Thriller Manju Explained
| Thriller Manju |
| Birthname: | Mailasandra Hanumappa Manjunatha Reddy |
| Birth Place: | Mailasandra, Bangalore, Mysore State, India |
| Yearsactive: | 1985–present |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Mailasandra Hanumappa Manjunatha Reddy, known popularly as Thriller Manju, is an Indian stunt coordinator, filmmaker, actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He has occasionally also served as screenwriter and choreographer.[1] Apart from Kannada, Manju has also worked in a handful Telugu- and Tamil-language films.[2] He ventured into film direction with the film, Police Story (1996).[3] [4]
Early life
Manju was born in Mailasandra, a village in Bangalore, to C. Hanumappa Reddy and A. Rukminiamma. He had two siblings: older brother Gurumurthy and younger sister Padmavati. Hanumappa Reddy served as the chief of the village before the family moved to Bangalore city where he began working as an electrical contractor. The family resided in the Basavanagudi, where Manju was educated, at the Kamala Nehru Education Society. With a movie theatre and a martial arts training center in close proximity to his house, he was drawn towards both of these as a kid. He cited Rajkumar and Bruce Lee as his idols growing up.[5]
Career
Manju began his career as a stuntman with Nyayada Kannu (1985). He played the stunt double of one of the characters in the film. Manju had one scene in the film and was shot in the Kanteerava Studios, Bangalore.[6]
Manju's 2010 Kannada film, Jayahe featured himself in the leading roles alongside actors Ayesha and Jai Akash. The film was later dubbed and released in Malayalam as Lady Bruce Lee (2011) and into Tamil as Vettai Puli (2013).
Filmography
- As director
- As actor
- Thriller Killer (1998)
- Amar Akbar Anthony (1998)
- Naxalite (2000)
- Narahantaka (2001)
- Supari (2001)
- Mafia (2001)
- Khaki Chokka (2001; Telugu)
- Neethone Vuntanu (2002; Telugu)
- Action No. 1 (2002; Telugu)
- Police Officers (2002)
- Thrisakthi (2002)
- Hunter (2003)
- Bodyguard (2003)
- Rama Krishna (2004)
- Samudra (2004)
- Bhagath (2004)
- Police No. 1 (2011)
- CBI Sathya (2016)
- Raj Bahadur (2016)
- Dandu (2016)
- Inamdar (2023)
- As stunt coordinator
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/film-industry-beats-its-own-record/article2089278.ece Film industry beats its own record – The Hindu
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Thriller-Manju-does-three-Telugu-films/articleshow/19614019.cms Thriller Manju does three Telugu films – The Times of India
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/oh-shoot-its-a-record/article3604095.ece Oh, shoot! It’s a record – The Hindu
- http://www.ovguide.com/thriller-manju-9202a8c04000641f800000001e7e9cf5 Thriller Manju Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi
- "ಊರ ಪಟೇಲರ ಮಗ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಟಾಪ್ ಫೈಟ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಆದ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ"-Ep01-Thriller Manju LIFE-Kalamadhyama-#param . Kalamadhyama . 23 November 2021 . en . 10 November 2021.
- "ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಮಂಜು ತಗೊಳ್ತಿದ್ದ ಪೇಮೆಂಟ್ ಎಷ್ಟು? 125 ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಫೈಟರ್"-Ep06-Thriller Manju LIFE-Kalamadhyama . Kalamadhyama . 23 November 2021 . en . 15 November 2021.
- Web site: Movie review - Khaki Chokka. 29 June 2001. Idlebrain.com.
- Web site: Innovative Film Awards, star studded, star oriented. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220193929/http://chitratara.com/show-content.php?id=1884&ptype=News&title=INNOVATIVE%20FILM%20AWARDS%20%3FSTAR%20STUDDED%20STAR%20ORIENTED%21. 20 December 2013. chitratara.com. 3 May 2010. 28 January 2017. dead. dmy-all.
