Manju Bhargavi is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

blockbusters, '' Nayakudu Vinayakudu'' (1980) and ''

Sankarabharanam Sankarabharanam may refer to: * ''Sankarabharanam'' (1980 film), an Indian Telugu-language musical drama film * ''Sankarabharanam'' (2015 film), an Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film * Sankarabharanam (raga), a rāga in Carnatic music ...

'' (1980), which both released in the same year, just a day apart.

Early life

Manju Bhargavi's parents originally hailed from

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but settled in

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. After marriage she settled in

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Career

She was trained as a classical dancer and performed at many dance shows. At one of these shows, filmmaker Prakash Rao saw her and cast her in a dance sequence for the

film Gaalipataalu (1974). It led to dance numbers in the hit films '' Krishnaveni'' (1974), '' Soggadu'' (1975) and

Yamagola ''Yamagola'' ( Havoc in Hell or The Great Havoc) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film directed by T. Rama Rao who co-wrote the film with D. V. Narasa Raju. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Cha ...

(1977). She was also seen as a vamp in '' Nayakudu Vinayakudu'' opposite

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and

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. She was then cast in the film ''President Peramma'' where she performed a dance number, and then the film's director K. Vishwanath asked her to submit some photographs where she wasn't wearing any make-up. She complied and he liked the results and cast her in the lead role as an unglamorous dancer in his next film ''

'' (1979), a film that broke box office records and became a landmark in

cinema. Besides the dubbed version of ''Sankarabharanam'', she has acted in some landmark Malayalam movies too. She has done a Tamil movie song in ''BILLA'' in 1980 as well as a cameo in the famous classical dance sequence with Kamal Haasan in the movie '' Saagara Sangamam'' in 1983. Although she was very satisfied with the film as it gave her fame and respect, she didn't get many roles in films after that, her height being the reason, but she chose to concentrate on her dance programs and running the dance school. One of her disciples is

Deepa Sashindran Deepa Sashindran (born 3 July 1974) is an Indian artist and a disciple of the Kuchipudi expert Smt. Manju Bhargavi. She is a performing artist, teacher of the Indian classical dance form Kuchipudi, choreographer, art curator, entrepreneur, and ...

Manju Bhargavi felicitaed by FDC Chairman Anil Kurmachalam in Ravindrabharathi 1

Family

Her husband is the son of a retired Chief Secretary. His family is also originally from

but later settled in

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, which is where she currently lives. She had two sons, but one of her sons died of cancer in 2007. She runs a dance school in

, and because of that and her dance shows, she doesn't have much time to act in films, taking an occasional role when it fits into her busy schedule. In 2008, she made her

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film debut in '' Hatrick Hodi Maga'' playing

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's mother. She acted as Subbulakshmi in the popular TV serial ''

Thangam ''Thangam'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film directed by Kicha (director), Kicha, starring Sathyaraj as a village do-gooder in Tamil Nadu. Plot Set in a small town near Coimbatore, 'Thangam' portrays tw famili ...

'' on Sun TV.

Filmography

Telugu

# ''Devi Lalithamba'' (1973) # ''Gaalipataalu'' (1974) # '' Krishnaveni'' (1974) # ''Chaduvu Samskaram'' (1974) # ''

Yashoda Krishna ''Yasodha Krishna'' is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language film directed by C. S. Rao. The film features Baby Sridevi and Baby Rohini portraying young Lord Krishna, with the latter making her on-screen debut as a child artiste at the age of five. ...

'' (1975) # '' Soggadu'' (1976) # ''

'' (1977) # ''Sahasavanthudu'' (1978) # ''Anthuleni Vintha Katha'' (1979) as Lavanya # ''Gandharva Kanya'' (1979) as Chatura # ''

Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam ''Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam'' is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, based on Lord Venkateswara Avatar at Tirumala, produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. It stars N. T. ...

'' (1979) # ''

Kothala Raayudu ''Kothala Raayudu'' is a Telugu-language film directed by K. Vasu and starring Chiranjeevi and Madhavi. The film was a box office success. Plot Satyam is the youngest son of a retired judge and youngest brother of a Police officer and a lawyer ...

