Lakshmi Manchu

Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu is an Indian celebrity known for her acting and hosting skills, along with being a producer. She was born on 8 October 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father ( Mohan Babu He is an actor, a producer, educationalist, former >> Read More... ) and brothers ( Vishnu Manchu Manchu Vishnu is the first son of Veteran Telugu a >> Read More... and Manoj Manchu) are accomplished actors. Her birth mother, Vidya Devi, is no more, but she has a step-mother, Manchu Nirmala Devi. She is quite a learned woman in the industry. She graduated in theater from Oklahoma City University. Later, she attended the film school at the University of Southern California. Lakshmi’s career kick-started with the role of Sarasvati, on the American comedy-drama television series titled ‘ Las Vegas Las Vegas is an American comedy series that starte >> Read More... .’ She recurred in eleven episodes of the show from 2004 to 2007. In 2006, she not only acted in the short film titled ‘Private Lives’, but also directed and produced it. In 2008, she played the role of Najma in the English biopic, ‘The Ode.’

In the same year, she hosted her talk-show in Telugu and also produced her first Telugu film titled ‘Nenu Meeku Telusa...?.’ In 2011, Lakshmi portrayed the negative role of Irendri in the Telugu film- ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu.’ This film fetched her three awards- the Nandi Award, the Hyderabad Times Film Award, and the CineMAA Award. She was awarded her first Filmfare Award for ‘ Gundello Godari Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 2013. The Tamil-Telugu film revolves around a couple’s struggle when hit by a flood and has Lakshmi in a supporting role. Within a year, she won her second Filmfare Award in 2014 for another Telugu film, ‘Chandamama Kathalu.’ In her 2015 Telugu film, ‘ Dongaata Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, she has even debuted as a singer. Lakshmi has worked in thirteen films and four television series, in both English and Telugu; has hosted four talk-shows and judged one. Moreover, she has featured in commercials for top companies like Toyota and Chevrolet and produced four Telugu films and. She is currently undergoing training at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. She has a daughter named Vidya from her marriage with Andy Srinivasan Andy Srinivasan, born Anand Srinivasan, is an entr >> Read More... , an NRI businessman.

In 2015, Lakshmi appeared in a cameo role in the film Size Zero Click to look into! >> Read More... with Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty is the popular South Indian star wh >> Read More... . In 2016, she played a cameo in Guntur Talkies Click to look into! >> Read More... . She hosted the show “Memusaitham” on Gemini TV. In 2017, Lakshmi was seen in Basmati Blues, directed by Danny Baron. The same year, she was seen in a dual role in Lakshmi Bomb. In 2018, she was seen in W/O Ram, a psychological thriller, directed by Vijay Yelakanti Vijay Yelakanti is a very talented Director cum Wr >> Read More... . The same year, she played in the Tamil film Kaatrin Mozhi Click to look into! >> Read More... alongside Jyothika Saravanan Jyothika is a highly famous Indian cinema artist. >> Read More... . Lakshmi hosted the show Maharani on Zee Telugu. She was seen in the web series Mrs Subbalakshmi on Zee5. In 2020, Lakshmi was seen in Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma, directed by Aditya Mandala. In 2021, she played an important role in the anthology movie Pitta Kathalu Pitta Kathalu is NetFlix's first Telugu anthol >> Read More... . The same year, she hosted the show Aha Bhojanambu Story soon >> Read More... on Aha. In 2022, Lakshmi debuted in the Malayalam film Monster with “ Mohanlal Mohan Lal is the Super Star of the Malayalam film >> Read More... .” In 2024, she was seen in “Adiparvam.” The same year, she was seen in “Yakshini” with “ Vedhika Vedhika Kumar is a Kannadiga from the Maharashtra >> Read More... ” and Rahul Vijay Rahul Vijay was born in 1992 in Hyderabad, Telanga >> Read More... . In 2025, she played in the film Daksha. The same year, she participated in the reality series The Traitors India on Amazon Prime.

The Manchu Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)