Manjunadth entered the film industry as a child actor.His performance in the TV serial "Malgudi Days"(based on the book written by R.K.Narayan) was excellent.He is the same boy who acted in "Stone Boy"-another interesting and well known Tv serial.He acted in couple of other serials and movies.His performance in the movie "Swathi Kiranam" is brilliant.It was directed by a great director-K.Viswanadth.