Manju Bhargavi is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu blockbusters, Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980) and Sankarabharanam (1980), which both released in the same year, just a day apart.
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| Born | Manju Bhargavi India |
| Website | www |
Early life
editManju Bhargavi's parents originally hailed from Andhra Pradesh but settled in Madras. After marriage she settled in Bengaluru.
Career
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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 Telugu film Gaalipataalu (1974). It led to dance numbers in the hit films Krishnaveni (1974), Soggadu (1975) and Yamagola (1977). She was also seen as a vamp in Nayakudu Vinayakudu opposite ANR and Jayalalitha. 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 Sankarabharanam (1979), a film that broke box office records and became a landmark in Telugu cinema. Besides the dubbed version of Sankarabharanam, she has acted in some landmark Malayalam movies too.[citation needed] 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.
Family
editHer husband is the son of a retired Chief Secretary. His family is also originally from Andhra Pradesh but later settled in Bangalore, 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 Bangalore, 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.[1] In 2008, she made her Kannada film debut in Hatrick Hodi Maga playing Shivaraj Kumar's mother.[2]
She acted as Subbulakshmi in the popular TV serial Thangam on Sun TV.
Filmography
editTelugu
edit- Krishnaveni (1974)
- Yashoda Krishna (1975)
- Soggadu (1976)
- Yamagola (1977)
- Sahasavanthudu[3] (1978) as Ma
- Anthuleni Vintha Katha[4] (1979) as Lavanya
- Gandharva Kanya[5] (1979) as Chatura
- Kothala Raayudu[6] (1979) as Lily
- Sankarabharanam (1980)
- Kodallu Vastunnaru Jagratha (1980)
- Prema Simhasanam (1981)
- Bala Nagamma (1982)
- Sagara Sangamam (1983)
- Yamaleela (1994)
- Mummy Mee Aayanochadu (1996)
- Jabilamma Pelli (1996)
- Ninne Pelladata (1996)
- Pournami (2006)
- Shakti (2011)
- Attack (2016)
- LAW : Love and War (2019)
Malayalam
edit- Devi Kanyakumari (1974)
- Pulivalu (1975)
- Njavalppazhangal (1976)
- Saritha (1977)
- Sathrathil Oru Raathri (1978)
- Sankarabharanam (1979) - dubbed
Tamil
edit- Tripura Sundari (1978)
- Gandharva Kanni (1979)
- Devi Dharisanam (1980)
- Yamanukku Yaman (1980)
- Billa (1980)
- Bala Nagamma (1981)
- Mamiyara Marumagala (1982)
- Magane Magane (1982)
- Sringaram (2007)
Kannada
edit- Hatrick Hodi Maga (2009)
Television
editTelugu
edit- Yamaleela - Aa Taruvatha (2020–2022)
- Ammaku Teliyani Koilamma (2021)
Tamil
edit- Thangam (2009-2013)
- Ganga (2018)
References
edit- ^ "Star interviews: Interview with Manju Bhargavi". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ "Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, Celebrity Photos & Videos - MSN India". MSN. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Sahasavantudu (1978)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Anthuleni Vintha Katha - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Gandharva Kanya - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Kothala Rayudu Cast and Crew Info".