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Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. 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 received the state Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in box-office success Bindaas (2010). He also starred in Vedam (2010), Potugadu (2013), and Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda (2014).

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Manchu Manoj
Manoj in 2008
Born	Manchu Manoj Kumar[1] (1983-05-20) 20 May 1983 (age 39) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Pranathi Reddy ​ ​ (m. 2015; div. 2019)​
Parent	Mohan Babu (father)
Relatives	Lakshmi Manchu (sister) Vishnu Manchu (brother)
Website	Manchu Manoj

Early life

Manchu Manoj was born on 20 May 1983,[2][3] to film actor Mohan Babu and Nirmala Devi.[4] He has an elder sister Lakshmi and an elder brother Vishnu, who are both actors. He received his bachelor's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Career

Child actor

Manoj was familiar to the Telugu audience right from his childhood. He played many roles as a child actor in his own banner movies where his father Mohan Babu is shown as a child in flashbacks. He was well received for the role he played in the film Major Chandrakanth starred by his father.

2004–present

He started his career as a hero in 2004 with a movie called Donga Dongadi. In 2005, he appeared in the movie Sri and next in Raju Bhai in 2007. His movie Nenu Meeku Telusa...? was an average grosser, but was known for its melodious music. In 2009, his first movie Prayanam, under the direction of Chandra Sekhar Yeleti did moderately well. His first movie in 2010, Bindaas, turned out to be the biggest hit of his career. Another movie in 2010, Vedam, was a critical and commercial success. He gained accolades for his role in Vedam. In 2012, he starred in Mr. Nookayya and Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?. In March 2013, he announced 5 films.[5] His subsequent releases were Potugadu, Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda and Current Theega.[6]

Personal life

In May 2015, Manoj married his girlfriend Pranathi Reddy.[7] He confirmed divorce from his wife in October 2019.[3]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Major Chandrakanth	Major Chandrakanth Grandson	Child actor
1997	Adavilo Anna	Un­known	Child actor
1998	Khaidhigaru	Raju	Child actor
2004	Donga Dongadi	Vasu	CineMAA Awards - Best Male Debut, Remake Of Thiruda Thirudi
2005	Political Rowdy	Himself	Special appearance
	Sri	Sri
2007	Raju Bhai	Raju Bhai
2008	Nenu Meeku Telusa...?	Adithya
2009	Prayanam	Dhruv
2010	Bindaas	Ajay	Nandi Special Jury Award[8]
	Vedam	Vivek Chakravarthy
	Jhummandi Naadam	Balu
2012	Mr. Nookayya	Nookayya
	Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?	Manoj
2013	Potugadu	Govindu
2014	Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda	Ajay
	Current Theega	Raju
2015	Dongaata	Himself	Special appearance
	Superstar Kidnap	Himself	Special appearance
2016	Shourya	Shourya
	Attack	Radha Krishna
2017	Gunturodu	Kanna
	Okkadu Migiladu	Surya
2018	Idi Naa Love Story	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Operation 2019	Police officer	Cameo appearance
TBA	Aham Brahmasmi	TBA	Filming[9]

Initiatives

Manoj Kumar's Unity

In 2017, Manoj started a foundation called Manoj Kumar's Unity to collect funds for the development of farmers.[10]

It works by way of one donor nominating others on social media to do so.[11]

References

External links

• Official website
• Manchu Manoj at IMDb

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