Rashmika Mandanna (born 5 April 1996) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in

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and

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films besides few

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and

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films. She is a recipient of four

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and a

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. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film ''

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, and Achyuth Kumar while Aravinnd Iye ...

'' (2016), and went on to work in the Telugu film ''

Chalo ''Chalo'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by director Venky Kudumula marking his debut as a director. The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features Naga Shourya ...

'' (2018), the Tamil film '' Sulthan'' (2021), and the Hindi film ''

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'' (2022). Rashmika's most commercially successful films include ''

Anjani Putra ''Anjani Putra'' () is an Indian Kannada-language action film directed by A. Harsha and produced by M. N. Kumar. The film features Puneeth Rajkumar and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles while Ramya Krishna, Mukesh Tiwari, P. Ravi Shankar and ...

'' (2017), ''

Geetha Govindam ''Geetha Govindam'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Parasuram. It is produced by Bunny Vas under GA2 Pictures. The film stars Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, while Subbaraju, Rahul ...

'' (2018), '' Yajamana'' (2019), ''

Sarileru Neekevvaru ''Sarileru Neekevvaru'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. It is produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and AK Entertainments. The film stars Mahesh Babu ...

'' (2020), ''

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'' (2020), ''

Pogaru ''Pogaru'' is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by B. K. Gangadhar. The film stars Dhruva Sarja and Rashmika Mandanna with Chikkanna, P. Ravi Shankar, Pavitra Lokesh, and Raghavendra Rajkumar in s ...

'' (2021), '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021), and ''

Sita Ramam ''Sita Ramam'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur (in her Telugu debut), Rashmika Mand ...

'' (2022).

Early life and education

Rashmika Mandanna was born on 5 April 1996 in a Kodava family to Suman and Madan Mandanna in

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, a town in

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. She completed her early schooling from Coorg Public School in

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. She studied for a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Journalism and English Literature at the M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Bangalore.

Career

In 2016, Rashmika made her acting debut in ''

'', which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in

of the year. Rashmika's performance received praise from multiple reviewers. She won

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

Award for the Best Debut Actress for the role. In 2017, Rashmika appeared in two Kannada films ''

'' and ''

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.'' She was nominated for

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for her role in the film ''

.''

In 2018, she starred in ''

'' opposite

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, which was also wildly successful. In 2020, Rashmika starred opposite

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in Telugu film ''

'', which became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films. In the same year she appeared in the film ''

''. In 2021, her first release was with the film ''

''. Later in '' Sulthan'' alongside

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and in '' Pushpa: The Rise'' starring

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. In 2022, Rashmika starred in '' Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu''. She then appeared in ''

'' and ''

''. Rashmika was at 24th position of 'Bangalore Times 25 Most Desirable Women of 2016' and the winner of the 'Bangalore Times 30 Most Desirable women of 2017'. In October 2021, she peaked

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's most influential actors on social media. Rashmika is also signed for a Tamil film ''

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'' starring Vijay and the

film ''Animal'' opposite

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Personal life

Rashmika began dating her co-star

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during making of ''

,'' and the couple got engaged on 3 July 2017 in a private party at her hometown of Virajpet. The couple mutually broke off their engagement in September 2018, citing compatibility issues.

Filmography

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandanna, Rashmika Living people Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian film actresses Kodava people People from Kodagu district Indian Hindus 21st-century Indian actresses South Indian International Movie Awards winners Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners 1996 births Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses from Karnataka Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema