Manju Pathrose is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam television and films. She was a contestant along with her husband in the

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show ''Veruthe Alla Bharya'' (2012) on

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. She got her first break with the

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of Syamala in ''

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'' (2013-2019), a popular sitcom on Mazhavil Manorama. She won the Kerala State Television Award (Special Jury Award) for her performance as Thankam in the sitcom ''

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'' (2017-2019). She has acted in more than 30 Malayalam films, including ''

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'' (2017). She was a participant in the second season of Malayalam

show ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Manju was born to Pathrose and Reetha at

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. She attended Bethlehem Girls High School, Njaralloor, Kizhakkambalam, and Bharata Mata College,

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Career

She received her first acting offer in

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-directed 2003 film ''

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'' after the film's casting team saw her photographs of one of her dance show. Manju made her debut appearance on television in the second season of the couples

show ''Veruthe Alla Bharya'' on

. The show paved her way to her first acting role in television through a character role in ''Marimayam'', a popular comedy

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. It was her breakthrough character as an actress. She was also featured in other sitcoms, such as ''Mayamohini'' and ''Kunnamkulathangaadi''. She won the Kerala State Television Awards (Special Jury Award) for her performance as Thankam in ''

''. In January 2020, she entered as a contestant in the 15 week-long Malayalam

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show ''Bigg Boss'' (Malayalam season 2), which is broadcast in

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and hosted by actor

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Personal life

She is married to Sunil Bernard, a

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, and has a son, Ed Bernard.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Short films

Awards

References

External links

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Manju Sunichen - Film Actress, Serial Actress
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pathrose, Manju Living people Actresses from Kerala Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Bigg Boss Malayalam contestants 1982 births