Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu (born 23 November 1981)[2][3] is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television.

He is the co-owner of the film production house 24 Frames Factory and is an educationalist through Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust, founded by his father and veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu.

[4] He is a founder and chairman of New York Academy, a school in Hyderabad for which his wife, Viranica, is the director and his father Mohan Babu, is the chair person.

[16] Vishnu Manchu made his acting debut as a child artist in his father Mohan Babu's 1985 film Ragile Gundelu.

[17] He landed his first lead role in the film Vishnu (2003) directed by Shaji Kailas, for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut.

Soon after, Manchu was cast in Game (2006), as Vijay Raj, sharing screen space with his celebrity father Mohan Babu and yesteryear heroine Shobana.

He then appeared in Doosukeltha, directed by Veeru Potla, he starred opposite Lavanya Tripathi, the film grossed 126.3 million on its first week at the box office.

The film minted a worldwide share of ₹33 crore (US$3.8 million) at the end of the second week of its run, and was declared a box office hit.

Showing his range as an actor, Manchu later portrayed DCP Goutham in the commercially unsuccessful but critically adored film Anukshanam (2014), helmed by Ram Gopal Varma.

[24][26] It was released in March 2021 and collected a gross of 38 crores in the long run and stands as an average runner at box office.

[29][30] Vishnu made the announcement about his next project titled 'Ginna' is being produced by Ava Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory which was initially planned to release in August but later released in October 2022 due to production delays.The film which was made on a budget of 20-25 crores managed to collect only 9.05 crores at the box office as an average runner.

[31] [32] Vishnu announced his dream project Kannappa on 18 August 2023, with the pooja cermoney at Srikalahasti temple in Andhra Pradesh.

[33] Where has Vishnu and his father Mohan Babu to co-produce the Kannappa film with a 100 crore budget and shooting began from September 2023.

[37] Vishnu Manchu made his foray into television by directing the 100th episode of Zee Telugu's series Happy Days.

[52] Known as an institution established for the benefit and use of contemporary and gifted artists, the foundation provides a much-needed space free from any financial and commercial constraints.