1. Manju Warrier is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.
23 Facts About Manju Warrier
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Manju Warrier is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South.
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Manju Warrier's family is originally from Pullu village in Thrissur district of Kerala.
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Manju Warrier has an elder brother, Madhu Wariar, who is an actor and producer.
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Manju Warrier did her primary schooling from CSI Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil.
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Manju Warrier first appeared in a television serial Moharavam which was telecast on Doordarshan.
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In 1998, Manju Warrier was the lead in the M T Vasudevan Nair film, Daya that went onto win several awards.
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Manju Warrier won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu.
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Manju Warrier 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.
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Manju Warrier took a hiatus from films after marriage to Dileep and on 24 October 2012, Manju Warrier returned to the stage to perform a Kuchipudi dance recital at the Navaratri Nritha Mandapam in the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, in front of hundreds of spectators.
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Manju Warrier has appeared in many advertisements and stage performances.
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Manju Warrier appeared as an animator in Jo and the Boy, her last release of the year.
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In 2018, Manju Warrier appeared in the lead role in the Kamala Surayya biopic Aami.
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The movie opened to mixed reviews, but Manju Warrier was praised for being uniformly good as the lonesome Prabha 'who has always known that her fate was written the moment she was born into a particular social class and often summons up the spirit to defy that written word.
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In March 2021, Warrier began filming for Amriki Pandit, her Hindi debut opposite R Madhavan.
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In 2022, Manju Warrier reunited with Biju Menon through Lalitham Sundaram after a gap of 20 years.
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On 20 October 1998, Manju Warrier married actor Dileep at the Aluva Sri Krishna Temple.
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Manju Warrier's characters appear on many lists featuring strong women characters in Indian Cinema.
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Manju Warrier is a professional Kuchipudi dancer, having learnt the art from Geetha Padmakumar.
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Manju Warrier received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2014 and was the first person to receive the award for Kuchipudi.
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Manju Warrier has appeared in commercials for Lifebuoy, Meriiboy Icecreams, Dhathri etc.
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Manju Warrier became the first ever brand ambassador of a Malayalam Entertainment channel, through Zee Keralam.
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Manju Warrier is the goodwill ambassador and face of various government and social causes like State Literacy Mission, Manju Warrier Taxi, Kudumbashree's organic farming project, Horticorp and Naipunnya Development projects.