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Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu (born 23 November 1981) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works in
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and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film ''Ragile Gundelu''. Years later, he starred in the 2003
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''Vishnu'', for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut. He is currently serving as the president of the Movie Artists Association since 2021. He is the co-owner of the film production house
24 Frames Factory 24 Frames Factory is an Indian film production company established by Vishnu Manchu, son of actor, Mohan Babu in 2007 and is subsidiary of Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Film production Films that are produced under this banner are mostly wit ...
and is an
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through Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust, founded by his father and veteran Telugu actor
Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films ...
. He is a founder and chairman of New York Academy, a school in
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for which his wife, Viranica, is the director and his father Mohan Babu, is the chair person. He is also the chairman of Spring Board Academy and Spring Board International Preschools which has more than 75 branches spread across
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,
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,
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and
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. Vishnu Manchu is the pro-chancellor of Mohan Babu University in
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the administrative headquarters of Tirupati district. It is known for its significant religious and cultural heritage, being home to th ...
established in 2022 by his father Mohan Babu. In 2007, he starred in the
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
'' Dhee'', which became a hit, and Manchu established his career in Telugu cinema. Manchu is one of the sponsors of the
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Telugu Warriors.


Early life

Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu was born in
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,
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,
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(now
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) to actor
Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films ...
and Vidya Devi. He grew up with his brother younger paternal half-brother
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and sister
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. After completing schooling from the Padmaseshadri Bala Bhavan School, Manchu went on to take an engineering degree from Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, majoring in Computer Sciences and Information Technology. During that time, he represented the Bhaskar JNTU cricket team, and also captained the university basketball team.


Career


1985; 2003–2006: Early work

Vishnu Manchu made his acting debut as a child artist in his father Mohan Babu's 1985 film ''Ragile Gundelu''. He landed his first lead role in the film ''
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'' (2003) directed by
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, for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut. He played a guy who wants to win his childhood love with his own merits against many hurdles. The following year, he was seen in the film ''
Suryam ''Suryam'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Samudra and starring Manchu Vishnu, Celina Jaitly, and Veda. The film was produced by Vishnu's father Mohan Babu under his banner Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Mohan Bab ...
'' (2004) in which he played a guy who aims to fulfill the last wish of his mother. Manchu made a cameo appearance as a dancer in '' Political Rowdy'' (2005), a romantic action drama. He next appeared in the action-drama '' Astram'' (2006), as an IPS officer who has been appointed to finish off the ultras. Soon after, Manchu was cast in ''Game'' (2006), as Vijay Raj, sharing screen space with his celebrity father Mohan Babu and yesteryear heroine Shobana. He finally got his critical breakthrough with the movie '' Dhee'', alongside
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. Released in 2007, ''Dhee'' became his first commercially successful film. It was remade in Tamil as ''
Mirattal ''Mirattal'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay, Sharmila Mandre and Prabhu in the lead roles, Pradeep Rawat, Pandiarajan, and Santhanam in supporting roles, and Rishi in a cameo. A rem ...
'', in Bengali as ''
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'' and in Oriya as ''Tu mo girlfriend''. Manchu plunged into the limelight with this role.


2008–present: Career fluctuations

He then appeared in the 2008 film '' Krishnarjuna'', the 2009 film '' Saleem'' and the 2011 film '' Vastadu Naa Raju''. In 2012,
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'' Dhenikaina Ready'' got him critical success; the film grossed 200 million at the box office. He then appeared in '' Doosukeltha'', directed by Veeru Potla, he starred opposite
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, the film grossed 126.3 million on its first week at the box office. He then appeared along with his father, in the critically acclaimed
crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
'' Rowdy'', written and directed by
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. The film minted a worldwide share of at the end of the second week of its run, and was declared a box office hit. Vishnu starred in G. Nageswara Reddy's '' Denikaina Ready'', which became a hit and succeeded in changing his image. The next year, he had an opportunity to exhibit his versatility as an actor in the titular role of Veeru Potla's rom-com, '' Doosukeltha''. The movie not only established Manchu as an actor, but also grossed more than 15 crore at the box office. His next project fared much better, when he played the Gambler Gopi in the ensemble comedy '' Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda'' (2014), which featured an ensemble cast of
Manchu Manoj Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with '' Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He ...
, Mohan Babu,
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,
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,
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, and
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. Vishnu Manchu then played the role Krishna in ''Rowdy'' (2014) alongside his father Mohan Babu. Showing his range as an actor, Manchu later portrayed DCP Goutham in the commercially unsuccessful but critically adored film '' Anukshanam'' (2014), helmed by
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. He continued as a dramatic actor in the 2014 '' Erra Bus'', produced and directed by
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. He then appeared in the action thriller ''
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'', directed by Deva Katta. Though they made an interesting movie along the way, they paid for it at the box office. Manchu further proved his comedic talents with the romantic comedy entertainer '' Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam'' (2015), in which he co-starred with
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. The same year, he completed filming for ''Saradaa'' but the film remains unreleased. In 2017, he starred in '' Luckunnodu'', which performed poorly at the box office. By the end of 2017, he had already appeared in 20 films. His film in 2018 include the crime drama ''
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'', in which
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and his father Mohan Babu play other important characters and the comedy film '' Achari America Yatra''; and the political thriller ''
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'' 2019. His next film, '' Mosagallu'' (2021)'','' is a crossover film directed by American filmmaker Jeffrey Gee Chin based on the world's biggest IT Scam, filmed in India and USA. It features
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,
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,
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,
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and
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apart from Manchu. It was released in March 2021 and collected a gross of 38 crores in the long run and stands as an average runner at box office. In October 2021, he contested and won the elections of Movie Artists Association (MAA) as its president against
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. Vishnu made the announcement about his next project titled 'Ginna' is being produced by Ava Entertainment and
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which was initially planned to release in August but later released in October 2022 due to production delays.The film which was made on a budget of 20-25 crores managed to collect only 9.05 crores at the box office as an average runner. Vishnu announced his dream project '' Kannappa'' on 18 August 2023, with the pooja cermoney at
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temple in Andhra Pradesh. Where has Vishnu and his father Mohan Babu to co-produce the ''Kannappa'' film with a 100 crore budget and shooting began from September 2023. At Cannes 2024, after attending the premiere of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, Vishnu Manchu along with his wife Viranica Manchu and his father Mohan Babu, joined by renowned
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, presented a teaser of their film 'Kannappa', for a group of select audience which received a warm applause.


