Manoj Manchu
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Manoj is an Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 actor. He is the younger son of Mohan Babu
Mohan babu
Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...

. He did his bachelors degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, often referred to as Southeastern and abbreviated as SE, or SOSU, is a public university located in Durant, Oklahoma, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 4,229 as of 2009.-History:...

.

Manoj is familiar to Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

 audience right from his childhood. He played many roles as a child artist in his own banner movies when his father Mohan Babu
Mohan babu
Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...

 is shown as a kid in flash back. He got many appreciations for the role he did in the movie Punya Bhoomi Naa Deshm starred by his father.

He produced many movies under the banner of Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. He has an elder sister Lakshmi Manchu
Lakshmi Manchu
Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu is an Indian film actress, producer and a television host. She is the only daughter of actor Mohan Babu and his first wife late Vidya Devi. She graduated with a Bachelors in Theater Oklahoma City University. She has acted in the American Television series Las Vegas and...

 and an elder brother Vishnu Manchu who is also an actor in Tollywood.

He started his career as a hero in 2004 with a movie called Donga Dongadi. Raju Bhai
Raju Bhai
Raju Bhai is a 2007 Indian Telugu drama film directed by Suriya Kiran, starring Manoj Manchu and Sheela in lead and Dhandapani, Tanikella Bharani and Brahmanandam in supporting roles...

 in 2007. both Became flop.

His movie Nenu Meeku Telusa...?
Nenu Meeku Telusa...?
Nenu Meeku Telusa...? is a 2008 Telugu thriller film movie starring Manoj Manchu, Sneha Ullal and Riya Sen in lead roles. Supporting roles are done by Nassar and Brahmanandam...

 is copied from an American movie Clean Slate. In 2009 his first movie Prayanam did moderately well. His first movie in 2010, Bindaas
Bindaas (2010 film)
-Reception:Bindaas received generally positive reviews. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com states "Manoj Manchu brought a new perspective to his character with his extremely cool attitude and deserves a huge round of applause for his terrific work in this movie". Industry pundits have declared it as the...

 turned out to be the biggest hit of his career. his next film was Vedam
Vedam (film)
Vedam is a 2010 Telugu drama film written and directed by Krish, starring Allu Arjun, Manoj Kumar Manchu, Anushka Shetty, Manoj Bajpai,Saranya Ponvannan, Deeksha Seth, Lekha Washington, and Siya Gautham. The film was critically acclaimed, received several accolades including four Filmfare Awards...

which was a critical and commercial success. He gained accolades for his role in Vedam
Vedam (film)
Vedam is a 2010 Telugu drama film written and directed by Krish, starring Allu Arjun, Manoj Kumar Manchu, Anushka Shetty, Manoj Bajpai,Saranya Ponvannan, Deeksha Seth, Lekha Washington, and Siya Gautham. The film was critically acclaimed, received several accolades including four Filmfare Awards...

and he received a Nandi award from state government.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Major Chandrakanth
Major Chandrakanth
Major Chandrakanth is a 1993 Telugu film. N.T. Rama Rao and Mohan Babu played the lead roles. It Is Produced by Mohan Babu under His Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures Banner. Presented by Mohan Babu's younger son Manoj Kumar and directed by veteran K. Raghavendra Rao, the film had music by M. M...

1994 Punyabhoomi Naa Desam Child artist
1997 Adavilo Anna Child artist
2004 Donga Dongadhi Vasu
2005 Political Rowdy
Political Rowdy
Political Rowdy is a 2005 Tollywood film directed by Adi. The film stars Mohan Babu, Charmme Kaur, Prakash Raj, & Abbas in important roles. As well as playing the lead role, Mohan Babu also produced the film. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Adi Thadi.-Plot:Vithal is a rowdy who commands...

Cameo appearance
Sri Sri
2007 Raju Bhai
Raju Bhai
Raju Bhai is a 2007 Indian Telugu drama film directed by Suriya Kiran, starring Manoj Manchu and Sheela in lead and Dhandapani, Tanikella Bharani and Brahmanandam in supporting roles...

Raju
2008 Nenu Meeku Telusa Aditya
2009 Prayanam Dhruv
2010 Bindaas
Bindaas (2010 film)
-Reception:Bindaas received generally positive reviews. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com states "Manoj Manchu brought a new perspective to his character with his extremely cool attitude and deserves a huge round of applause for his terrific work in this movie". Industry pundits have declared it as the...

Ajay
Vedam
Vedam (film)
Vedam is a 2010 Telugu drama film written and directed by Krish, starring Allu Arjun, Manoj Kumar Manchu, Anushka Shetty, Manoj Bajpai,Saranya Ponvannan, Deeksha Seth, Lekha Washington, and Siya Gautham. The film was critically acclaimed, received several accolades including four Filmfare Awards...

Vivek Chakravarthy
Jhummandi Naadam
Jhummandi Naadam
Jhummandi Naadam is a 2010 Telugu film produced by Lakshmi Manchu and directed by veteran K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Manoj Manchu and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles and Mohan Babu in a supporting role. The film has music scored by M.M. Keeravani...

Balu
2012 Oo Kodathara Ulikki Padathara Filming
Mr. Nokia
Mr. Nokia
Mr. Nokia is an upcoming Indian Telugu-action film written and directed by Anil Krishna. It features Manoj Manchu, Kriti Kharbanda and Sana Khan in lead roles. The film score and soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while cinematography is handled by B. Rajasekar. The film is produced by...

Filming

External links

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