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Manju Warrier 
Born Manju Warrier
1 November 1978
Kannur, Kerala, IndiaResidence Aluva, Kerala, India Years active 1995–1999 Spouse Dileep (1998–present) Children Meenakshi Manju Warrier (Malayalam: മഞ്ജു വാര്യർ) (born 1 November 1978) is an Indian film actress. She was among the popular lead actress in Malayalam cinema during the mid to late-1990s.
She made her debut in Saakshyam (1995). Her well known films include Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Kaliyattam (1997), Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997), Daya (1998), Summer in Bethlehem (1998), and Pathram (1999). She won the National Film Award - Special Jury Award for her performance in Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999).
She married actor Dileep in 1998, and has quit acting since then.
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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 17, she debut in the film Sakshyam (1995).[1] Later at the age of 18, she acted 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 Aaraam Thampuran with Mohanlal, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and Kudamattom with Dileep, Summer In Bethlahem, Pranayavarnnangal, Pathram and Kaliyattam with Suresh Gopi, Irattakuttikalude Achan, Kaliveedu, Thooval Kottaram and Krishnagudiyil 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.
She married actor Dileep .After her marriage with Dileep, she retired from the film industry. The last film in which she acted before retiring from industry was Pathram, co-starring Suresh Gopi.
Personal life
Manju Warrier was born on 1 November 1978. Her father is an accountant, and mother a housewife. She has one brother Madhu Warrier who is also an actor (appeared in a movie called "Campus" among several others). She did her schooling from Chovva high school and Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur.
She was a talented dancer and made her debut in Malayalam films at the age of 18. She established herself as an actress par excellence in a very short period from her debut. She has also on the Kerala state award for best actress for the yer 1996.
Manju Warrier got married to actor Dileep on 20 October 1998 at Alwaye Sri Krishna Temple. She now lives in Alwaye with Dileep and daughter, Meenakshi.
Awards
- 1999 - Special Jury Award - Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
- Kerala State Film Awards
- 1996 - Best Actress - Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
- 1999 - Best Actress - Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu, Pathram
- 1998 - Best Actress - Kanmadam
- Screen-Videocon Awards
- 1997 - Best Actress - Aaraam Thampuran,Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu
- 1996 - Best Actress - Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
- Film Fans Awards
- 1996 - Best Actress - Thooval Kottaram
Complete Filmography
No: Film Year Character Co-stars Director 1 Pathram
(പത്രം)1999 Devika Shekhar Suresh Gopi, Murali, Biju Menon, Abhirami Joshi 2 Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
(കണ്ണെഴുതി പൊട്ടും തൊട്ടു്)1999 Bhadra Abbas, Biju Menon, Thilakan, Kalabhavan Mani T. K. Rajeev Kumar 3 Summer in Bethlahem
(സമ്മർ ഇൻ ബത്ലഹേം)1998 Abhirami Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Kalabhavan Mani, Sreejaya, Rasika, Mayoori, Mohanlal Sibi Malayil 4 Kanmadam
(കന്മദം)1998 Bhanumathi Mohanlal, Lal, Sreejaya, Siddique A. K. Lohithadas 5 Daya
(ദയ)1998 Daya Krishna, Lal Venu 6 Pranayavarnangal
(പ്രണയവർണ്ണങ്ങൾ)1998 Aarathi Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Divya Unni, Praveena Sibi Malayil 7 Thirakalkkappuram
(തിരകൾക്കപ്പുറം)1998 Seetha Suresh Gopi Anil Adithyan 8 Irattakkuttikalude Achchhan
(ഇരട്ടക്കുട്ടികളുടെ അച്ഛൻ)1997 Anupama Jayaram, Murali, Sreenivasan, Urmila Unni Sathyan Anthikkad 9 Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu
(കൃഷ്ണഗുഡിയിൽ ഒരു പ്രണയകാലത്തു്)1997 Meenakshi Jayaram, Biju Menon, Balachandra Menon, Kavya Madhavan, Vinaya Prasad Kamal 10 Kudamattam
(കുടമാറ്റം)1997 Gowri Dileep, Biju Menon, Vijayaraghavan, Mohini Sundardas 11 Aaraam Thampuran
(ആറാം തമ്പുരാൻ)1997 Unnimaya Mohanlal, Priya Raman, Oduvil Unnikrishnan Shaji Kailas 12 Sammanam
(സമ്മാനം)1997 Devi Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani Sundardas 13 Kaliyattam
(കളിയാട്ടം)1997 Thaamara Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Lal Jayaraj 14 Innalakalillathe
(ഇന്നലെകളില്ലാതെ)1997 ----- Biju Menon George Kithu 15 Kaliveedu
(കളിവീടു്)1996 Mridula Jayaram, Vani Viswanath, Sunitha Sibi Malayil 16 Thooval Kottaram
(തൂവൽക്കൊട്ടാരം)1996 Devaprabha Varma Jayaram, Murali, Sukanya, Dileep Sathyan Anthikkad 17 Dilliwala Rajakumaran
(ദില്ലിവാലാ രാജകുമാരൻ)1996 Maya Jayaram, Biju Menon, Kalabhavan Mani Rajasenan 18 Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
(ഈ പുഴയും കടന്നു്)1996 Anjali Dileep, Biju Menon, Mohini, Chippy Kamal 19 Sallapam
(സല്ലാപം)1996 Radha Dileep, Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani, N. F. Varghese Sundardas 20 Saakshyam
(സാക്ഷ്യം)1995 ----- Suresh Gopi, Gouthami Tadimalla, Annie Mohan References
- ^ "Sakshyam IMDB Page". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355984. Retrieved 2010 May 6.
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