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{{Short description|Indian actress and theatre artist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Manohari Joy
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Thumboli, [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actress Theatre artist Dancer
| years_active = 2015–present
| known_for = [[Bheeshma Parvam]] [[Malikappuram]] [[Sookshmadarshini]] In 
}}

'''Manohari Joy''' is an Indian actress and theatre artist who works primarily in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]] and television.

==Early life and background==
Manohari Joy was born in Thumboli, Alappuzha, Kerala. She trained in classical dance at Swathi Thirunal Music Academy, Thiruvananthapuram, and worked as a dance teacher at Chettikulangara High School for eight years before transitioning into theatre and screen acting.

==Career==
Manohari performed in over 36 professional Malayalam dramas across 18 theatre groups over forty years.<ref>{{cite web|title=24-ാം വയസിൽ അത് ഞാൻ നഷ്‌ടപ്പെടുത്തി, അന്ന് സിനിമയോട് പേടിയായിരുന്നു; തുറന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് നടി മനോഹരി|trans-title=I missed it at 24 and was afraid of cinema then: Actress Manohari opens up|website=Southlive|url=https://www.southlive.in/movie/celebrity-talk/i-missed-it-at-24-and-was-afraid-of-cinema-then-actress-manohari-opened-up}}</ref>

She gained public recognition through the popular TV sitcom ''[[Uppum Mulakum]]'', where she played Sarada.<ref>{{cite web|title=അതു കൊണ്ടു സിനിമ വേണ്ട ഉപ്പും മുളകും മതി; സ്ലീവാച്ചന്റെ അമ്മയെപറ്റി ഉപ്പും മുളകും തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത്!|trans-title=Uppum Mulakum script writer explains about actress Manohari Joy|website=Samayam Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/serials/uppum-mulakum-script-writer-explains-about-actress-manohari-joy/articleshow/73768425.cms}}</ref>

She made her feature film debut in ''[[Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha]]'' (2019), where her performance as Eliyamma received appreciation.<ref>{{cite web|title=കെട്ട്യോൾ മാത്രമല്ല, അമ്മച്ചിയും മാലാഖയാണു!; സ്ലീവാച്ചൻ്റെ അമ്മച്ചിയെ ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകര്‍!|trans-title=RJ Bala's Facebook post about Uppum Mulakum actress Manohari Joy for the show in Kettiyollaanu Ente Maalakha|website=Samayam Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/rj-balas-facebook-post-about-uppum-mulakum-actress-manohari-joy-for-the-show-in-kettiyollaanu-ente-maalakha-malayalam-movie/articleshow/72611671.cms}}</ref>
She later played acclaimed supporting roles in several films, including ''[[Bheeshma Parvam]]'' (2022), ''[[Malikappuram]]'' (2022), and ''[[Christopher (film)|Christopher]]'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web|title=സ്ലീവാച്ചന്റെ അമ്മച്ചിയുടെ ക്രിസ്മസ് സമ്മാനം; പങ്കുവെച്ച് ആസിഫ് അലി!: ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് അമ്മച്ചിയുടെ ആരാധകരും!|trans-title=Asif Ali shares short video of Uppum Mulakum actress Manohari Joy starrer Christmas special video|website=Samayam Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/asif-ali-shares-short-video-of-uppum-mulakum-actress-manohari-joy-starrer-christmas-special-video/articleshow/72980716.cms}}</ref>

In 2022, she appeared in ''[[Autorickshawkarante Bharya]]'', a film adaptation of [[M. Mukundan]]'s story.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ann Augustine, Suraj Venjaramoodu's Autorickshawkkarante Bharya to release|website=Onmanorama|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/10/13/ann-augustine-autorickshawkarante-bharya-suraj-venjaramoodu-m-mukundan-movie-release.html}}</ref>

She was also featured in ''Kachi'', a film that had a digital release.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|title=അതിജീവനത്തിന്‍റെ കഥയുമായി ബിനു പപ്പു നായകനായ 'കച്ചി'|trans-title=Binu Pappu, Manohari Joy starrer Kachi movie to release on OTT|website=Samayam Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/binu-pappu-manohari-joy-starrer-kachi-movie-ott-release/articleshow/82800838.cms}}</ref>

In 2024, she played Gracy in the suspense thriller film ''[[Sookshmadarshini]]''.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Sookshmadarshini movie review: Intelligent writing and clever casting elevate this thriller|website=New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2024/Nov/23/sookshmadarshini-movie-review-intelligent-writing-and-clever-casting-elevate-this-thriller}}</ref>

She also appeared in the political thriller ''Swargathile Katturumbu''.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|title=Swargathile Katturumbu trailer: Dhyan Sreenivasan in an action-packed political thriller|website=Cinema Express|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jun/20/swargathile-katturumbu-trailer-dhyan-sreenivasan-in-an-action-packed-political-thriller-laced-with-romance}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{cite web|title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Swargathile Katturumbu to release in May: What we know|website=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/dhyan-sreenivasans-swargathile-katturumbu-to-release-in-may-what-we-know-8830325.html}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Swargathile Katturumbu gets a release date|website=Cinema Express|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jun/16/dhyan-sreenivasans-swargathile-katturumbu-gets-a-release-date}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref.
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha]]'' || Eliyamma || Film debut || <ref>{{cite web|title=മലയാളത്തിന്‍റെ അമ്മമനസ് ; 2019 ല്‍ മനസില്‍ ഇടം നേടിയ അമ്മമാര്‍|website=Samayam Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/best-mother-roles-of-malayalam-cinema-2019/articleshow/72683357.cms}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021 || ''[[Aarkkariyam]]'' || Augustine’s mother || ||
|-
| ''[[Nayattu (2021 film)|Nayattu]]'' || Praveen’s mother || ||
|-
| ''[[Cheraathukal]]'' || || Anthology film Segment:Clara || <ref>{{cite web|title=Malayalam anthology Cherathukal to release on 10 OTT platforms|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/malayalam-anthology-cherathukal-to-release-on-10-ott-platforms/471}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''Kachi'' || || || <ref name="auto2"/>
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2022 || [[Meppadiyan]] || Amma || || <ref>{{cite web|title=ഇവർ വെള്ളിത്തിരയിലും ഒന്നിക്കുമ്പോൾ|trans-title=Nisha Sarang, Manohari Joy in film along with Uppum Mulakum stars|website=Indian Express Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/nisha-sarangh-manohari-joy-kottayam-ramesh-meppadiyan-film-uppum-mulakum-stars-437020/}}</ref>
|-
| ''In'' || Grace || ||
|-
| ''[[Autorickshawkarante Bharya]]'' || Sajeevan's mother || || <ref>{{cite web|title='അങ്ങനെ തോല്‍ക്കുന്നവന്‍ അല്ല ഈ സജീവന്‍'; ഓട്ടോറിക്ഷക്കാരന്‍റെ ഭാര്യ ടീസര്‍ ശ്രദ്ധേയം - ആന്‍ അഗസ്റ്റിന്‍|website=ETV Bharat|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/entertainment/movie/suraj-venjaramoodu-ann-augustine-autorickshawakkarante-bharya-teaser/kerala20221013133724962962844}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Puzhu (film)|Puzhu]]'' || Kuttan’s Mother || ||
|-
| ''[[Bheeshma Parvam]]'' || Annamma || ||
|-
| ''[[Malikappuram]]'' || Ajayan's mother || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023 || ''[[Christopher (film)|Christopher]]'' || Agnes || ||
|-
| ''[[Article 21 (film)|Article 21]]'' || || || <ref>{{cite web|title= 'നീതിക്കു വേണ്ടി അണിനിരക്കൂ....'; വേറിട്ട പോസ്റ്ററുമായി 'ആർട്ടിക്കിൾ 21' - നീതിക്കു വേണ്ടി അണിനിരക്കൂ|website=ETV Bharat|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/entertainment/movie/article-21-movie-new-poster/kerala20230710125420359359170}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Antony (2023 film)|Antony]]'' || || ||
