Lasya Manjunath is a popular South Indian model, TV presenter, and actress. She participated in the famous TV reality show, ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 4’ in 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Lasya Manjunath was born as ‘Lasya Abhimani’ on Sunday, 27 August 1989 (age 31 years; as in 2020) in the Tirupati City of Andhra Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Leo. She did Electronics and Communication engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Family, Caste & Husband
She belongs to a South Indian Hindu family. She has one elder brother.
She was once rumoured to be in a relationship with Anchor Ravi.
She got married to a Software Engineer, Manjunath Chillale, on 15 February 2017, after dating for almost seven years. In an interview, Manjunath said that it was love at first sight for him. He saw Lasya passing the road while he was waiting for the bus. At that time, Lasya was wearing white churidar with blue chunni. In an interview, Lasya said,
We went on an outing for the first time to Sanghi Temple. I started liking him when i saw him following me in bus stop, college and then at hostel.
In 2019, the couple was blessed with a baby boy, Daksh, and she lovingly calls him Jeenu.
Career
She made her acting debut with the Telugu film “Raja Meru Keka” in 2017 and played the role of Swetha in the film.
She then appeared in the 2019 Telugu film “MLA” in the role of Kalyan’s (Nandamuri Kalyan Ram) sister. She is known for hosting the popular Telugu Show ‘Something Special’ (2012) on ‘Maa Music’ with co-host Ravi. She has also appeared in many other Telugu TV shows such as ‘Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam’ (2014), ‘Maa Voori Vanta’ (2016), and ‘Dhee Ultimate Dance Show’ (2017).
In January 2019, she started her YouTube Channel named ‘Lasya Talks,’ in which, she posts videos related to her daily life, cooking tutorials, and talk shows.
Awards
- Padmamohana Arts Theatre Award for the Best Female Video Jockey in 2014
- Zee Kutumbum Award for the Best Anchor in 2014
- Best Female Anchor Award in 2014.
- Received a Gold Play Button by YouTube in August 2019
Favourite Things
- Food: Palak Paneer, Keema, Uggani Bajji
- Actor: Akkineni Nagarjuna
- Travel Destination(s): Chicago, Dubai
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include travelling and cooking.
- All of her close friends and family members call her ‘Chinni.’ Lasya and her husband have tattooed each other’s nicknames on their wrists.
- In 2019, there were speculations about her participating in Bigg Boss Telugu. However, she denied the rumours and said that she will be focusing on her newborn child and not participate in the Bigg Boss.
- While she was in Bigg Boss house in 2020, she revealed that she had secretly got married to Manjunath in 2010 without her parents approval and was pregnant with his child. After almost four years, her father had called her and asked her to settle down. Lasya confessed that she terminated her first pregnancy and had a miscarriage after her official wedding in 2017.
- She is an avid dog lover and also owns a pet dog.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet and shares various recipes on her YouTube channel.
- She is a fitness enthusiast and likes doing Yoga.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI