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[[File:Manjula Indira Productions.jpg|alt=Manjula Ghattamaneni is an Indian film producer & actress.|thumb|Manjula Ghattamaneni, Indira Productions]]
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{{Infobox person
| name = Manjula Ghattamaneni
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Manjula Ghattamaneni
| birth_date = 8th november 1970
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername = Manjula, Manjula Swarup
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| spouse = Sanjay Swaroop
| children = 1
| parents = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] (father)<br>[[Vijaya Nirmala]] (step-mother)
| relatives = {{Plainlist |
* [[Ramesh Babu]] (brother)
* [[Mahesh Babu]] (brother)
}}
| website = https://manjulaghattamaneni.com/
| notable role =
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[Film director|Director]]
}}

'''Manjula Swarup''' ([[Married and maiden names|née]] '''Ghattamaneni'''; born 1970), better known as '''Manjula''', is an Indian [[film producer]] and [[actress]] known for her work in [[Telugu Cinema]]. Born to prominent Telugu actor [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna Ghattamaneni]], she began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 film ''[[Rajasthan (film)|Rajasthan]]'' and went on to act as a supporting actor in the Malayalam film ''[[Summer in Bethlehem]]''. She found fame by starring and producing in the 2002 film ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] and [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]] for that year. She owns a film production company called ''[[Indira Productions]]'', named after her mother.

==Personal life==
She is the second daughter and third child of veteran actor [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna Ghattamaneni]] and his first wife Indira Devi. She has two brothers and two sisters. Her elder brother [[Ramesh Babu]] is also a film producer and her younger brother [[Mahesh Babu]] is a popular Telugu actor.

Manjula is married to producer and actor Sanjay Swarup.<ref name="times1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Didnt_we_tell_you_shes_returning_/rssarticleshow/3841514.cms|title=Didn't we tell you she's returning! |date=2008-12-16|work=Entertainment section|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2009-06-23}}</ref> They have a daughter named Jaanvi.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mahesh Babu |url=http://whatslatest.com/blog/?p=6837 |title=Mahesh Babu, Namratha's Son – Image |publisher=Whatslatest.com |access-date=2012-11-04}}</ref> She is known to be good friends with her sister-in-law [[Namrata Shirodkar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/12/stories/2009091251080600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012015/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/12/stories/2009091251080600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-19 |title=Metro Plus Hyderabad : Smita does the talking |date=2009-09-12 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-11-04}}</ref>

[https://manjulaghattamaneni.com/about-myself/ Manjula] is a meditator and has been pursuing meditation for 20 years.<ref>https://manjulaghattamaneni.com/about-myself/</ref>

==Career==
Manjula was initially set to make her acting debut in a film co-starring actor [[M. N. Nambiar]]'s grandson Deepak, but the film did not progress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/nov/10ss.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> She began her career by doing a cameo as a terrorist in [[R. K. Selvamani]]'s ''[[Rajasthan (film)|Rajasthan]]''. She also acted as one of the female leads in the 1998 Malayalam film ''[[Summer in Bethlehem]]'', starring [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Jayaram]].<ref>{{cite web|first=M.L. |last=NARASIMHAM|title="Show" time!|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/25/stories/2002092500180400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701031824/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/25/stories/2002092500180400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 December 2012}}</ref> When Manjula began her career, she faced an unfavorable response from her father's fans as they did not want her to act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gamanichara|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/Guest_Articles_22/_509.php|publisher=Telugu Cinema|access-date=7 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819145513/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/Guest_Articles_22/_509.php|archive-date=19 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2002, she produced and starred in the film ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0334352/|title=Show|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> Directed by [[G. Neelakanta Reddy|Neelakanta]], the film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]].<ref name="hindu3">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/18/stories/2003081800730100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024094533/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/08/18/stories/2003081800730100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-10-24|title=Celluloid Dreams |last = Rajamani|first = Radhika|date=2003-08-18|access-date=2009-06-22|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

