Rachita Ram

Bindhya Ram , known by her stage name Rachita Ram, is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Kannada films. Rachita made her film debut with the 2013 film ''Bulbul'' as the lead opposite Darshan S.

Early life

She is a trained classical Bharata Natyam dancer who has given more than 50 performances. Her father Ram, also a Bharata Natyam dancer, has given nearly 500 public performances. She has a sister, Nithya Ram, who is also a television and film actress.

She studied High school at Niveditha Girls High School, Gavipuram, Bengaluru.

Career

In 2012, she auditioned for a lead role in ''Bulbul'' alongside 200 participants and was selected. Before that she worked in the Kannada television soap ''Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu'' along with her sister Nithya Ram. She was paired opposite Darshan in the film that went on to become a success commercially. On her performance, G. S. Kumar of ''The Times of India'' wrote, "Rachita Ram has presented an excellent performance in her first movie" and added, "Rachita Ram is amazing with her dialogue delivery, body language and excellent expressions." Her first release of 2014 was ''Dil Rangeela'', in which she was paired opposite Ganesh. B. S. Srivani of ''Deccan Herald'' felt that she "delivers a seasoned performance" in the film. Her second release of the year saw her paired opposite Darshan again in ''Ambareesha''. The film and her performance earned negative reviews from critics. In ''Ranna'', she played Rukmini, the love interest of Sudeep, appearing in a small yet pivotal role. In ''Rathavara'', she appeared as the love interest of Sriimurali, who plays a gangster and key aide of an MLA. Sunayana Suresh of ''The Times of India'' wrote, "Rachita Ram looks pretty and has acted every bit the cutesy girl-next-door that is required of her".

Rachita starred in the 2016 Kannada movie ''Chakravyuha'' opposite Puneeth Rajkumar. She made a cameo appearance in ''Jaggu Dada'' Starring Darshan. She also appeared in a song opposite Sudeep In Mukunda Murari.

Rachita's first release of 2017 was ''Pushpaka Vimana'' opposite Ramesh Aravind, where she played his daughter. Her next release was Chethan Kumar's ''Bharjari'' opposite Dhruva Sarja; it is also her second movie with actress Haripriya, after ''Ranna.''

In 2018 her first release was Preetham Gubbi's ''Johnny Johnny Yes Papa'' opposite Duniya Vijay. Her next release was Mahesh Kumar's ''Ayogya'' opposite Sathish Ninasam. It emerged as the biggest blockbuster of the year and she also won Best Actress-2018 at SIIMA awards. She also appeared in a song opposite Shiva Rajkumar in the movie '' The Villain''.

In 2019 she had a handful of releases. Her first release was ''Seetharama Kalyana,'' opposite Nikhil Kumar, which emerged as a blockbuster hit. Her next release was Puneeth Rajkumar's ''Natasaarvabhowma'' directed by Pavan Wadeyar, her second collaboration with Puneeth after ''Chakravyuva''. She appeared in a song in the movie ''Amar'' starring Abhishek Gowda. Her next release was R. Chandru's ''I Love You'' opposite star Upendra. She also made an appearance in Shivrajkumar's ''Rustum'' directed by Ravi Varma, where she was paired up with Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. She made a special appearance in a song in '' Bharaate'' opposite Sriimurali. This was followed by '' Ayushman Bhava'' where she played opposite Shiva Rajkumar.

After a gap of a year, In 2021 her first release was with Ramesh Aravind directoral ''100'' where she played Ramesh's sister character. The movie became an average grosser at the box office. Her next release in the year was Shankar's ''Love You Rachchu'' where she was paired opposite Ajay Rao, the movie with many controversies failed at the box office with poor response from the audience. In 2022 she made her Telugu debut opposite Kalyan Dev in the film ''Super Machi'' which was not ony a disaster at the box office and also the least collected film of the actress career as the film had zero collection at the box office.

Filmography

*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''

Music videos

Television

Awards and nominations

*For ''Bulbul'', 61st Filmfare Awards South for the Best Actress
*For ''Ranna'', 63rd Filmfare Awards South for the Critic's Best Actress
*For ''Ranna'', 5th SIIMA Awards for the Best Actress
*For ''Rathavara'', 2nd IIFA Utsavam for the Best Actress
*For '' Ayogya'', 8th SIIMA Awards for the Best Actress
*Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Awards in 2019 for the Best Actress
*For '' Ayushman Bhava'', 9th SIIMA Awards for the Best Actress

See also

* List of Indian film actresses
*Nithya Ram

References

External links

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Living people
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Kannada actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses from Bangalore
Actresses from Bhopal
Year of birth missing (living people)