Rachitha Mahalakshmi is an Indian
television actress
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who predominantly work in
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
along with some Telugu, and Kannada
television
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with few films. She is best known for her role as Jyoti in ''
Pirivom Sandhipom'' But she critically acclaimed as Meenatchi in the popular Tamil series ''
Saravanan Meenatchi''
Early life and career
Rachitha was born in
Bangalore
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. Rachitha is fluent in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
,
Kannada
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,
Telugu,
Hindi
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,
Malayalam
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and English. She is married to Dinesh Gopalasamy from
Srivilliputhur who acted as her pair in the serial
''Pirivom Santhipom''. Rachitha made her debut in Mega Mandala, which was telecasted in
Star Suvarna
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. Rachitha became popular and successful after playing the lead role, as Meenatchi, in ''
Saravanan Meenatchi'', which aired in
Star Vijay
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. Since then, she is also recognized as Meenatchi.
Television
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Indian television actresses
Indian film actresses
Actresses from Bangalore
21st-century Indian actresses
Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) contestants
Actresses in Malayalam television
Actresses in Tamil television
Actresses in Telugu television
Actresses in Kannada television
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Year of birth missing (living people)