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Indian actress (born 1978)

Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. One of the highest paid Malayalam actress,

Warrier made her acting debut with Sakshyam (1995). Her most notable films include Thooval Kottaram (1996), Sallapam (1996), Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996), and Aaraam Thampuran (1997). Post her marriage, she took a break from acting. Warrier returned to cinema with the acclaimed film How Old Are You? (2014). She has since appeared as the lead in the commercially successful films, Mohanlal (2018), Odiyan (2018), Lucifer (2019), Asuran (2019), The Priest (2021) and Thunivu (2023).

Manju Warrier was born on 10 September 1978 in Nagercoil city of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu in a Malayali family. Her father, T. V. Madhavan, worked as an accountant at Shakthi Finance's Nagercoil regional office and her mother, Girija (from Thiruvilwamala) was a house wife. She has an elder brother, Madhu Wariar, who is also an actor and producer. Warrier did her primary schooling from CSI Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. After her father was promoted, they returned to Kerala and settled in Kannur district. She studied at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur and later at Chovva Higher Secondary School.

Manju first appeared in a television serial Moharavam which was telecast on Doordarshan. At the age of 17, she debuted in the film Sakshyam (1995). A year later, she acted in the movie Sallapam (1996), co starring Dileep, whom she later married. Though her first stint in the industry was only for 3 years, Manju featured in 20 Malayalam films that won her numerous accolades from audiences and critics alike. Her performance in the film Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999) won a special mention from the jury for the National Film Awards. Her other note worthy films during these years include: Aaraam Thampuran (1997) and Kanmadam (1998) with Mohanlal, In 1998, Manju was the lead in the M T Vasudevan Nair film, Daya that went onto win several awards. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996). Manju won four consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Ee Puzhayum Kadannu in 1996, Aaram Thampuran and Kaliyattam in 1997, Kanmadam in 1998 and Pathram in 1999. Most of her movies were commercially successful as well, with Aaram Thampuran and Pathram being the highest grossing Malayalam films in the years 1996 and 1999 respectively. Her last film before she took a sabbatical from films was Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu. Later in July 2013, she acted in a commercial for Kalyan Jewellers with Amitabh Bachchan. She also acted alongside Nagarjuna Akkineni, Prabhu Ganesan and Shiva Rajkumar in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada versions of the same ad film. She continued to appear in many advertisements and stage performances. The same year she published a book titled Sallapam that was "a series of memoirs of her life". She made her much awaited comeback to movies after 15 years in 2014 with Rosshan Andrrews's How Old Are You?.

On 20 October 1998, Manju married actor Dileep at the Aluva Sri Krishna Temple. The couple have a daughter, Meenakshi. They filed for divorce in 2014 and it was granted in January 2015. Manju lives in Thrissur, Kerala.

Manju's characters appear on many lists featuring strong women characters in Indian Cinema. Warrier is considered as the highest paid Malayalam actress. She is also a professional Kuchipudi dancer, having learnt the art from Geetha Padmakumar. She actively performs in many classical dance programs and plays. Her return to stage was at Guruvayur in 2012 as part of the Navaratri dance festival. She received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2014 and was the first person to receive the award for Kuchipudi. Apart from films, she is a brand ambassador of Kalyan Jewellers, Sony India., Lasagu Coaching App, MyG, Ujala Detergent, Kitchen Treasures, Ajinorah and KLM Axiva. She has also appeared in commercials for Lifebuoy, Meriiboy Icecreams, Dhathri etc. She also became the first ever brand ambassador of a Malayalam Entertainment channel, through Zee Keralam. She is also the goodwill ambassador and face of various government and social causes like State Literacy Mission, She Taxi, Pink Police, Kudumbashree's organic farming project (inspired by her role in How Old Are You), Horticorp and Naipunnya Development projects.

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted. + List of Manju Warrier film credits Year Title Role Notes 1995 Sakshyam Smitha1996 Sallapam RadhaThooval Kottaram Devaprabha VarmaDilliwala Rajakumaran Maya Kaliveedu Mridula Ee Puzhayum Kadannu Anjali 1997 Kudamattam Gauri Irattakuttikalude Achan Anupama Kaliyattam Thaamara Sammanam Rajalakshmi Aaraam Thampuran Unnimaya 1998Pranayavarnangal Aarathi Nair Daya Daya Kanmadam Bhanumathi Thirakalkkappuram Seetha1999 Pathram Devika Shekhar Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu Bhadra 2014 How Old Are You? Nirupama Rajeev 2015 Ennum Eppozhum Adv. Deepa Rani Padmini Padmini Jo and the Boy Jo / Joan Mary John 2016 Paavada Babu's fiancéCameo Vettah Commissioner Sribala IPS Karinkunnam 6'sVandana Aby 2017 C/O Saira BanuSaira Banu Udaharanam Sujatha Sujatha Krishnan Villain Dr. Neelima Mathew2018Aami Kamala Surayya MohanlalMeenakshi / MeenukuttyOdiyanPrabha2019LuciferPriyadharshini RamdasAsuranPachaiyammal SivasaamiTamil film Prathi Poovankozhi Madhuri2020KayattamMaya2021The PriestSusan Chathur Mukham Thejaswini Co producerMarakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Subaida2022 Lalitham SundaramAnnie Mary DasCo producer Meri Awas SunoDr. Reshmi Padath Jack N' JillParvathyPartially reshot in Tamil under title Centimeter2023 ThunivuKanmaniTamil film Ayisha Ayisha Malayalam – Arabic bilingual film Vellari Pattanam K. P Sunandha 2024 scope="row" Tamil film; filming scope="row" Post production scope=row Post production scope=row Shubha Hindi film; filming scope=row Tamil film; filming scope=row Priyadarshini Ramdas Filming

+ Discography of Manju Warrier Year Song Film/Album Co Singers Lyrics Composer 1998 "Vezhambal Mamazha" Chingapoovu (album) Mohanlal Bichu Thirumala Berny–Ignatius "Pakal Kinakkal" Chingapoovu (album) Solo Song Bichu Thirumala Berny–Ignatius1999 "Chembazhukka" Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Kalabhavan Mani Kavalam Narayana Panicker M. G. Radhakrishnan 2015 "Do Do Do" Jo and the Boy Sanoop Santhosh Santhosh Varma Rahul Subramanian 2016 "Swanthana Geetham" Kerala Can (show) Manorama News Chorus Harinarayanan Ratheesh Vega 2022 "Kim Kim" Jack N' JillCentimeter (Tamil) Solo Song B. K. Harinarayanan Ram Surendar "Isthako" Kayyattam Ratheesh Eettillam, Devan Narayanan, Aastha Gupta, Sanal Kumar Sasindran Ratheesh Eetillam 2023 "Kasethan Kadavulada" Thunivu (Tamil) Vaisagh, Ghibran Vaisagh Ghibran