Is Lakshmi Manchu Among The Traitors?

Lakshmi
Manchu,
actress,
producer
and
television
presenter,
will
be
among
the
contestants
on
Karan
Johar’s
upcoming
reality
show,

The
Traitors.

She’s
pretty,
she’s
frank
and
popular
on
social
media.

But
before
she
makes
her
reality
show
debut,

Namrata
Thakker
finds
out
what
Lakshmi
is
in
real
life.

 

Daughter
of
veteran
Telugu
actor
and
film-maker
Mohan
Babu,
Lakshmi
started
her
acting
career
in
2004
by
playing
a
small
role
in
the
American
television
series,

Las
Vegas.

 

The
following
year,
she
turned
producer
with
the
Telugu
action
film,

Sree,
which
starred
her
half-brother
Manoj
Manchu
and
Tamannaah
Bhatia.

 

After

Las
Vegas,
the
47
year
old
acted
in
several
American
shows
including

Boston
Legal
and

Desperate
Housewives.
In
2008,
she
made
her
film
debut
with
the
American-Indian
drama,

The
Ode.

Since
then,
Lakshmi
has
acted
in
quite
a
few
Telugu,
Hindi,
Tamil
and
Malayalam
movies.

She
holds
a
degree
in
theatre
from
Oklahoma
City
University
and
has
directed,
produced
and
acted
in
a
short
film
titled,

Perfect
Lives,
which
was
showcased
at
the
La
Femme
Film
Festival
in
Los
Angeles.

Married
to
an
IT
professional
from
Chennai,
Andy
Srinivasan,
the
couple
has
a
daughter
named
Vidya
Nirvana
Manchu
Anand,
born
through
surrogacy
in
2014.

 

Lakshmi,
who
is
known
for
being
bold,
upfront
and
fearless,
was
last
seen
in
the
Telugu
fantasy
series,

Yakshini,
which
premiered
last
year
on
Disney+Hotstar.

Caught
candid
with
her
daughter
Nirvana
at
a
wedding!

Soaking
in
all
the
goodness
for
sunshine
while
holidaying
in
Brazil.

Chilling
with
her
favourite
girls,
Pragya
Jaiswal
and
Rakul
Preet
Singh.

While
Lakshmi
has
hosted
many
chat
shows
and
judged
a
dance
reality
show,

The
Traitors
will
be
her
first
outing
as
a
contestant.