Manisha Yadav is a Tamil film actress and model who mainly works in the Tamil film industries. She is best known for her lead role as "Aarthi", a 12th grade student in the 2012 Tamil film Vazhakku Enn 18/9. Manisha was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India and was working as a model. She debuted in the film industry through the Tamil film Vazhakku Enn 18/9, which was directed by Balaji Sakthivel.[3] She acted in a Telugu movie Tunnega Tuneega in 2012.In 2013, she was seen in Suseenthiran's Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer and Karu Pazhaniappan's Jannal Oram. She has completed filming for Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya and Trisha Illana Nayanthara.