Raasi (born Vijaya) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in

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and

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films. She is credited as Manthra in Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in films such as '' Subhakankshalu'' (1997), ''

Gokulamlo Seeta ''Gokulamlo Seeta'' () is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and produced by B. Srinivasa Raju under the Sri Sai Chitra banner. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Raasi.It also stars Harish Kumar in an important ro ...

'' (1997) and '' Pelli Pandiri'' (1998). In 2020, she made her debuted in television with Telugu soap operas ''

Girija Kalyanam ''Girija Kalyanam'' (Telugu: గిరిజా కళ్యాణం) was an Indian Telugu language Soap opera directed by Ravi Nagapuri aired on Gemini TV from 20 January 2020 to 10 April 2021 every Monday to Saturday at 9:30PM IST for 284 ep ...

'' (2020 -21) and ''

Janaki Kalaganaledu ''Janaki Kalaganaledu'' () is an Indian Telugu language television series which aired on Star Maa from 22 March 2021. It is an official remake of StarPlus Hindi soap opera ''Diya Aur Baati Hum''. It starred Priyanka Jain and Amardeep Chowdhar ...

'' (2021).

Personal life

Raasi was born as Vijaya on 1976 in West Godavari district,

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, India. She married film director Sri Muni.

Film career

At the age of 10, she started acting as a child actress in the 1986

film, ''Mamatala Kovella'' (1986). She also worked in the

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movies ''Rangbaaz'' (1996), ''

Jodidar ''Jodidar'' is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film directed by T. L. V. Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Raasi, Bindushree, Aditya Pancholi and Prem Chopra. The film is a remake of the Telugu film ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu''. Plot sy ...

'' (1997) and ''Suraj'' (1997) with

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. In Telugu, Raasi rose to fame with '' Subhakankshalu'' (1997). She was labelled "traditional" after ''

'' (1997). Later, hits like ''Snehithulu'' (1998), ''

Pandaga ''Pandaga'' ( Festival) is a 1998 Telugu language, Telugu-language drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sarath. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Srikanth (Telugu actor), Srikanth, Raasi (actress), Raasi and music composed by M. M ...

'' (1998), ''Gilli Kajjalu'' (1998), ''

Devullu ''Devullu'' ( ''Gods'') is a 2000 Telugu-language supernatural film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Pruthivi, Raasi, Master Nandan, Baby Nitya, while Suman, Srikanth, Rajendra Prasad, Ramya Krishna, Laya were in supporting roles and ...

'' (2000) and proved her mettle as an actress. When Raasi's career started taking a nosedive, she took to doing item numbers in Telugu films like '' Samudram'' (1999). She debuted her first Tamil film ''

Priyam ''Priyam'' is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Sanal and starring Kunchacko Boban, Arun, Ashwin, Manjima Mohan and Deepa Nair in the lead roles. Plot Benny, an orphan, takes care of his sister's three children. Benny's b ...

''. Following a prolific year 1996, she received offers including the Vijay-starrer '' Love Today'' (1997) and the

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-starrer ''

Rettai Jadai Vayasu ''Rettai Jadai Vayasu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by C. Sivakumar starring Ajith Kumar and Manthra. Goundamani, Senthil and Ponvannan among others play other pivotal roles in the film, which has music comp ...

'' (1997). A further opportunity to work with T. Rajender in a project titled ''Ilam Kaadhalargal'', however failed to materialise despite production work taking place. Some of her other movies in Tamil are ''

Periya Idathu Mappillai ''Periya Idathu Mappillai'' ( Groom from a rich place) is a 1997 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Jayaram, Goundamani, Manivannan, Devayani and Mantra. The film, produced by K. Murugan, had musical sco ...

'' (1997), '' Ganga Gowri'' (1997), ''

Thedinen Vanthathu ''Thedinen Vanthathu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Ravi Varma. The film stars Prabhu, Goundamani, Mantra and Amrutha. The film, produced by Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan and Kanchana Sivaraman, had a musical score by ...

'' (1997), ''

Kondattam Kondattam () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Arjun and Simran. Plot Raja is a rich fun-loving man, whose boat ride with his friends turns tragic after his friends die in an accident. Raja is he ...

'' (1998), ''

Kalyana Galatta ''Kalyana Galatta'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Rajkapoor, starring Sathyaraj, Mantra and Khushboo. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, filmed by Rajarathinam and edited by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijay ...

'' (1998), ''

Pudhu Kudithanam ''Pudhu Kudithanam'' is a 1999 Tamil-language comedy film directed by R. Raghuvasan, who previously directed ''Thilakam''. The film stars Vignesh and Raasi, with Latha, Manivannan, Senthil, Kovai Sarala and Shanmugasundari playing supporting ...

'' (1999), ''

Kannan Varuvaan ''Kannan Varuvaan'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Manthra and Divya Unni, while Goundamani, Senthil, Manorama, Ranjith and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music was c ...

'' (2000), '' Kuberan'' (2000) and ''

Simmasanam ''Simmasanam'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Eswaran. The film stars Vijayakanth in a triple role as the father and his two sons. The film also starred Khushbu Sundar, Manthra, Radhika Chaudhari, Ambika and Viji. The ...

'' (2000). She played a negative character in Telugu movie ''

Nijam ''Nijam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rakshita, Gopichand, and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Babu and Rames ...

'' (2003), which was directed by

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. After her marriage, she took a break from acting and made a comeback in character roles.

Filmography

Film

Television

* ''

'' (2020-2021) on

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* ''

'' (2021–present) on

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