After completing her education, Mannara moved to Mumbai, where she started her career in modelling and moved into advertising. She made thirteen commercials, three of them alongside her cousin Priyanka Chopra,[8] including one for Dabur Amla Hair Oil, which she said won her "instant recognition" and landed her an offer in Telugu films.[9] She had also appeared in Amit Trivedi's song '"Bas bajna chahiye", the theme song for Gaana.com.[10] Before making her film debut, she also worked as a fashion designer and as an assistant choreographer, being trained in dance forms like hip hop and belly dancing
Debut (2014 – present)
By 2013, Mannara ventured into acting, signing up for films in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Her first release was the Telugu filmPrema Geema Jantha Nai (2014), then credited under her birth name, which featured her as a "very talkative college going girl".[9]The same year, Mannara made her Bollywooddebut with Anubhav Sinha's Zid, co-starring Karanvir Sharma and Shraddha Das. Her portrayal of an obsessive lover was met with mixed reviews. Mohar Basu called her "radiant" though noted that, she needed "a good deal more of experience".[13] However, the film was a commercially profitable venture.[14]
Soon after she made three Telugu films:Jakkanna (2016), which was a hit at the box office; Thikka (2016), for which she received good reviews; and Rogue, which as of January 2017 remains un-released.[15]
In 2017, She even walked as a showstopper for young designer Harsha Nuthuki at India Runway Week
Debut (2014 – present)
By 2013, Mannara ventured into acting, signing up for films in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Her first release was the Telugu filmPrema Geema Jantha Nai (2014), then credited under her birth name, which featured her as a "very talkative college going girl".[9]The same year, Mannara made her Bollywooddebut with Anubhav Sinha's Zid, co-starring Karanvir Sharma and Shraddha Das. Her portrayal of an obsessive lover was met with mixed reviews. Mohar Basu called her "radiant" though noted that, she needed "a good deal more of experience".[13] However, the film was a commercially profitable venture.[14]
Soon after she made three Telugu films:Jakkanna (2016), which was a hit at the box office; Thikka (2016), for which she received good reviews; and Rogue, which as of January 2017 remains un-released.[15]
In 2017, She even walked as a showstopper for young designer Harsha Nuthuki at India Runway Week
