Alluri
Seetarama
Raju
(1974)
The
1974
film
Alluri
Seetarama
Raju
is
a
historical
Telugu
film
based
on
the
life
of
Indian
freedom
fighter
Alluri
Sitaramaraju.
It
is
the
100th
film
of
Ghattamaneni
Krishna.
Manjula
played
an
important
role,
Vijaya
Nirmala
essayed
the
role
of
the
heroine.
Manchi
Manasulu
(1974)
Manjula
had
played
the
heroine
opposite
Shoban
Babu
in
the
1974
Telugu
film
Manchi
Manushulu,
which
was
a
remake
of
Hindi
film
Aa
Gale
Lag
Jaa,
which
in
turn
is
remade
into
Tamil
language
entitled
Uthaman
in
1976
starring
Shivaji
Ganesan.
Gunavanthudu
(1975)
In
1975,
Manjula
once
again
joined
hands
with
Shobhan
Babu
for
the
movie
Gunavanthudu,
which
was
a
family
entertainer
with
a
good
comedy,
action
and
romance.
Shobhan
played
a
dual
role
in
the
movie.
Mahakavi
Kshetrayya
(1976)
Mahakavi
Kshetrayya
was
a
based
on
the
life
of
Kshetrayya.
Produced
by
Anjali
Pictures,
the
movie
starred
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao
and
Anjali
Devi
in
lead
roles.
Manjula
had
played
a
devadasi
(prostitute)
in
the
movie.
Bhale
Dongalu
(1976)
Manjula
played
female
lead
in
the
movie
Bhale
Dongalu,
which
featured
her
alongside
Krishna.
Directed
by
KSR
Das,
the
film
also
featured
Mohan
Babu
and
Nagabhushanam
in
the
leads.
Monagadu
(1976)
Monagadu
was
on
of
the
big
hits
of
the
year
1976.
Manjula,
who
played
the
female
lead
in
it,
had
teamed
up
with
Shoban
Babu
for
the
second
time
after
the
huge
success
of
Manchi
Manasulu.
Magadu
(1976)
Magadu
was
superhit
film
of
the
year
1976.
Manjula
played
the
heroine
opposite
Nandamuri
Taraka
Rama
Rao.
Pichi
Maaraju
(1976)
Manjula's
chemistry
with
Shoban
Babu
proved
to
be
very
successful.
So
they
were
roped
in
again
for
the
movie
Pichi
Maaraju,
which
went
to
became
decent
hit
at
the
Box
Office.
Manushulu
Chesina
Dongalu
(1977)
Unlike
other
heroines
of
her
time,
Manjula
hogged
the
limelight
very
soon.
The
back-to-back
success
of
her
films
brought
her
an
offer
to
play
heroine
alongside
superstar
Krishna
in
the
movie
Manushulu
Chesina
Dongalu,
which
was
a
big
of
the
year.
Mayadaari
Malligaadu
Following
the
success
of
Manushulu
Chesina
Dongalu,
Manjula
once
again
teamed
up
with
Krishna
for
the
movie
Mayadaari
Malligaadu,
which
was
also
a
big
hit
at
the
Box
Office.
Bangaru
Bommalu
(1977)
Manjula
had
paired
with
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao
for
Bangaru
Bommalu,
which
was
about
Gopi,
a
widower
whose
encounter
with
his
wife's
spitting
image
(Manjula)
triggers
memories
of
how
his
family
life
took
a
horrible
turn.
Supporting
Roles
In
1990s,
Manjula
had
played
supporting
roles
in
several
Telugu
movies
including
Chanti
and
Vaasu.