Rashmika Mandanna

Biography

Rashmika Mandanna (born 5 April 1996) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films, along with Tamil and Hindi cinema. She has received several accolades, including four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South.

Born in Virajpet, Kodagu district, Karnataka, she completed her schooling at Coorg Public School before earning a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Journalism and English Literature from M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Bengaluru.

She made her acting debut with the Kannada film Kirik Party (2016), which brought her recognition and earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress. She subsequently appeared in Anjani Putra (2017) and Chamak (2017). Her Telugu breakthrough came with Geetha Govindam (2018), for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South.

Her notable films include Yajamana (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), Bheeshma (2020), Pogaru (2021), Sulthan (2021), Pushpa: The Rise (2021), Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022), Sita Ramam (2022), Goodbye (2022) and Varisu (2023). She also gained wider recognition through her performances in Hindi cinema, including Animal.

She was named among the Bangalore Times' most desirable women and was recognised by Forbes India's list of influential actors on social media in 2021. Her engagement to actor Rakshit Shetty, whom she met while working on Kirik Party, ended in September 2018.