Managala was born in Challakare to B. V. Dakshina Murthy, in the Mulukunadu Brahmin family, and noted Kannada writer Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy.
They have three children Prasanna Shankar, Dr.D.Mangala Priyadarshini and Rajagopal.
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