Manochitra

Manochitra (born 5 March 1987) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu films.

Career Manochitra made her acting debut with (2010) under the screen name of Nandhagi. She then met the Casting Director Thangaraj Lakshminarayanan at the Kancheepuram Kamakshi temple and he requested her to star opposite Jai in his next venture. The film became an average grosser at the box office but won critical acclaim and she was nominated for the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress. The actress then re-christened herself to her birthname Manochitra. She soon after the release began working on a project titled Thandavakone with debutante director Ganesh as well as Ithanai Naalai Engirundai with R. Balu opposite Ananda Kannan. However, neither of the films have been released and remain stuck in the production phase.

In 2012, Manochitra played a supporting role in Seenu Ramasamy's Neerparavai. In 2014, she made a comeback featuring in the multi-starrer Netru Indru alongside Prasanna and Vimal and she also acted in the action film Veeram directed by Siva. Manochitra made her debut in Telugu cinema with Malligadu Marriage Bureau (2014) in which she paired with Telugu actor Srikanth and in Malayalam cinema with Pianist (2014). Manochitra then signed to play in Oru Vaanavil Poley, the remake of Pianist, and the Telugu film Nattu Kodi. Both films remained unreleased for unknown reasons. In 2016, she acted in Andaman (2016) where she was paired with actor Richard Rishi.

Filmography All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year Film Role Notes 2010 Innoruvan Kavinaya Credited as Manoha Aval Peyar Thamizharasi Thamizharasi Credited as NandhagiNominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress 2012 Neerparavai Annachi's sister 2nd lead 2014 Veeram Anita Malligadu Marriage Bureau Madhu Telugu film Pianist Nyla Malayalam film Netru Indru Dhamini 2016 Andaman Divya TBA Puthiya Mugam TBA Room Tamil, Telugu, Kannadam, Malayalam Film TBA Thandagan 2021 Jai Sena Telugu