Manju Warrier is a former Malayalam film actress, and wife of the popular Malayalam film actor Dileep.
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 Alaipayuthey 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 won critical and commercial acclaim. 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.
Manju Warrier was born in Kannur, Kerala on 10 September 1978. Her father is an accountant, and mother a housewife. She has one brother Madhu Warrier who is also an actor (appearance in a movie called "Campus"). She studied in Chovva high school
She was a talented dancer and made her debut in Malayalam films at the tender age of 17. She established herself as an actress par excellence in a very short period from her debut.
Manju Warrier got married to fellow actor Dileep on 20 October 1998 at Alwaye Sri Krishna Temple. The marriage had its share of controversy. She now lives in Alwaye with Dileep and daughter, Meenakshi.
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, Ujjala Asianet Film Awards, 1998 for film Kanmadham
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
| Movie |
Year |
Producer |
Director |
| Saakshyam |
1995 |
KR Balakrishnan,Rajan Manakkalathu |
M Mohan |
| Ee Puzhayum Kadannu |
1996 |
Kannan Perumudiyoor,T Haridas |
Kamal |
| Thoovalkkottaaram |
1996 |
PV Gangadharan |
Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Dilliwaala Rajakumaran |
1996 |
KT Kunjumon |
Rajasenan |
| Kaliveedu |
1996 |
Dinesh Panicker |
Sibi Malayil |
| Sallaapam |
1996 |
N Krishnakumar (Kireedam Unni) |
Sundar Das |
| Irattakkuttikalude Achan |
1997 |
VP Madhavan Nair |
Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Innalekalillaathe |
1997 |
Athulya |
George Kithu |
| Kaliyaattam |
1997 |
Jayalakshmi Films |
Jayaraj |
| Kudamaattam |
1997 |
P Ramu |
Sundar Das |
| Aaraam Thamburaan |
1997 |
Menaka |
Shaji Kailas |
| Summer in Bethlehem |
1998 |
Siyad Kokker |
Sibi Malayil |
| Kanmadam |
1998 |
Mohanlal |
AK Lohithadas |
| Thirakalkkappuram |
1998 |
KR Louis |
Anil Adithyan |
| Daya |
1998 |
CK Gopinath |
Venu (Venugopal) |
| Pranayavarnangal |
1998 |
Dream Makers (P) Ltd,Dinesh Panicker |
Sibi Malayil |
| Sammaanam |
1998 |
Krupa films |
Sundar Das |
| Kannezhuthi Pottumthottu |
1999 |
Maniyanpilla Raju,Radhakrishnan,G Suresh Kumar |
TK Rajeev Kumar |
| Pathram |
1999 |
GP Vijayakumar,K Gangadath |
Joshi |
| How Old Are You ? |
2014 |
Listin Stephen |
Roshan Andrews |
| Ennum Eppozhum |
2015 |
Antony Perumbavoor |
Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Rani Padmini |
2015 |
PM Harris,VS Muhamed Althaf |
Aashiq Abu |
| Jo And The Boy |
2015 |
Alice George |
Rojin Thomas |
| Vetta |
2016 |
AV Anoop,Rajesh Pillai |
Rajesh Pillai |
| Karinkunnam Sixes |
2016 |
N Jayalal Menon |
Deepu Karunakaran |
| C/O Saira Banu |
2017 |
Maqtro Pictures,RV Films |
Antony Sony |
| Villain |
2017 |
Rockline Venkatesh |
B Unnikrishnan |
| Udaaharanam Sujatha |
2017 |
Martin Prakkat,Joju George |
Phantom Praveen |
| Aami |
2018 |
Raphel P Thomas,Roban |
Kamal |
| Mohan Lal |
2018 |
Anilkumar |
Sajid Yahiya |
| Odiyan |
2018 |
Antony Perumbavoor |
VA Sreekumar Menon |
| Lucifer |
2019 |
Antony Perumbavoor |
Prithviraj Sukumaran |
| Prathi Poovan Kozhi |
2019 |
Gokulam Gopalan |
Roshan Andrews |
| Marakkar - Arabikkadalinte Simham |
2021 |
Antony Perumbavoor,Santhosh T Kuruvilla,CJ Roy |
Priyadarshan |
| Chathurmukham |
2021 |
Jis Thomas,Jessin Thomas |
Ranjith Kamalashankar |
| The Priest |
2021 |
Anto Joseph,B Unnikrishnan,VN Babu |
Jofin T Chacko |
| Jack and Jill |
2022 |
Gokulam Gopalan,Santhosh Sivan,M Prashanth Das |
Santhosh Sivan |
| Padavettu |
2022 |
Sunny Wayne,Vikram Mehra,Sidharth Anand Kumar |
Liju Krishna |
| Lalitham Sundaram |
2022 |
Manju Warrier |
Madhu Warrier |
| Meri Awas Suno |
2022 |
B Rakesh |
Prajesh Sen |
| Vellari Pattanam |
2023 |
Fullon Studios |
Mahesh Vettiyar |
| Ayisha |
2023 |
Zakaria |
Aamir Pallikkal |
| 9 MM |
2023 P |
Visakh Subramaniam,Aju Varghese |
Dhinil Babu |
| Summer in Bethlehem II |
2023 P |
Siyad Kokker |
Sibi Malayil |
| Footage |
2023 P |
|
Uncategorized |
