangal and the first copy was received by Manju Warrier from the hands of veteran poet and activist Sugathakumari.[14] Manju Warrier mesmerised the audience in Calicut when she presented a Kuchipudi recital as part of the tribute ceremony of late Mullasseri Raju.[15] She recently published a book titled Sallapam.[16]

She made her much awaited return to cinema with Rosshan Andrrews's How Old Are You in 2014. Manju played the character of Nirupama Rajeev, a UD clerk in Revenue Department. The film earned positive reviews from critics and has been received exceptionally well by the audiences. She has a slew of other film projects announced.[17] She followed it by acting in Sathyan Anthikad's Ennum Eppozhum which reunites her with Mohanlal after a gap of 17 years. Her next project was Rani Padmini by Aashiq Abu along with Rima Kallingal released in October 2015.

Personal life

Manju got married to Malayalam actor Dileep on 20 October 1998 at Aluva Sri Krishna Temple. The couple have a daughter, Meenakshi. Dileep and Manju had filed for divorce in 2014 and it was granted in January 2015.[18][19][20]

Awards

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Asianet Film Awards
Screen-Videocon Awards
Film Fans Awards
Asiavision Awards
Vanitha Film Awards
SIIMA
Manorama Newsmaker 2014
  • 2014 - Manorama Newsmaker 2014 - awarded on 22 September 2015

Filmography

Year Film Character Co-stars Director
2016 Untitled Film nancy Meera Jasmine, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jeethu Joseph
2016 Vettah IPS Officer Kunchako Boban, Jayasurya, Rajesh Pillai
2015 Jo and The Boy Jo / Joan Mary John Sanoop Santhosh, Rojin Thomas
Rani Padmini Padmini Rima Kallingal Aashiq Abu
Ennum Eppozhum Adv. Deepa Mohanlal, Reenu Mathews, Innocent, Lena Abhilash Sathyan Anthikad
2014 How Old Are You Nirupama Rajeev Kunchako Boban Rosshan Andrrews
1999 Pathram Devika Shekhar Suresh Gopi, Murali, Biju Menon, Abhirami, Janardanan, N. F. Varghese Joshi
Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu Bhadra Abbas, Biju Menon, Thilakan, Kalabhavan Mani T. K. Rajeev Kumar
1998 Summer in Bethlahem Abhirami Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Kalabhavan Mani, Janardanan, Rasika, Mohanlal Sibi Malayil
Kanmadam Bhanumathi Mohanlal, Lal, Sreejaya, Siddique A. K. Lohithadas
Daya Daya Krishna, Lal Venu
Pranayavarnangal Aarathi Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Divya Unni, Praveena, Janardanan Sibi Malayil
Thirakalkkappuram Seetha Suresh Gopi Anil Adithyan
1997 Irattakuttikalude Achan Anupama Jayaram, Murali, Sreenivasan, Urmila Unni, Lalu Alex Sathyan Anthikkad
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu Meenakshi Jayaram, Biju Menon, Balachandra Menon, Kavya Madhavan, Vinaya Prasad, Narendraprasad Kamal
Kudamattam Gowri Dileep, Biju Menon, Vijayaraghavan, Mohini Sundardas
Aaraam Thampuran Unnimaya Mohanlal, Priya Raman, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Narendraprasad Shaji Kailas
Sammanam Devi Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani Sundardas
Kaliyattam Thaamara Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Lal, Narendraprasad Jayaraj
Innalekalillaathe Beena Biju Menon, Narendraprasad, N. F. Varghese George Kithu
1996 Kaliveedu Mridula Jayaram, Sunitha, Vani Viswanath, Jagadish Sibi Malayil
Thooval Kottaram Devaprabha Varma Jayaram, Murali, Sukanya, Dileep Sathyan Anthikkad
Dilliwala Rajakumaran Maya Jayaram, Biju Menon, Kalabhavan Mani, Narendraprasad Rajasenan
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu Anjali Dileep, Biju Menon, Mohini, Chippy, N. F. Varghese Kamal
Sallapam Radha Dileep, Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani, N. F. Varghese Sundardas
1995 Sakshyam Smitha Suresh Gopi, Murali, Gouthami Tadimalla, Annie Mohan

Television

  • Moharavam (Doordarshan)

References

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  13. ↑ "Manju Warrier - Why its a Comeback We'd love to see"
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  15. ↑ http://www.kerala.cinemalead.com/news-id-manju-warrier-mesmerizes-audience-manju-warrier-21-09-13229.htm
  16. ↑ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15141075&programId=7940958&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8
  17. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/return-of-the-heroine/article6020886.ece
  18. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/I-am-living-for-my-daughter-says-Dileep/articleshow/30456694.cms
  19. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/dileep-manju-warrier-parting-ways-couple-files-divorce-petition-in-court-539531
  20. ↑ http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=11565555&contentId=16199995&tabId=1
  21. ↑ 62nd Filmfare Awards South (2015) : Winners' List

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