{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Distinguish|Manochithra}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Manochitra | image = | birth_name = Manochithra J | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|05|df=y}}{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} | birth_place = Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India | other_names = Nandhagi | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2011–present | website = }}
'''Manochitra''' (born 5 March 1987) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu films.<ref name="Nandhagi1">{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-mdash-Nandhagi/article16576611.ece |title=My first break - Nandhagi |work=The Hindu |date=18 March 2010 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref>
== Career == Manochitra made her acting debut with (2010) under the screen name of Nandhagi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-previews/preview-1/innoruvan.html |title=Innoruvan Movie Preview |publisher=behindwoods.com |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="Manochitra1">{{cite magazine |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/460/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |title=மனோசித்ராவான மனோஹா நடிக்கும் புதிய படம் |date=21 May 2009 |accessdate=15 December 2020 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Manochithra alias Manoha acting in a new film |publisher=Dinamalar}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Nandhagi1"/> During the production of ''Aval Peyar Thamizharasi'', where she played the title role, the director Meera Kathiravan asked the actress to avoid interviews and to be kept away from the promotional activity to maintain the suspense of her identity till the audio launch of the film. She was credited as Nandhagi.<ref name="Nandhagi2">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-was-kept-under-wraps-Nandhagi/articleshow/5203322.cms |title=I was kept under wraps: Nandhagi |work=The Times of India |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/aval-peyar-tamilarasi-jai.html |title=AVAL PEYAR TAMILARASI MOVIE REVIEW |publisher=behindwoods.com |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Manochitra1"/><ref name="Nandhagi2"/> Another film titled ''Kalingathu Parani'' with Vimal was also shelved halfway through production after the producer ran out of funds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-11/news-interviews/28244212_1_dindigul-hotel-management-producer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812053834/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-11/news-interviews/28244212_1_dindigul-hotel-management-producer |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 August 2013 |title=Mano Chitra's stranded experience |author=V. Lakshmi |date=11 November 2010 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Manochitra2">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Manochitra-makes-her-Mollywood-debut/articleshow/19725800.cms |title=Manochitra makes her Mollywood debut |work=The Times of India |author=V Lakshmi |date=26 April 2013 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> 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).<ref name="Manochitra2"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/malligadu-marriage-bureau/movie-review/30004423.cms |title=Malligadu Marriage Bureau Movie Review |author=Ch. Sushil Rao |work=The Times of India |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-foray-into-tamil/article5740249.ece |title=Etcetera: Foray into Tamil |author=Nikhil Raghavan |work=The Hindu |date=18 March 2010 |accessdate=15 December 2020}}</ref> In 2016, she acted in ''Andaman'' (2016) where she was paired with actor Richard Rishi.
== Filmography == *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! class=unsortable|Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''Innoruvan'' || Kavinaya || Credited as Manoha |- | ''Aval Peyar Thamizharasi'' || Thamizharasi || Credited as Nandhagi<br>Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress |- | 2012 || ''Neerparavai'' || Annachi's sister 2nd lead || |- | rowspan="4" | 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 |}
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