Manisha Yadav (born 11 June 1992) is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...

. She is best known for her lead role as "Aarthi", a

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student in the 2012

Tamil film Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Chen ...

Vazhakku Enn 18/9 ''Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Balaji Sakthivel, starring newcomers Sri Natarajan, Urmila Mahanta, Manisha Yadav and Mithun Murali. Pre-production of film began in 2008, ...

''.

Career

Manisha Yadav was born in

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

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and worked as a model. She debuted in the film industry through the Tamil film ''

'', which was directed by

Balaji Sakthivel Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian actor and director of Tamil films. He is best known for directing the 2004 film '' Kaadhal''. Career Balaji Sakthivel began his off-screen career as an assistant director to S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his f ...

. She acted in a Telugu movie Tuneega Tuneega in 2012. In 2013, she was seen in

Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palani ...

's ''

Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer ''Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Suseenthiran. It features debutant Santhosh Ramesh (Singanamala Ramesh Babu's second son) and Manisha Yadav of '' Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' fame in the lead ...

'' and

Karu Pazhaniappan Karu Palaniappan is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Thamizh. Biography Palaniappan hails from Karaikudi and is the eldest among the ...

's ''

Jannal Oram ''Jannal Oram'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Karu Palaniappan. A remake of the 2012 Malayalam film ''Ordinary'', it stars R. Parthiban, Vimal, Vidharth, Ramana, Poorna and Manisha Yadav. The music was composed by Vidyas ...

''. She has completed filming for ''

Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya ''Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya'' is a 2014 Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by S. P. Rajkumar and produced by M. Ani Muthu. It stars Vidharth, Manisha Yadav, and Soori in the lead roles. The music was composed by Aruldev with cinema ...

'' and ''

Trisha Illana Nayanthara ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language sex comedy film written and directed by Adhik Ravichandran, in his directorial debut. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi and Manisha Yadav, with VTV Ganesh and Simran p ...

''.

Filmography

Films

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

References

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* * Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Bengaluru Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 1992 births Living people {{India-film-actor-stub