She is a trained classical dancer and had performed at many stage shows before becoming an actress
She acts as Subbulakshmi in the Sun TV serial Thangam
She runs a dance school in Bangalore named NatyaVedam
Manju Bhargavi gave her first stage performance at the age of 13, she has given more than 1600 solo performances including in other countries like Europe, USA
Early in her career she played Vamp roles along with dance numbers
Manju Bhargavi was tall compared to actors and actresses of her youth, fans often opine that was the reason her career was mostly limited to dance numbers and not lead roles
Some magazines gossiped that she had romantic relationship with Gundu Rao, the former chief Minister of Karnataka
The Telugu University has conferred her the title Uttam Sahiti Murthy for her contributions to art world
She is the recipient of Karnataka Govt's Rajyotsava award
Her original name was Manjula, she later changed it to Manju Bhargavi
Manju Bhargavi is married and settled in Bangalore, she had two sons, one of them died of cancer in 2007
Manju Bhargavi won the Sri Vedantam Jaganath Sharma Vamsee Award in 1991.