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Friday, October 23, 2009

Manju Warrier


Manju Warrier

Born November 1, 1978 (age 30)
Kannur, India
Years active 1996 - 1999 (late 90s)
Spouse(s) Dileep


Career


Even when she was at school, Manju showed extra ordinary talent in dance, and won many awards. She was conferred Kalathilakam in Kerala Youth Festival for 2 years.

At the age of 18, she made her debut in the movie Sallapam (1996), co-starring actor Dileep, which became a big hit. Since then, she acted in around 20 Malayalam movies over a span of three years, most of which have been hits. She has won numerous awards and critical acclaim and was considered to be the top heroine of her period. She is still one of the most loved actresses in Malayalam. She has not acted in any other languages in her career. She was initially the first choice for the movie Alai Payuthey[1] by director Mani Ratnam, but was not able to do the movie because of date hassles and then her sudden marriage.

Her performance in the movie Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu was extraordinary and won a special mention from jury for national film awards. Her other popular films are Kanmadam and Aaram Thamburan with Mohanlal, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and Kudamattom with Dileep, Summer In Bethlehem, Pranayavarnnangal, Pathram and Kaliyattom with Suresh Gopi, Irattakuttykalude Achan, Kaliveedu, Thooval kottaram and KrishanGudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu with Jayaram. Her performances in these films were extraordinary. She left the film field at the peak of her career.

After her marriage with actor Dileep, she retired from the film industry. The last film in which she acted before retiring from industry was Pathram, co-starring Suresh Gopi


Awards

Special mention from jury for national film awards, 1999 for Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
Best Actress, Lux Asianet Film Awards, 1999 for films Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu and Pathram
Best Actress, Screen-Videocon Awards, 1997 for films Aaram Thamburan and Krishnagudiyile Oru Pranaya Kalathu
Best Actress, Screen-Videocon Awards, 1996
Best Actress, Film Fans Awards, 1996, for Thooval Kottaram
Best Actress, Kerala State Film Award,1996, for Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
Ujjala Asianet award.
















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