Manasa Varanasi, who was crowned Femina Miss India 2020, represented India at Miss World 2021 and reached the top 13. Devaki Nandana Vasudeva (2024) was her acting debut.
After the failure of her debut movie, Manasa slowed down. Couple Friendly, the Telugu-Tamil bilingual, is her next theatrical release. If the film's slice-of-life teaser is any indication, her decision to play a non-glamorous role is a clever one. The teaser shows her sharing a lovely romantic chemistry with her male co-star, Santosh Soban. This is a far cry from the usual over-glamourization and excessive cinematization we see for female roles played by the likes of Sreeleela and Pooja Hegde.
Manasa Varanasi graduated with a degree in computer science from Vasavi College of Engineering and worked as a financial information exchange analyst. She is a trained Indian classical dancer and has also started learning sign language. Couple Friendly is yet to lock its release date.
