Mani Chandana is an Indian actress who has appeared in

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language films in the early 2000s. She returned to the film industry in the late 2010s portraying supporting roles.

Career

Mani Chandana appeared in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil language films in the early 2000s. She notably also appeared in an

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in the

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awar ...

-starrer ''

Nijam ''Nijam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rakshita, Gopichand, and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Babu and Rames ...

'' (2003). Towards the end of her career as a lead actress, she worked on Shivraj's Tamil film ''Enakke Enakka'', which eventually did not have a theatrical release. Following a sabbatical away from the film industry after her wedding, Mani Chandana returned in the late 2010s to portray supporting roles in Telugu films such as ''

Ungarala Rambabu ''Ungarala Rambabu'' is a Telugu film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav and produced by Paruchuri Kiriti. It features Sunil, Miya and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 15 September 2017. Plot Ram Babu ...

'' (2017) and ''

Achari America Yatra ''Achari America Yatra'' () is a 2018 Telugu comedy film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars Vishnu Manchu, Pragya Jaiswal, and Brahmanandam. It was produced by Kirthi Chowdary and Kittu. The film was remade in Odia in 2019 as ''Golma ...

'' (2018).

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandana, Mani Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Indian beauty pageant winners Year of birth missing (living people)