'' (1979) as Lily # ''President Peramma'' (1979) # ''

'' (1980) # ''Kodallu Vastunnaru Jagratha'' (1980) # '' Nayakudu Vinayakudu'' (1980) # ''Patalam Pandu'' (1981) # ''Amrutha Kalasham'' (1981) # ''

Prema Simhasanam ''Prema Simhasanam'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by K. Vidya Sagar under the Tirupathi International banner and directed by Beeram Mastan Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Rati Agnihotri and music is compos ...

'' (1981) # '' Bala Nagamma'' (1982) # ''

Sagara Sangamam ''Sagara Sangamam'' () is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageswara Rao. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, S. P. Sailaja and Chakri Toleti. Upon releas ...

'' (1983) # ''

Yamaleela ''Yamaleela'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film written, directed, and composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars comedian Ali in his debut as a lead actor, alongside Indraja, Satyanarayana, Manju Bhargavi, Bramhanandam ...

'' (1994) # ''

Mummy Mee Aayanochadu ''Mummy Mee Aayanochadu'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by B. Vanaja, C. Kalyan under the Sri Ammulya Art Productions banner and directed by K. Ajay Kumar. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Indraja, Keerthana and music comp ...

'' (1996) # ''

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'' (1996) # '' Ninne Pelladata'' (1996) # '' Pournami'' (2006) # ''Bhageerathudu'' (2010) # ''

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'' (2011) # ''

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'' (2011) # '' Attack'' (2016) # ''LAW : Love and War'' (2018) # '' Guna 369'' (2019) # ''Angulika'' (2021)

Malayalam

# '' Devi Kanyakumari'' (1974) # '' Pulivalu'' (1975) # ''

Njavalppazhangal ''Njavalppazhangal'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. M. A. Azeez and produced by M. K. Kunhi Mohamed. The film stars Mohan Sharma, Vidhubala, Sukumari and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles. The film has musical score by ...

'' (1976) # ''

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'' (1977) # ''

Sathrathil Oru Raathri ''Sathrathil Oru Raathri'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by N. Sankaran Nair. The film stars Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Prathapachandran, Sukumaran and M. G. Soman in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Kavi ...

'' (1978) # ''

'' (1979) - dubbed

Tamil

# ''

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'' (1978) # ''Gandharva Kanni'' (1979) # '' Devi Dharisanam'' (1980) # ''

Yamanukku Yaman ''Yamanukku Yaman'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by D. Yoganand. Starring Sivaji Ganesan and Sripriya, it is a remake of the 1977 Telugu film '' Yamagola''. The film was released on 16 May 1980, and became a ...

'' (1980) # ''

Billa Billa may refer to: Films * ''Billa'' (1980 film), 1980 Indian Tamil film starring Rajinikanth * ''Billa'' (2007 film), 2007 Indian Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar, remake of ''Billa'' (1980) ** ''Billa'' (soundtrack), soundtrack by Yuvan Shan ...

'' (1980) # '' Bala Nagamma'' (1981) # ''Mamiyara Marumagala'' (1982) # ''

Magane Magane ''Magane Magane'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. N. Lakshmanan and written by Panchu Arunachalam, starring Suresh, Manju Bhargavi and Poornima Rao. The film was released on 25 December 1982. Plot Cast * Suresh ...

'' (1982) # ''

Sringaram ''Sringaram'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language period drama film directed by debutante Sharada Ramanathan, a cultural activist. Co-written by novelist Indra Soundar Rajan, it stars Aditi Rao Hydari, in her Tamil film debut, in the lead role along ...

'' (2007)

Kannada

# '' Hatrick Hodi Maga'' (2009)

Hindi

# ''

Lok Parlok ''Lok Parlok'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film, produced by S. Venkataratnam under the Sree Pallavi Productions banner and directed by T. Rama Rao. The film stars Jeetendra and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Laxmi ...

'' (1979)

Television

Telugu

* ''Yamaleela - Aa Taruvatha'' (2020–2022) * ''

Ammaku Teliyani Koilamma ''Ammaku Teliyani Koilamma'' is an Indian Telugu language crime drama thriller series aired on Star Maa from 19 July 2021 to 27 November 2021. It stars Kavya Shree, Nikhil Maliyakkal, Ashwini Gowda and Manju Bhargavi in lead roles. It is an off ...

'' (2021)

Tamil

* ''

'' (2009-2013) * ''Ganga'' (2018)

References

External links

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