K. Manju
K. Manju | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kobari Manju |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer Film distributor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
K. Manju is an Indian film producer and distributor, known for his films produced in Kannada cinema.[1] He made several films through his two production companies, K Manju Cinemas and Lakshmishree Combines.[2] A large number of his films have been commercially successful, some of them are among the top-ten highest grossing Kannada films of all time.[3]
In 2014, Manju was reported to apply for the Limca Book of Records for producing a record five films at one given time. This included four Kannada films and one Tamil film.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Film Title | Director | Production House | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Anuraga Spandana | B. Ramamurthy | Co-produced with L. Mohan | |
| 1997 | Jackie Chan | Thriller Manju | Co-produced with G. H. Gurumurthy | |
| 1998 | Yamalokadalli Veerappan | H. C. Prakash | Bindushree Films | |
| 1999 | Underworld | K. Madhu | ||
| 2001 | Rashtrageethe | K. V. Raju | ||
| Jenu Goodu | S. Umesh | Lakshmishree Combines | ||
| 2002 | Jamindaru | S. Narayan | ||
| 2003 | Hrudayavantha | P. Vasu | ||
| Lankesh Patrike | Indrajith Lankesh | Lakshmishree Combines Aishwarya Combines | ||
| 2004 | Sahukara | Om Prakash Rao | Lakshmishree Combines | |
| 2005 | Rama Shama Bhama | Ramesh Aravind | ||
| Yashwanth | Dayal Padmanabhan | |||
| 2006 | Odahuttidavalu | Om Sai Prakash | ||
| Neenello Naanalle | Dinesh Babu | Co-produced with G. Chandrashekar and D. K. Devendra | ||
| 2007 | Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Won - Karnataka State Film Award for third Best Film | |
| 2008 | Aramane | Nagashekar | ||
| 2009 | Yogi | Udaya Prakash | Bindushree Films | |
| Bellary Naga | Dinesh Babu | |||
| Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Lakshmishree Combines | ||
| Rajakumari | S. Govindraj | |||
| 2010 | Kiccha Huccha | Chi. Guru Dutt | Bindushree Films | Co-produced with Mark Balaji |
| Shankar IPS | M. S. Ramesh | Bindushree Films | ||
| 2011 | Shyloo | S. Narayan | K. Manju Cinemas | |
| Kalla Malla Sulla | Udaya Prakash | |||
| Jolly Boy | D. Sabhapathi | |||
| 2012 | Godfather | Sethu Sriram | ||
| Shikari | Abhaya Simha | Kannada— Malayalam bilingual film | ||
| Narasimha | Mohan Shankar | M N K Movies | ||
| 2013 | Raja Huli | Guru Deshpande | K. Manju Cinemas | |
| Rajani Kantha | Pradeep Raj | |||
| 2014 | Bramman | Socrates | Tamil film | |
| Super Ranga | Sadhu Kokila | K. Manju Cinemas | ||
| Ragini IPS | Anand P. Raju | Also presenter | ||
| Dil Rangeela | Preetham Gubbi | |||
| 2016 | Santhu Straight Forward | Mahesh Rao | ||
| 2017 | Smile Please | Raghu Samarth | K. Manju Cinemas | |
| Satya Harishchandra | Dayal Padmanabhan | |||
| 2022 | Raana | Nanda Kishore | K. Manju Cinemas | |
| 2025 | Vishnu Priya | V.K. Prakash |
- As Presenter
| Year | Film Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Vaalee | |
| 2003 | Don | |
| 2006 | Good Luck | |
| 2010 | Gundragovi |
- As Actor
| Year | Film Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Yamalokadalli Veerappan | Also producer |
| 2010 | Aithalakkadi | |
| 2014 | Neenade Naa | |
| 2016 | Jigarthanda | Guest appearance |
| 2019 | Padde Huli | |
| 2021 | Govinda Govinda |