Lakshmi Manchu Calls Herself A 'Victim Of Patriarchy', Says Dad Mohan Babu 'Roadblocked' Her Career

Lakshmi Manchu, daughter of Telugu movie veteran Mohan Babu, revealed that the biggest obstacle she faced when moving from Hyderabad to Mumbai was her family, who were not supportive of her decision.

Lakshmi Manchu talks about her family being unsupportive of her acting career.

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New Delhi: Actor Lakshmi Manchu, daughter of Telugu movie veteran Mohan Babu, revealed that the biggest obstacle she faced when moving from Hyderabad to Mumbai was her family, who were not supportive of her decision. Lakshmi moved to Mumbai last year and has since been busy meeting Hindi filmmakers.

In an interview with Free Press Journal, she discussed the "roadblocks" she encountered during her move from Hyderabad, where she had lived for over a decade. "There was only one roadblock, my family," she said.

Lakshmi Manchu on moving to Mumbai

Talking about moving to Mumbai in the interview, Lakshmi said, "They didn’t let me move for the longest time. We are a very close-knit family. They told me, ‘Why do you have to be a small fish in a big pond?” They had their own qualms. I used to stay at my best friend Rakul Preet's house. She kept insisting that I move to Mumbai.”

Lakshmi said that her actor-friend Rana Daggubati also advised her to move out of Hyderabad. However, it wasn't easy for Lakshmi as her actor-producer father dissuaded her from joining the film industry as an actor.

Lakshmi calls herself a "victim of patriarchy"

Talking about the mindset of men in south, Lakshmi said, "Men down South aren’t okay with heroes’ sisters or daughters being actresses. They step back from casting people like us. Prakash introduced me to the movies, but my dad and his dad tried to get this idea out of our heads.”

The actress also called herself a "victim of patriarchy" and said, "I had to fight for the things that my brothers get easily. It happened in my own. We are a patriarchal society, we have to call it out rather identifying it. It is not only in South industry but also exists in all parts of the country. We are more than privileged since we live in Mumbai but reality is beyond us.”

Lakshmi Manchu made her Malayalam film debut last year with Mohanlal starrer 'Monster.'