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 Cinemaas 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]

K. Manju
Born
Kobari Manju

Occupation(s)Film producer
Film distributor
Years active2000–present

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

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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 Produced and acted
1999 Underworld K. Madhu Bindushree Films
2001 Vaalee S. Mahendar Royal Pictures
2001 Rashtrageethe K. V. Raju Bindushree Films
2001 Jenu Goodu S. Umesh Lakshmishree Combines
2002 Jamindaru S. Narayan Lakshmishree Combines
2003 Hrudayavantha P. Vasu Lakshmishree Combines
2003 Lankesh Patrike Indrajith Lankesh Lakshmishree Combines
Aishwarya Combines
2003 Don P. N. Sathya Royal Pictures As presenter
2004 Sahukara Om Prakash Rao Lakshmishree Combines
2005 Rama Shama Bhama Ramesh Aravind Lakshmishree Combines
2005 Yashwanth Dayal Padmanabhan Lakshmishree Combines
2006 Odahuttidavalu Om Sai Prakash Lakshmishree Combines
2006 Neenello Naanalle Dinesh Babu Lakshmishree Combines Co-produced with G. Chandrashekar and D. K. Devendra
2006 Good Luck S. Nandakumar Thirumala Cine Productions As presenter
2007 Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige Nagathihalli Chandrashekar Lakshmishree Combines Won - Karnataka State Film Award for third Best Film
2008 Aramane Nagashekar Lakshmishree Combines
2009 Yogi Udaya Prakash Bindushree Films
2009 Bellary Naga Dinesh Babu Bindushree Films
2009 Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara Nagathihalli Chandrashekar Lakshmishree Combines
2009 Rajakumari S. Govindraj Lakshmishree Combines
2010 Gundragovi M G Tharesh Raj Sri Sudarshan Creators As presenter
2010 Kiccha Huccha Chi. Guru Dutt Bindushree Films Co-produced with Mark Balaji
2010 Aithalakkadi J. G. Krishna Chithra Kuteera As actor
2010 Shankar IPS M. S. Ramesh Bindushree Films
2011 Shyloo S. Narayan K. Manju Cinemaas
2011 Kalla Malla Sulla Udaya Prakash K. Manju Cinemaas
2011 Jolly Boy D. Sabhapathi K. Manju Cinemaas
2012 Godfather Sethu Sriram K. Manju Cinemaas
2012 Shikari Abhaya Simha K. Manju Cinemaas Kannada — Malayalam bilingual film
2012 Narasimha Mohan Shankar M N K Movies
2013 Raja Huli Guru Deshpande K. Manju Cinemaas
2013 Rajani Kantha Pradeep Raj K. Manju Cinemaas
2014 Bramman Socrates K. Manju Cinemaas Tamil film
2014 Neenade Naa Kandhas Dynamic Visions As actor
2014 Super Ranga Sadhu Kokila K. Manju Cinemaas
2014 Ragini IPS Anand P. Raju K. Manju Cinemaas Also presenter
2014 Dil Rangeela Preetham Gubbi K. Manju Cinemaas
2016 Santhu Straight Forward Mahesh Rao K. Manju Cinemaas
2016 Jigarthanda Shiva Ganesh SRV Productions As actor
Guest appearance
2017 Smile Please Raghu Samarth K. Manju Cinemaas
2017 Satya Harishchandra Dayal Padmanabhan K. Manju Cinemaas
2021 Govinda Govinda Tilak Shree Shailendra Productions as Actor guest appearances
2022 Raana Nanda Kishore K. Manju Cinemaas

As Presenter

References

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