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2024 || ''[[Qalb (film)|Qalb]]'' || Thumbi's grandmother|| || <ref>{{cite web|title=Suhasini Hasan is in all praise for Sajid Yahiya's Qalb; calls it a 'refreshing' watch|website=OTTPlay|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/suhasini-hasan-is-in-all-praise-for-sajid-yahiyas-qalb-calls-it-a-refreshing-watch/b3158301c1997}}</ref>
|-
| ''Swargathile Katturumbu'' || || || <ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
| ''[[Swargam]]'' || Elsamma || || <ref>{{cite web|title=ആനിയമ്മയായി മഞ്ജുപിള്ള, ഒപ്പം ഒരു റോബോട്ടും; 'സ്വര്‍ഗം' ക്യാരക്ടര്‍ പോസ്റ്റര്‍ പുറത്ത്|website=Mathrubhumi News|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/swargam-character-poster-with-manju-pillai-1.9951807}}</ref>
|-
| ''Oru Kattil Oru Muri'' || || || <ref>{{cite web|title='അവളൊരു മാലാഖയുടെ ഖല്‍ബുള്ള സ്‌ത്രീ'; വ്യത്യസ്‌തമായി ഒരു കട്ടിൽ ഒരു മുറി - Oru Kattil Oru Muri Trailer - ORU KATTIL ORU MURI TRAILER|website=ETV Bharat|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/ml/!entertainment/oru-kattil-oru-muri-trailer-released-starring-poornima-indhrajith-kerala-news-kls24100101742}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Panchayath Jetty]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[Nadikar]] || || ||
|-
| ''[[Her (2024 film)|Her]]'' || Grandmother || ||
|-
| ''[[Sookshmadarshini]]'' || Gracy (Ammachi) || || <ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2025 || ''[[Mr & Mrs Bachelor]]'' || Siddhu's mother || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-05-18 |title=Mr & Mrs Bachelor trailer: Indrajith and Anaswara's film promises to be a feel-good comedy entertainer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/18/mr-mrs-bachelor-trailer-indrajith-and-anaswaras-film-promises-to-be-a-feel-good-comedy-entertainer |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Diés Iraé]]'' || Madhu's mother || ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2025-08-27 |title=‘Diés Iraé’: Teaser of Pranav Mohanlal-Rahul Sadasivan horror drama out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/di%C3%A9s-ira%C3%A9-teaser-pranav-mohanlal-rahul-sadasivan-release-date-bramayugam-malayalam-movie/article69982345.ece |access-date=2025-11-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| ''Athibheekara Kaamukan'' || Arjun’s mother|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-10-15 |title=Lukman's Athibheekara Kaamukan gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Oct/15/lukmans-athibheekara-kaamukan-gets-release-date |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026 || ''Koodothram'' || || || <ref>{{cite web|title=ബൈജു എഴുപുന്ന സംവിധാനംചെയ്യുന്ന കൂടോത്രം;ഫസ്റ്റ്ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ മമ്മൂട്ടിക്കമ്പനി പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു|website=Mathrubhumi News|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/baiju-ezhupunna-koodothram-movie-first-look-poster-release-1.10258066}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
* ''[[Uppum Mulakum]]'' (2015 – present) – Sarada<ref>{{cite web|title=ഇവർ വെള്ളിത്തിരയിലും ഒന്നിക്കുമ്പോൾ|trans-title=Uppum Mulakum Biju Sopanam, Kottayam Ramesh, Manohari Joy star cast|website=Indian Express Malayalam|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/television/uppum-mulakum-biju-sopanam-kottayam-ramesh-manohari-joy-balu-mother-father-343280/}}</ref>
* ''[[Manorathangal]]'' (2024) – Muthassi
* ''[[Inspection Bungalow]]'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspection Bungalow trailer: Zee5 series promises a chilling yet heartwarming ride|website=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/inspection-bungalow-malayalam-horror-comedy-series-shabareesh-varma-zee5-2814063-2025-11-05}}</ref> - Vishnu's mother

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|11145195}}

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Manohari Joy - Revision history

KurtFaucett at 14:16, 11 April 2026