Manjima Mohan Wiki, Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress who primarily works in the Tamil entertainment industry. She is known for playing the lead role of Prathana Raman in the Tamil film FIR: Faizal Ibrahim Raiz (2022).

Wiki/Biography

Manjima Mohan was born on Monday, 1 March 1993 (age 29 years; as of 2022) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Her Zodiac sign is Pisces. She did her schooling at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. After completing her schooling, Manjima pursued a bachelor’s degree in Science from Stella Maris College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 3″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Figure Measurements: 34-28-32

Family

Parents & Siblings

Manjima Mohan’s father, Vipin Mohan, is a famous Indian cinematographer. Manjima Mohan’s mother, Kalamandalam Girija, is an Indian dancer. She is the only child of her parents.

Husband

On 28 November 2022, Manjima Mohan got married to her longtime boyfriend, Gautham Karthik, an Indian actor. In 2019, Gautham and Manjima met on the sets of the Tamil film Devrattam. Later, they started dating each other. In an interview with a media house, Gautham Karthik talked about his relationship with Manjula and said,

Manjima Mohan and I were friends for a year. I was the first to express love because I liked his unique personality. He said he would think and answer. After two days he accepted my love. We were in love for 3 years. We decided to get married. Both parents accepted. Marriage is simple. Manjima can act in cinema even after marriage. Manjima is not only a beautiful woman but also strong. I am also interested in acting in web series.”

Manjima Mohan and her husband Gautham Karthik

Religion

Manjima Mohan follows Hinduism.

Career

Film

Malayalam

In 1997, Manjima made her acting debut as a child actor with the Malayalam film Kaliyoonjal in which she played the role of Younger Ammu. Subsequently, she appeared as a child actor in various Malayalam films like Mayilpeelikkavu (1998), Priyam (2000), Madhuranombarakattu (2000), and Sundara Purushan (2001).

In 2015, she made her film debut as an actor with the Malayalam film Oru Vadakkan Selfie.

Tamil

In 2016, she made her Tamil debut with the film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada in which she played the lead role of Leela Raman. Subsequently, she has appeared in various Tamil films like Sathriyan (2017), Ippadai Vellum (2017), and FIR (2022).

Telugu

In 2016, Manjima made her Telugu debut with the film Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo. Subsequently, in 2019, she worked in the film NTR: Kathanayakudu in which she played the role of Nara Bhuvaneshwari.

Awards

• In 2001, Manjima Mohan won the Best Child Artist Award for the Malayalam film Priyam (2000) at the Asianet Film Awards.

• In 2001, she won the Best Child Artist Award for the Malayalam film Madhuranombarakattu (2001) at the Kerala State Film Awards.

• In 2001, she won the Best Child Artist Award for the film Kabulivaala (2000) at the Kerala State Television Awards.

• In 2016, Manjima was nominated for Best Debut-Female (Malayalam) Award for the film Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015) at the South Indian International Movie Awards.

• In 2017, she won the Best Female Debut-South Awards for the Tamil film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) at the Filmfare Awards.

• In 2017, she won the Best Debut Actress Award for the Tamil film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) at the Edison awards.

  won the Best Debut Actress Award for the Tamil film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) at the Edison awards

Favourites

Food: Chicken Curry

Actor(s): Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Dhanush, Simbu

Actress(es): Nayanthara, Trisha Krishnan

Facts/Trivia

• At the age of four, Manjima Mohan started working as a child artist in films; however, in 2001, she decided to take a break from working in films owing to her studies. In an interview, Manjima talked about this and said,
  

  I always wanted to be an actress. There was no other option in my mind,” started our conversation, “when I was a child-artist, it was a great experience. But at some point I got fed up of the lights and decided that I wanted to concentrate on my studies. After some time passed I knew that acting was the only thing I wanted to do in the future.”

  A childhood image of Manjima Mohan; a still from the film Thenkasipattanam (2000)

• In 2015, Manjima decided to go back into acting. In an interview, Manjima recalled her debut film Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015) and said that initially, she was terrified while shooting for her debut film.

• In an interview, Manjima Mohan spoke about body shaming and revealed that initially, she often received body-shaming comments from social media users. She said,
  

  I don’t know; I’m still confused how this industry is, honestly. Some people are OK with it, some aren’t. It all depends on the character. It has got to do with the directors also. I’m blessed to have worked with directors who were OK with how I look. But some directors are very particular that their heroine should look fit. People have been telling me that losing weight will do wonders to my career and that’s what I’ve been doing. The ideal thing to do is to balance being myself and at the same time, work on myself and lose a little more weight.”

• Reportedly, in 2016, Manjima Mohan was body-shamed by a Kollywood director following which she decided to walk off from the Tamil film.

• In 2019, Manjima Mohan injured her left leg at her house in Chennai. In an interview, Manjima talked about the injury and said that the doctors advised her to undergo immediate surgery to prevent having her leg amputated. She said,
  

  I suffered a severe injury to my leg when I went to close the gate at my house in Chennai. Though we had initially thought it was a small injury (I got my leg treated at a nearby hospital), over a month later, the doctors at Apollo Hospital said that I would have to amputate my leg if I delay my treatment further. I underwent a surgery and was in bed rest for several months.”

• In an interview, Manjima Mohan named Nayanthara as her role model.

• She follows a non-vegetarian diet.

• Manjima Mohan is an animal lover. She has a pet cat named Loki.

  An Instagram story of Manjima Mohan about her pet cat Loki