Personal life

In 2009, Vishnu Manchu married Viranica Reddy, niece of the Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the then
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. In 2011, they had twin daughters. In January 2018, they had a son and in August 2019, they had a daughter.


Filmography


Other roles


Other work


Television

Vishnu Manchu made his foray into television by directing the 100th episode of
Zee Telugu Zee Telugu is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 12 September 2004 as '' Alpha TV Telugu''. and was rebranded as ''Zee Telugu'' on 18 May 2005. The channel is owned by Zee Entert ...
's series ''Happy Days''. The episode achieved the highest TRP ratings among the 700 episodes of the series. ''Happy Days'' is also produced by 24 Frames Factory. He has also directed ''Lakshmi Talk Show'' or ''Premathoo Mee Lakshmi''.


Producer

Vishnu Manchu heads the
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production house which in 2014 produced '' Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda'', a comedy film with an ensemble cast. He also heads ThinkSmart, which handles post-production including graphics and other elements for cinema. ''Atanokkade'', from ThinkSmart, won the best video effects award.


Educationist

Vishnu Manchu is the director of Spring Board International Preschools. When he joined with the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust set up by his father, it was already a well-established educational institution. He took charge of this institution and built them into model institutions offering value-based education to the students. He expanded and diversified it into Spring Board Academy, and became founder and chairman at the New York Academy. Vishnu Manchu runs the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust, founded by his father. The trust runs the Sree Vidyanikethan International School, Sree Vidyanikethan Degree College, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy,
Sree Vidyanikethan College of Nursing Located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Nursing (SVCN) focuses solely on health and medical sciences. Established in 2006, SVCN offers Bachelor of Science degree programs as well as post-graduate programs in nu ...
, the
Sree Vidyanikethan Institute of Management Sree Vidyanikethan Institute of Management was established in 2007 to select the best intellectual talent from across the country. Located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, it was founded with the vision of training students to be the best in ...
and the Sree Vidyanikethan College for Post Graduation Studies. Apart from an actor of repute, Vishnu Manchu is the pro-chancellor of Mohan Babu University at
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the administrative headquarters of Tirupati district. It is known for its significant religious and cultural heritage, being home to th ...
, founded in 2022 by his father Mohan Babu.


Army Green

Vishnu Manchu started a social unit called Army Green for promoting environmental awareness. It adopted small settlements in the vicinity of the Sree Vidyanikethan Institutions.


Vishnu Manchu Art Foundation

Vishnu Manchu set up an art foundation in Tirupati, the Vishnu Manchu Art Foundation (VMAF). Known as an institution established for the benefit and use of contemporary and gifted artists, the foundation provides a much-needed space free from any financial and commercial constraints. The main aim of the VMAF is to provide help to aspiring and talented artists to evolve the reach of their creativity. VMAF conducts a series of Make Art, Show Art and Beyond Art programmes each year. As an art educational institution, Vishnu Manchu Art Foundation regularly hosts lectures and discussions on issues relating to the contemporary arts and artists. VMAF is a venue for art lovers and the artistic community to engage in spirited conversations with art critics and renowned academics who showcase their work at the foundation. VMAF is known for its traditional works and injection of new creative ideas and expressions.


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