Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in

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and

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films. She started her career as a child artist in Malayalam films. she made her debut as a lead actress with ''

Oru Vadakkan Selfie ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language road- comedy film directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film features Nivin Pauly, Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Sreenivasa ...

'' (2015) in

and '' Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada'' (2016) in

. She won the

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in 2017.

Personal life

Manjima is the daughter of veteran cinematographer Vipin Mohan and dancer Kalamandalam Girija. After completing her schooling at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School,

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, she pursued a

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degree in mathematics from Stella Maris College, Chennai,

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. She married Gautham Karthik on 28 November 2022.

Career

Manjima was a leading child artist in Malayalam film industry in early 2000s later she also hosted a television call-in show for kids by the name ‘'Hai Kids'’ on Surya TV for three years which rose her fame among Malayali audience. Despite having had acting experience, she said that she was "not at all confident" when she started shooting for the film and that the initial days were "terrifying". ''

'', which was directed by G. Prajith and scripted by

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

, featured Manjima Mohan as the female lead. Upon the release of ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'', Manjima landed her first Tamil film, '' Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada''. Its director

Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu and Hindi films that either simultaneously shot with or rema ...

, who was impressed with her work in ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'', cast Manjima as the female lead, after she had gone through an audition. In 2017 she had two Tamil films, one opposite

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer, actor, and politician who prominently works in the Tamil cinema. He is the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu in the ministry led by his father, ...

- '' Ippadai Vellum'' and the other, ''

Sathriyan ''Chatriyan'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film, written and produced by Mani Ratnam under Aalayam Productions. The film was directed by K. Subash, an assistant of Mani Ratnam. The film stars Vijayakanth, Bhanupriya and ...

'', opposite

Vikram Prabhu Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and '' Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the son of actor P ...

. In 2019, she made her come back to Malayalam with ''Mikhael'' opposite

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...

for the second time . She also has a few Tamil films in her career, including Tughlaq Durbar with

Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. ...

, and

Raashii Khanna Raashii Khanna (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress and playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film ''Madras Cafe'' (2013) and subseque ...

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohan, Manjima Living people Indian film actresses Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Stella Maris College, Chennai alumni 20th-century Indian actresses 1993 births Child actresses in Malayalam cinema