Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna (born 5 April 1996) v is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada language film, in addition to a few Tamil and Hindi films  She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South and a SIIMA Award.

Mandanna has appeared in several commercially successful films, including Kirik Party (2016), Anjani Putra (2017), Chalo (2018), Geetha Govindam (2018), Yajamana (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), Bheeshma (2020), Pogaru (2021) and Pushpa: The Rise (2021).

Early life and education

Rashmika Mandanna was born on 5 April 1996 in a Kodava family to Suman and Madan Mandanna in Virajpet, a town in Kodagu district of Karnataka.  She studied for a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Journalism and English Literature at the M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce. 

Career

In 2016, Rashmika made her acting debut in Kirik Party, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in Kannada of the year. ^] Rashmika’s performance received praise from multiple reviewers.   She won SIIMA Award for the Best Debut Actress for the role.^[10] In 2017, Rashmika appeared in two Kannada films Anjani Putra and Chamak. She was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada at 65th Filmfare Awards South for her role in the film Chamak.

In 2018, she starred in Geetha Govindam opposite Vijay Deverakonda, which was also wildly successful.  Her portrayal of a ruthless woman in the romantic comedy was praised for subverting usual tropes of Indian cinema.

In 2020, Rashmika starred opposite Mahesh Babu in Telugu film Sarileru Neekevvaru, which became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films.

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 Forbes India’s most influential actors on social media, surpassing Samantha, Vijay Deverakonda, and Yash.

Rashmika is also signed for an untitled Tamil film starring Vijay and the Hindi film Animal opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

Personal life

Rashmika began dating her co-star Rakshit Shetty during making of Kirik Party, 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

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)	Notes	Ref.
2016	Kirik Party	Saanvi Joseph	Kannada
2017	Anjani Putra	Geetha	Kannada
	Chamak	Kushi	Kannada
2018	Chalo	L.Karthika	Telugu
	Geetha Govindam	Geetha	Telugu
	Devadas	Pooja	Telugu
2019	Yajamana	Kaveri	Kannada
	Dear Comrade	Aparna “Lilly” Devi	Telugu
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Samskruthi	Telugu
	Bheeshma	Chaithra	Telugu
2021	Pogaru	Geetha	Kannada
	Sulthan	Rukmani	Tamil
	Pushpa: The Rise	Srivalli	Telugu
2022	Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu	Aadhya	Telugu
	Mission Majnu	TBA	Hindi	Completed
	Goodbye	TBA	Hindi	Completed
	Sita Ramam	Afreen	Telugu	Completed
	Thalapathy 66	TBA	Tamil	Filming
2023	Pushpa 2: The Rule	Srivalli	Telugu	Filming
	Animal	TBA	Hindi	Filming

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Awards and nominations

Rashmika Mandanna awards and nominations

Rashmika at the 2022 SIIMA Awards
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Totals
Wins	6
Nominations	8
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