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Alya Manasa Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 23, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth27 May 1992

Age34 years

BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu

ProfessionActor and Radio Jockey

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSanjeev Karthick

FamilySister - Janani Manasa (Younger)

Alya Manasa Biography

Tamil actor and former RJ Alya Manasa is best known for her role as Semba in the serial Raja Rani.

Early life and background
Alya Manasa was born on 27 May 1992 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Raised in Chennai, she attended Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Tiruchirapalli before completing her college education at Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai. Her formal education concluded with a graduation degree. She has one younger sister named Janani Manasa.

Career
Alya began working in entertainment as a model at around 17 years old and later expanded into radio and television. She has worked as a radio jockey and took part in dance reality television, competing in Maanada Mayilada Season 10 in 2015 alongside her dance partner Manas Sathish. The pair also performed together in the music album Ill Thakka Seiya.

Her first film role came in 2017 with Julieum 4 Perum, in which she played the character Manisha. The same year she appeared on the game show Ready Steady Po on Vijay TV and secured a breakthrough television role as Semba in the popular Tamil serial Raja Rani, acting opposite Sanjeev Karthick. Alya and Sanjeev later collaborated on a short film titled Ennai Maatrum Kadhale in 2018.

Public profile
Alya is often described by the nickname Papu. Physically, she is listed at about 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) with black hair and black eyes. Her interests include dancing and traveling. She has cited South Indian cuisine as a favorite and has named established film personalities such as Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Anushka Shetty among those she admires; Prabhu Deva is noted as a favorite choreographer.

Personal life
Manasa has been linked publicly with fellow performers from her dance and television work. She was in a relationship with dance choreographer Manas Sathish during her early career and later began dating actor Sanjeev Karthick in 2017. Alya and Sanjeev married on 27 May 2019; the couple shared the news via an Instagram announcement. Her political inclination is listed as aligned with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

Latest updates
Alya’s on-screen presence continues to be tied to Tamil television and short-form film projects that followed her Raja Rani role. Her early television success remains the most prominent credit in her public profile, and she has maintained a presence across TV, film and short film formats since her on-screen debut.

Style and miscellany
Manasa’s public image includes a noted enthusiasm for dance, reflected both in her reality show appearances and music video work. She is reported to own a Hyundai Verna. A personal detail that has been circulated in profiles is that she once had a tattoo bearing the name of a former partner.

Alya’s trajectory from modeling and radio to television acting highlights a multi-faceted entry into the Tamil entertainment industry, anchored by her role in a widely viewed serial and followed by continued collaborations with colleagues from that production.

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Career Highlights

  1. Began career as a model at about 17 years old
  2. Competed in Maanada Mayilada Season 10 (2015)
  3. Film debut in Julieum 4 Perum (2017)
  4. Played 'Semba' in the Tamil TV serial Raja Rani (2017)
  5. Appeared in short film Ennai Maatrum Kadhale (2018)
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When was Alya Manasa born?

Alya Manasa was born on 27 May 1992.

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Alya Manasa is known for actor and Radio Jockey.

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Alya Manasa is publicly listed as married to Sanjeev Karthick.