Manjima Mohan

Manjima Mohan


Date Of Birth11 March 1993
Age31 years 0 months 8 days
Place Of BirthPalakkad, Kerala
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
ReligionHinduism
FatherVipin Mohan(cinematographer)
MotherKalamandalam Girija(dancer)
Favorite FoodSweets, Pastries
Debut MoviesKaliyoonjal(1997)(as child artist) , Oru Vadakkan Selfie(2015)(as lead actress)
Wiki Pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjima_Mohan
Twitter Profilehttps://twitter.com/mohan_manjima
Facebook Profilehttps://www.facebook.com/manjimamohan11/
Instagram Profilehttps://www.instagram.com/manjimamohan/
Height5 feet

Biography

Manjima Mohan is a South Indian film actress who works mostly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu films.

Childhood, Family & Personal Life

Manjima Mohan childhood photo
Manjima Mohan childhood photo

Manjima Mohan was born on 11 March 1993 to Vipin Mohan(Father) & Kalamandalam Girija(Mother), in Palakkad, Kerala. Her father Vipin is a cinematographer with experience of more than 100 movies. Mother Girija is a dancer by profession, she used to take Manjima to sets when she was a child.

Manjima Mohan with her parents: Vipin Mohan(Father) & Kalamandalam Girija(Mother)
Manjima Mohan with her parents: Vipin Mohan(Father) & Kalamandalam Girija(Mother)

She has a brother who is elder to her by 12 years.

Education:

  • High School & Plus Two: Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
  • Graduation: B.Sc in Mathematics from Stella Maris College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Career

Manjima Mohan started her career as a child actress in later 1990s and early 2000s, She was just 3 year old when she started, she stopped acting for a brief period when she was 9, she even won two state awards for her acting as a child artist.

Kaliyoonjal, a 1997 Malayalam drama movie with Mammootty, Shobana, Dileep, Shalini directed by Anil Babu was her first movie. She acted in 8 movies as a child arist.

She stayed away from the films for 12 years. Her father was reluctant at first, but after Manjima talked to her mother, he accepted and agreed to her acting.

Movie Debut as a lead actorOru Vadakkan Selfie(2015), a Malayalam comedy thriller film directed by G. Prajith with Nivin Pauly, Aju Varghese, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Neeraj Madhav. She played Daisy, a silent girl.


Manjima Mohan: Photos, Pictures

(All Manjima Mohan Photos)
Manjima mohan childhood photo
Manjima mohan childhood photo
Manjima mohan with her parents: vipin mohan(father) & kalamandalam girija(mother)
Manjima mohan with her parents: vipin mohan(father) & kalamandalam girija(mother)
Manjima mohan family: father, brother, mother & sister in-law
Manjima mohan family: father, brother, mother & sister in-law
Manjima mohan
Manjima mohan

Interesting Facts and Trivia

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  1. When she was in college she took pictures with Dhanush & Simbu

  2. Actress Keerthy Suresh is among her best friends in the industry. She calls her Kitty.

  3. She dubbed for Tamil films herself, she can understand Tamil very well, but according to her, her accent still has a hint of Malayalam.

  4. She resides in Chennai alone, she doesn't take her parents or friends to movie sets.

  5. According to her Director Gautham Menon her Eyes are her strength & her smile is her another strength.

  6. What she looks in a Date: Genuinity, honesty, good sense of humor.

  7. Manjima Mohan is trained in Bharatanatyam dance form.

  8. She was trolled on twitter for her first movie, now she feels she is prepared to take criticism

  9. She worked as an assistant director for the movie Oru Vadakkan Selfie for couple of days, she is cusrious about technical stuff.

  10. She used to bunk classes and watch movies while in college on first day first show

  11. She is a hopeless romantic acording to her, she once sent her then boyfriend a box of sweets, cup cakes to his door.

  12. Her parents had a Love marriage. Manjima wants to be married for Love.

  13. When she was a child she would go back from watching a movie and imitate in front of the camera.

  14. Her ideal Date Night: Staying home together, watching movies, playing games like Uno

  15. She is compared with actress Nazriyafor her looks and acting.

  16. She is an admirer of director Gautham Menon, 'He is everything, he is like a God to me' she says.

  17. She was initially hesitant to work with Simbu because of all the gossips, after working with him she has become an admirer of him, he is one of her close friends according to her.

  18. Initially she wasn't ready to lose weight, she wanted directors to cast her as she was, but later she changed her mind and now follows a controlled diet.

  19. Favorite food: She loves sweets, Pastries, cupcakes and such. She likes Chinese food more than Indian food, Among Indian food she prefers South Indian. Among breakfast foods, she likes Kerala foods, and likes Chicken very much.


Quotes

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  1. I'm a feiry, dangerously independent, free spirited girl. I take cabs at 10/11/1 am, I am not scared, I'm used to it.

  2. Portraying of stalking as a way of expression of Love has to stop.

  3. I want to be known for my acting, Not stardom, if stardom comes along let it be.

  4. There is only one role model for me in the industry, that is my Dad, his commitment, his dedication is too good, he goes to sets to do not just his job but everyone's job. I'm inspired by him.

  5. I know fame in this industry is not permanent, because my father used to tell me, nothing is permanent here, new people will come and become stars all the time.

  6. I am a bag of nerves. People assume that since I have faced camera as a kid, I must be familiar with all the hullabaloo. But, I don’t even remember what happened then.

  7. I'm very talkataive & get along with people very fast.