Manjula (
Sanskrit
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: मंजुला) is a
Hindu and
Sanskrit
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female
given name, which means, "melodious".
Notable people named Manjula
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Manjula (Kannada actress)
Manjula (8 November 1954 – 12 September 1986) was an Indian actress who acted in Kannada language films and also few Tamil (credited as ''Kumari Manjula'') and Telugu films. She was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of Kan ...
(1954–1986), Indian actress
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Manjula Chellur
Manjula Chellur (born 5 December 1955) is a former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and the first female judge of the Karnataka High ...
(born 1955), Indian doctor and judge
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Manjula Dayal, Fijian businesswoman
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Manjula Dissanayake
Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Manjula Wijekoon Dissanayake (born 27 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka), Member of Parliament.
Dissanayake was born on 27 January 1967. She is the w ...
(born 1967), Sri Lankan politician
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Manjula Ghattamaneni
Manjula Swarup (née Ghattamaneni; born 8 November 1970) is an Indian film producer and actress known for her work in Telugu Cinema. Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna, she began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 film ''Ra ...
(born 1970), Indian actress and producer
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Manjula Guruge (born 1981), Emirati cricketer
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Manjula Munasinghe (born 1971), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Manjula Padmanabhan
Manjula Padmanabhan (born 23 June 1953) is an Indian playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author. Her works explore science, technology, gender, and international inequalities.
Life
Padmanabhan was born in Delhi in ...
(born 1953), Indian playwright, artist and writer.
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Manjula Vijayakumar
Manjula Vijayakumar (4 July 195423 July 2013) was an Indian actress. She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Personal life
She and actor Vijayakumar got married in 1976. The coupl ...
(1953– 2013), Indian actress
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Manjula Kumara Wijesekara (born 1984), Sri Lankan high jumper
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Mañjula (astronomer)/Muñjāla (fl. 932), Indian astronomer
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Sudath Manjula
L. H. Sudath Manjula (born 10 December 1972) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.
Manjula was born on 10 December 1972. He was educated at Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Maha Vidyalaya.
Manjula was a member of Ruwanwella Divisional Counci ...
(born 1972), Sri Lankan politician
Fictional characters
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Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
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The Simpsons
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Song
There was also a song by the name of Manjula. It was created by Indian singer
Baba Sehgal
Harjeet Singh "Baba" Sehgal, is an Indian rapper. He was widely acclaimed to be the first Indian rapper. He is also involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry, and works in several different languages' media. He was a contesta ...
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References
Hindu given names
Indian feminine given names
Sinhalese masculine given names
Sinhalese surnames
Sinhalese feminine given names
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