Manochitra (born 5 March 1997) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu films.

Career

Manochitra made her acting debut with (2010) under the screen name of Nandhagi. She then met the Casting Director Thangaraj Lakshminarayanan at the Kancheepuram Kamakshi temple and he requested her to star opposite Jai in his next venture. During the production of '' Aval Peyar Thamizharasi'', where she played the title role, the director Meera Kathiravan asked the actress to avoid interviews and to be kept away from the promotional activity to maintain the suspense of her identity till the audio launch of the film. She was credited as Nandhagi. The film became an average grosser at the box office but won critical acclaim and she was nominated for the

Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress The Vijay for Best Debut Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The list Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. Nominations *2007 Anjali – ...

. The actress then re-christened herself to her birthname Manochitra. She soon after the release began working on a project titled ''Thandavakone'' with debutante director Ganesh as well as ''Ithanai Naalai Engirundai'' with R. Balu opposite Ananda Kannan. However, neither of the films have been released and remain stuck in the production phase. Another film titled ''Kalingathu Parani'' with Vimal was also shelved halfway through production after the producer ran out of funds. In 2012, Manochitra played a supporting role in Seenu Ramasamy's ''

Neerparavai ''Neerparavai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin. It stars Vishnu and Sunaina, and Nandita Das plays the older version of the latter's character. Saranya Ponva ...

''. In 2014, she made a comeback featuring in the multi-starrer ''

Netru Indru ''Netru Indru'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Padmamagan, a filmmaker who earlier directed ''Pallavan'' and the R. Parthiban-starrer ''Ammuvagiya Naan''. Prasanna and Vimal, along with Richard Rishi and Bharani of ...

'' alongside Prasanna and Vimal and she also acted in the action film '' Veeram'' directed by Siva. Manochitra made her debut in Telugu cinema with ''

Malligadu Marriage Bureau ''Malligadu Marriage Bureau'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Uday Raj and starring Srikanth and Manochitra. This film is about Malli, a man who creates a marriage bureau. Cast * Srikanth as Malligadu a.k.a. Malli * ...

'' (2014) in which she paired with Telugu actor

Srikanth Srikanth or Sreekanth is a common Indian first name. * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940), Tamil film actor active in films from 1965 * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1980), Tamil actor active in films after 2002 * Srikanth (Telugu actor), Telugu acto ...

and in Malayalam cinema with ''Pianist'' (2014). Manochitra then signed to play in ''Oru Vaanavil Poley'', the remake of ''Pianist'', and the Telugu film ''Nattu Kodi''. Both films remained unreleased for unknown reasons. In 2016, she acted in ''Andaman'' (2016) where she was paired with actor

Richard Rishi Richard Rishi is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films and few Malayalam and Kannada films. He is known for Koottu, ''A Film by Aravind'' and his controversial caste movies with director Mohan G, namely '' Draupat ...

Filmography

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

References

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* {{authority control Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Tamil Nadu People from Kanchipuram district 1995 births