Manasa Radhakrishnan

In this Indian name, the name Radhakrishnan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manasa.

Manasa Radhakrishnan is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films.

Manasa Radhakrishnan
Born	Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Alma mater	The Indian High School, Dubai The Choice School
Years active	2008–2014 2017–present

Personal life

She was born in Ernakulam, Kerala to Radhakrishnan V. K. and Sreekala and was raised in Dubai. She studied till class 10 at The Indian High School, Dubai, and her higher secondary education was at The Choice School in Thrippunithura. She has learnt Indian classical dance, cinematic dance, and guitar. Manasa is currently pursuing Computer Science and Engineering at Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science (MITS).^[1][2]

Career

Manasa Radhakrishnan is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil cinema. She began her acting career as a child artist, making her debut in Kannuneerinum Madhuram (2008). She continued to appear in notable child roles in films such as Kadaksham (2010), Villali Veeran (2014), and Paulettante Veedu (2016).

Manasa made her debut as a lead heroine in the Malayalam film Kaattu (2017). She gained further recognition with performances in Tiyaan (2017), Kaattu (2017), and Crossroads (2017). In subsequent years, she appeared in Vikadakumaran (2018), Sakalakalashala (2019), and Children's Park (2019), establishing herself in the industry.

Manasa made her Telugu film debut with Highway (2022) and entered Tamil cinema with Paramaguru (2022). She portrayed YS Bharathi in the Ram Gopal Varma-directed Telugu films Vyuham (2024) and Shapatham (2024). She is also set to appear in upcoming projects, including Ram Bhajrangi (2025) and an untitled Telugu film.

Through her evolving career, Manasa Radhakrishnan has demonstrated versatility, transitioning from child roles to lead characters across multiple South Indian film industries.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Kannuneerinum Madhuram	Parvathy	Child actor
2010	Kadaksham	Malu	Child actor
2014	Villali Veeran	Sandra	Child actor
2016	Paulettante Veedu	Sara Paul
2017	Tiyaan	Jaseela
2017	Kaattu	Ummukkulsu
2017	Crossroads	Sara	Segment: Mounam
2018	Vikadakumaran	Sindhu
2019	Sakalakalashala	Mumtaz	[3]
	Children's Park	Prarthana
2020	Uriyadi	Renuka	[4][5]
2022	Twenty One Gms	Anjali
	Paappan	Young Bennitta Issac
2022	Highway	Tulasi	Telugu Debut film
	Paramaguru		Tamil Debut film
2024	Vyuham	YS Bharathi	Telugu film directed by Ram Gopal Varma
2024	Shapatham	YS Bharathi
2025	Ram Bhajrangi		Filming (Telugu)
2025	Untitled Telugu movie		TBA

Web series

Year	Film	Role	Network	Ref.
2023	Sengalam	Mathiyarasi	ZEE5	[6]

Other works

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	The Other Side	Anu	Short Film
2016	Keerthi	Keerthi	Short Film
2016	Pallathi		Music Album
2019	Grey		Short film
2020	Iravipuram Diaries	Anagha	Short film
2022	Naimithikam	Nimmi	Short film
2022	Theeram		Music Album

References

• James, Anu (6 July 2017). "Kaattu: Meet Left Right Left director's new unibrow heroine Manasa Radhakrishnan aka Ummukkulsu [PHOTOS]". www.ibtimes.co.in.
• "'Kaattu' girl Manasa Radhakrishnan on her traits, roles and movies". OnManorama.
• "ഇപ്പോഴും മധുരമുണ്ട് ആ ഓർമകൾക്ക്: മാനസ". ManoramaOnline.
• Sharadhaa, A. (28 March 2018). "Manasa Radhakrishnan to make Kannada debut". Cinema Express.
• Suresh, Meera (28 August 2017). "I watched Chemmeen to play Ummukhulsu: Manasa Radhakrishnan". The New Indian Express.
• "ചിന്തിച്ച് കൂട്ടി ജീവിതം കോംപ്ലക്‌സ് ആക്കുന്നതെന്തിന് ? ബാലതാരമായി വന്ന് നായികയായി മനം കവർന്ന മാനസ". Mathrubhumi. 20 March 2021.
• "Manasa Radhakrishnan is the leading lady in 'Vikatakumaran'". The Times of India. 11 November 2017.
• "Manasa to play Sasikumar's heroine in Tamil film". The Times of India. 26 May 2020.
• ലേഖകൻ, സ്വന്തം (24 January 2019). "'സകലകലാശാല' നാളെ തുറക്കും; വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായി വിനോദ് ഗുരുവായൂരും മാനസയും". Manoramanews.
• "മാനസയുടെ പുതിയ ചിത്രം 'ഉറിയടി'". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam).
• "'ഉറിയടി എന്ന ടൈറ്റിൽ മന:പൂർവം കൊടുത്തതാണ്', നായിക പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. 23 January 2020.
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