Manjunath Nayaker is a former Indian actor and public relations professional.

[3] Manjunath, who started acting at age three, has been part of 68 films in Kannada, Telugu and Hindi,[3] but it was his role in Swami and Friends that fetched him recognition, in addition to six international, one national and a state award.

He acted in Super Hit movies of actor-director Shankar Nag such as Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige, Sangliana and S.P.

He also played the role of young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath (1990), which starred Amitabh Bachchan.

[2] He, initially worked in IT companies publishing SSLC, PUC, Diploma and University Degree Results on the Internet through the website www.onlinebangalore.com and later went on work as a PR & Liaison professional and worked on the Bangalore – Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) and now runs his own Liaison company - VIC Pvt Ltd.[3] Manjunath is married to athlete Swarnarekha, a sprinter and long jumper.