K. Manju
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K. Manju is an Indian film producer and distributor, known for his films produced in Kannada cinema. He made several films through his two production companies, K Manju Cinemaas and Lakshmishree Combines. 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.
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.
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 | 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 |
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| 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 | Sathya Harishchandra | Dayal Padmanabhan |