Manochitra

Manochitra (born 5 March 1987) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu films.

== Career == Manochitra made her acting debut with (2010) under the screen name of Nandhagi. 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. 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. 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. 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. Another film titled Kalingathu Parani with Vimal was also shelved halfway through production after the producer ran out of funds.