Her second production venture was ''[[Naani]]'' (2004), directed by [[S. J. Suryah]]. The movie starred her brother, actor [[Mahesh Babu]].<ref name="hindu2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/29/stories/2004042901150100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629124454/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/29/stories/2004042901150100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-06-29|title=Entertainer all the way |last = Rajamani|first = Radhika|date = 2004-04-29|access-date=2009-06-22|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The movie failed to do well at the box office.<ref name="hindu2" /><ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/12/06/stories/2008120651820400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203115832/http://hindu.com/mp/2008/12/06/stories/2008120651820400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-02-03|title= Living life to the fullest |last=Murthy|first=Neeraja |date=2008-12-06|access-date=2009-06-22 |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref name="oneind1">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebrities/star-profile/2008/mahesh-babu-profile-biography-240708.html|title=Mahesh Babu - the Prince of Telugu Cinema|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H |date=2008-07-24|work=Star Profile
|publisher=[[One India]]|access-date=2009-06-24}}</ref> In 2006, she co-produced her third movie ''[[Pokiri (2006 film)|Pokiri]]'', an action blockbuster with [[Puri Jagannadh]]. The movie was a blockbuster hit and was the highest-grossing movie in the Telugu film industry of the time.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/02/stories/2007050219160200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504044318/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/02/stories/2007050219160200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2007-05-04 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title='Pokiri' crosses magical 365-day mark | date=2007-05-02}}</ref>

In 2009, she returned to acting with her next production venture ''[[Kavya's Diary]]''.<ref name="times1" /> In 2010, she along with her husband produced ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]'', a romantic love story with [[Naga Chaitanya]] under [[Gautham Menon]]'s direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemayachesave.html |title=Ye Maya Chesave film review - Telugu cinema Review - Naga Chaitanya & Samantha |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=2010-02-26 |access-date=2012-11-04}}</ref> The movie got critical acclaim and was declared a hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telugu365.com/veiwnews.php?newsid=7673&catid=1 |title=Telugu365.com |publisher=Telugu365.com |access-date=2012-11-04}}</ref> The same year, she also appeared in the movie ''[[Orange (2010 Telugu film)|Orange]]'', alongside her husband Sanjay Swaroop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/7005/tollywood/mahesh-babu-sister-as-ram-charan-sister-in-orange-news-details |title=Mahesh Babu Sister as Ram Charan sister in Б─≤OrangeБ─≥ |publisher=Supergoodmovies.com |date=2010-07-17 |access-date=2012-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031094824/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/7005/tollywood/Mahesh-Babu-Sister-as-Ram-Charan-sister-in-Orange-News-Details |archive-date=31 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2018, she directed her first movie [[Manasuku Nachindi]].

In 2020, she launched her personal website - [http://www.manjulaghattamaneni.com/ ManjulaGhattamaneni.com] and YouTube channel to share her learnings with the world.

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
*2003 - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] (Producer) - ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''

;[[Nandi Awards]]
*2006 - [[Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film]] - (Co-producer) - ''[[Pokiri (2006 film)|Pokiri]]''
*2001 - [[Nandi Special Jury Award]] - (Producer) - ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''

==Filmography==

===As director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Manasuku Nachindi]]''
| Telugu
| Directorial Debut
|-
|}

===As producer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''
| Telugu
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Naani]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Pokiri (2006 film)|Pokiri]]''
| Telugu
| [[Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film]]
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Kavya's Diary]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]''
| Telugu
|
|}

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Summer in Bethlehem]]''
| Aparna
| Malayalam ||Acting Debut
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Rajasthan (film)|Rajasthan]]''
| Terrorist Shabana
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Partially reshot in Telugu also
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''
| Ridhima || Telugu
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Kavya's Diary]]''
| Pooja || Telugu
|
|-
|2010
| ''[[Orange (2010 Telugu film)|Orange]]''
| Ram's sister || Telugu
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Sevakudu]]''
| Manjula || Telugu
|
|}

===Web series===

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Series
! Role
! Language
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2020
|style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Nasha'' {{dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Producer
| Filming <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cinemapolitics.com/english/manjula-ghattamanenis-web-series-with-hansika-15752|title=Manjula Ghattamanenis Web Series with Hansika|date=11 October 2019|website=Cinema Politics|url-status=live|access-date=2020-04-17|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012023753/https://www.cinemapolitics.com/english/manjula-ghattamanenis-web-series-with-hansika-15752}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1251463}}

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