Manisha Yadav (born 11 June 1992) is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...

. She is best known for her lead role as "Aarthi", a

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student in the 2012

Tamil film Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

Vazhakku Enn 18/9 ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring newcomers Sri, Urmila Mahanta, Mithun Murali and Manisha Yadav. Pre-production of the film began in 2008, with th ...

'' which first introduced her to the Tamil and Telugu audience as an actress.

Career

Manisha Yadav was born in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

and is working as a model. She debuted in the film industry through the Tamil film ''

'', which was directed by

Balaji Sakthivel Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian director of Tamil films. He is best known for directing the 2004 film, ''Kaadhal''. Career Balaji Sakthivel began as an assistant director to S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, ''Samurai (2002 film), ...

. She acted in a Telugu movie Tuneega Tuneega in 2012. In 2013, she was seen in

Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...

's ''

Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer ''Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Suseenthiran. It features debutant Santhosh Ramesh (Singanamala Ramesh's second son) and Manisha Yadav of '' Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' fame in the lead roles ...

'' and

Karu Pazhaniappan Karuppaih Palaniappan, credited on-screen as Karu Palaniappan, is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Tamil. Biography Palaniappan hails ...

's '' Jannal Oram''. She has completed filming for ''

Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya ''Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya'' is a 2014 Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by S. P. Rajkumar and produced by M. Ani Muthu. It stars Vidharth, Manisha Yadav, and Soori in the lead roles. The music was composed by Aruldev with cinemat ...

'' and ''

Trisha Illana Nayanthara ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' ( ''If Not Trisha, Then Nayanthara'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil language sex comedy film written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Simran (actress), Simran, Manisha Yadav and Anandh ...

''.

Acting credits

Films

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* * Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Bangalore Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 1992 births Living people {{India-film-actor-stub