Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress most famously known for her role as Leela in the Tamil / Telugu bilingual film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada / Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo. She won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her role in the film. She has also appeared in other films like Sathriyan, Ippadai Vellum, N.T.R: Mahanayakudu, Devarattam, and Kalathil Sandhippom. So, who is Manjima Mohan? Here’s everything we know about the actress.
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Manjima Mohan Biography
Manjima Mohan was born on the 11th of March 1993, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. She’s currently 31 years old.
Birth Name | Priyadarshini |
Nickname | Manjima |
Date of Birth | March 11, 1993 |
Place of Birth | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Age | 31 years old |
Sun Sign | Pisces |
Profession | Actress |
Nationality | Indian |
Ethnicity | Malayali |
Religion | Hinduism |
Family and Early Life
Manjima Mohan is the daughter of cinematographer Vipin Mohan and dancer Kalamandalam Girija.
She attended Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, and later moved to Chennai to further her studies. She earned her B.Sc. degree in Mathematics from Stella Maris College in Chennai.
Manjima Mohan Husband and Love Life
Manjima Mohan married her longtime boyfriend and actor Gautham Karthik on 28 November 2022. They worked together in the film Devarattam (2019), where she played his love interest and they started dating during the shoot. They made their relationship public in 2022 and shortly after, they tied the knot.
Physical Statistics
Height | Feet – 5 feet 3 inches Centimeters – 160 cm Meters – 1.6 m |
Weight | Kilograms – 56 kg Pounds – 123 lbs |
Body Build | Average |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Sexuality | Straight |
Professional Statistics
Film Debut
As a child actress. Manjima Mohan made her on-screen debut with the film ‘Kaliyoonjal’. She went on to do over a half dozen films before she took a hiatus from acting.
In 2015, she returned to acting and landed her first leading role in the Malayalam film ‘Oru Vadakkan Selfie’, in which she played the role of Daisy George.
The following year, she made her debut in the Tamil and Telugu cinema industry with Gautham Menon’s bilingual film Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada (Tamil).
Television Debut
She hosted a TV chat show for kids called Hai Kids.
Manjima Mohan Facts
Even though she had experience in acting, she said that she was “not at all confident” when she started shooting for the film, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and that the initial days were “terrifying”.
She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in the film Madhuranombarakattu.
She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her outstanding performance in the film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada in 2017.
In 2021, she starred in two movies Kalathil Sandhippom and Tughlaq Durbar, which she followed up with FIR, her first release in 2022.