Manesha Chatarji is an

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known for her roles in

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, and Odia TV shows and films. She made her Hindi debut from the film "World Cupp 2011" (2009) in the lead role. She then appeared in the second highest-grossing film of the year " Wanted" (2009) as a commissioner's daughter. She has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. Manesha has appeared in popular movies including ''World Cupp 2011'' and ''Thambivudaiyaan''. She has appeared in ''Sita Rama Nka Bahaghara Kali Jugare'' (Odia; 2017) and ''Sitaramula Kalyanam Chuthamu Raarandi'' (Telugu; 2017).

Early life

Manesha Chatarji was born on August 30, 1988, in

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(formerly

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. She went to school in

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, graduating from

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, where she pursued a fashion design course. She has 1,600 followers on

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Career

Manesha Chatarji is best known for her role in the

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movie '' Wanted'', in which she starred as the General's daughter alongside

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. She has also appeared in several television commercials and magazine ads. In 2009, Manesha appeared in ''Thambivudayaan'', along with Aditya Anbu,

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, Charu Haasan, and

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. The film was directed by Raja Mahesh. That same year, Manesha starred in her first

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, '' World Cupp 2011'', a Bollywood sport and crime film directed by debutante director

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. Ravi Kapoor and Manesha Chatarji were chosen for the leading roles. After a one year break, Manesha joined the cast of '' Sakthi'', a

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broadcast on Sun TV. This serial was an adaptation of a

serial named '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?''. The show ran from June 2014 to March 2015 with a total of 205 episodes. In 2015, Manesha Chatarji was cast in two movies, the Telugu film ''Udyanavanam 2'' and the Tamil film, ''Tea Kadai Bench''. In 2016, she signed on for two more Telugu movies, ''Anthuleni Prema'' and ''Sita Rama nka Bahaghara Kali Jugare'' (Odia). In 2017, her first Odia movie, ''Sita Rama nka Bahaghara Kali Jugare'', was released; Chatarji played the lead role with co-star

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. The Telugu version of ''Sitaramula Kalyanam Chuthamu Raarandi'' is currently in post-production. In 2018, Manesha became the co-producer on India's first teen

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, '' 1978 A Teen Night Out''. The most recent movie in which Manisha Chatarji has acted is Sita Rama Nka Bahaghara Kali Jugar.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatarji, Manesha Actresses from Mumbai Living people Actresses from Kolkata 1990 births