Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna (/rəʃmɪkɑː mənðənɑː/; born 5 April 1996)[1] is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films in addition to Tamil and Hindi films.[2] She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South. Her most commercially successful films include Kirik Party (2016), Anjani Putra (2017), Yajamana (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), Bheeshma (2020), Pogaru (2021), Pushpa: The Rise (2021), Sita Ramam (2022) and Varisu (2023). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy Geetha Govindam (2018).

In this Indian name, the name Mandanna is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rashmika.

Rashmika Mandanna
Rashmika in 2022
Born (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996
Virajpet, Karnataka, India
Alma materM. S. Ramaiah College
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
WorksFull list

Early life and education

Rashmika Mandanna was born on 5 April 1996 in a Kodava family[3] to Suman and Madan Mandanna in Virajpet, a town in Kodagu district of Karnataka.[4][5] She completed her early schooling from Coorg Public School in Kodagu. 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.[4]

Career

In 2016, Rashmika made her acting debut in Kirik Party, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year in Kannada. She won SIIMA Award for the Best Debut Actress for the role.[6] 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.

Rashmika in PYTV press meet in 2019
Rashmika in PYTV press meet in 2019

In 2018, she starred in Geetha Govindam opposite Vijay Deverakonda.[7] In 2020, Rashmika starred opposite Mahesh Babu in Telugu film Sarileru Neekevvaru, which became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films.[8] In the same year she appeared in the film Bheeshma. In 2021, her first release was with the film Pogaru.[9] Later in Sulthan alongside Karthi and in Pushpa: The Rise starring Allu Arjun.[10] In 2022, Rashmika starred in Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu. She then appeared in Sita Ramam and Goodbye.[11][12] In 2023, she starred in her second Tamil film Varisu opposite Vijay which was one of the highest grossing Tamil films.[13]

Rashmika was at 24th position of 'Bangalore Times 25 Most Desirable Women of 2016'[14] and the winner of the 'Bangalore Times 30 Most Desirable women of 2017'.[15] In October 2021, she peaked Forbes India's most influential actors on social media.

Rashmika has signed a Hindi film Animal opposite Ranbir Kapoor.[16]

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.[17] The couple mutually broke off their engagement in September 2018, citing compatibility issues.[18][19]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s) Notes Ref.
2016 Kirik Party Saanvi Joseph Kannada [20]
2017 Anjani Putra Geetha Kannada
Chamak Kushi Kannada
2018 Chalo L. Karthika Telugu [21]
Geetha Govindam Geetha Telugu [7]
Devadas Pooja Telugu
2019 Yajamana Kaveri Kannada
Dear Comrade Aparna "Lilly" Devi Telugu
2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru Samskruthi Telugu
Bheeshma Chaithra Telugu [22]
2021 Pogaru Geetha Kannada [9]
Sulthan Rukmani Tamil [23]
Pushpa: The Rise Srivalli Telugu [10]
2022 Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu Aadhya Telugu [24]
Sita Ramam Afreen / Waheeda Telugu [11]
Goodbye Tara Bhalla Hindi [12]
2023 Varisu Divya Tamil [25]
Mission Majnu Nasreen Hindi [26]
Animal † Geetanjali Hindi Filming [27]
Rainbow† TBA Telugu Filming [28]
2024 Pushpa 2: The Rule† Srivalli Telugu Filming [29]

Music video
Year Song Language(s) Label Ref.
2021 "Top Tucker" Hindi YRF Music [30]
Tamil

Awards and nominations
Award Category Work Result Ref.
6th SIIMA Awards Best Debut Actress – Kannada Kirik Party Won [6]
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress – Kannada Nominated
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadathi Awards Proud heroine of the year For Various Movies Won [31]
65th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Chamak Nominated [32]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [33]
Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2019 Favorite Actress Geetha Govindam Won [34]
8th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [35]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [36]
[37]
Best Actress (Critics) – Telugu Won
9th SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Telugu Dear Comrade Nominated [38]
Best Actress (Critics) – Telugu Won
Best Actress – Kannada Yajamana Nominated
Best Actress (Critics) – Kannada Won
Best Actress – Telugu Sarileru Neekevvaru Nominated [39]
10th SIIMA Awards Pushpa: The Rise Nominated [40]
67th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [41]
Lokmat Stylish Awards Most Stylish Youth Icon Achievement in the field of film and fashion Won [42]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Goodbye Won [43]
Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish PAN-India Icon Achievement in the field of film and fashion Won [44]
Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Female) Achievement in the field of film and fashion Nominated

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