Birth Name : Manchu Manoj Kumar Babu
Date of birth : 20/05/1983
Place of birth : Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
First Movie : Donga Dongadhi
Category : Telugu
Nandi Special Jury Award for 'Bindass'
Manoj entered in Industry right from his child hood. Manoj played many roles as a child actor in his own banner movies when his father Mohan Babu is shown as a kid in flash back. Manoj got many appreciations for the role he did in the movie 'Punya Bhoomi Naa Deshm' starred by his father. He produced many movies under the banner of Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures.
Manoj started his career as a hero in 2004 with a movie called 'Donga Dongadi' which is remade from a Tamil movie called 'Thiruda Thirudi'. That was an average grosser at BoxOffice. He didn’t have any hits after that. Raju Bhai in 2007 turned out be a below average even though the movie plot and narration was good. His first commercial success came in 2010 with a comedy entertainer 'Bindaas'. The movie received a Nandi Special Jury Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for his performance in the movie. He also acted in a musical entertainer, 'Jhummandhi Nadham' directed by 'Raghavender Rao' in the same year. The movie ended up as an average. In the same year, he played a guest role in Vedam alongside Allu Arjun. His performance in the movie won him many accolades. He wrote the lyrics of two songs in 'Mr.Nookayya' and also composed fights for the movie. In 2013 he released a movie 'Potugadu', the Telugu remake of Kannada movie, 'Govindaya Namaha'.
1993: Major Chandrakanth (Child artist)
1994: Punyabhoomi Naa Desam (Child artist)
1997: Adavilo Anna (Child artist)
2004: Donga Dongadi
2005: Political Rowdy, Sri
2007: Raju Bhai
2008: Nenu Meeku Telusa
2009: Prayanam
2010: Bindaas, Vedam, Jhummandi Naadam
2012: Mr. Nookayya, Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara, Varuvan Thalaivan(Tamil)
2013: Potugadu
2014: Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda, Current Theega
2015: Dongaata