Background
She owns a film production company called Indira Productions, named after her mother.
She owns a film production company called Indira Productions, named after her mother.
Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna Ghattamaneni, she began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 film Rajasthan and went on to act as a lead actress in a Malayalam film, Summer in Bethlehem. She found fame by starring and producing in the 2002 film, Show. She began her career doing by a cameo as a terrorist in R. K. Selvamani"s Rajasthan.
She also acted as one of the female leads in 1998 Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem starring Suresh Gopi and Jayaram.
When Manjula began her career, she faced an unfavorable response from her father"s fans as they did not want her to acting In 2002, she produced and starred in the film Show.
Her second production venture was Naani (2004), directed by Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Suryaah. The movie failed to do well at Boxoffice.
In 2006 she co-produced her third movie Pokiri, an action blockbuster with Puri Jagannath.
The movie was a blockbuster hit and was the highest grossing movie in Telugu film industry of the time. In 2009, she returned to acting with her next production venture Kavya"s Diary. The movie got critical acclaim and was declared a hit at the box office.