Melina Manandhar

Biography

Melina Manandhar (Nepali: मेलिना मानन्धर; born October 16, 1977, as Sunita Manandhar) is a Nepalese actress, model and producer. She has acted in films, telefilms, television serials and music videos in Nepali and Newar languages.

== Career == Since making her debut in Priyasi (1993) she has acted in over sixty Nepali and Nepal Bhasa language films and television dramas. She appeared in a supporting role in period drama Prem Pinda (1995) considered a classic in Nepali cinema. She also produced a Nepali film Jwalamukhi and a television show Karuna which aired on Nepal Television. She won the National Film Award in a special category as Best Actress for Indigenous Movie for her performance in Nepal Bhasa film Balamaiju in 2010. In 2014 she was appointed as a member of the Censor Board of Nepal by Ministry of Information and Communication.

== Personal life == She was born to Maan Krishna Manandhar and Lalita Manandhar and spent most of her childhood in Kathmandu. She married actor Mukesh Dhakal in 2008 and they have a daughter Melishka Dhakal.

== Filmography ==

== References ==

== External links == Melina Manandhar at IMDb