Career
She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. She died in Chennai on 23 July 2013 due to a stomach injury. She first appeared in the film Shanthi Nilayam (1969) in a supporting role (as the teenaged daughter of Gemini Ganesan"s character).
Her first lead role was in Rickshawkaran (1971).
She acted in lead roles in many films till the late seventies. Since the late 80s, she has appeared in supporting roles.
Manjula has performed alongside Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Shobhan Babu, Kamal Hassan, Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. She died on 23 July 2013 in SRMC at Chennai after falling down from bed and being admitted to hospital.
Her death was caused by renal failure and a blood clot in the stomach.