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| Real Name: | Rashmika Mandanna |
| Profession: | Indian actress |
| Birthplace: | Virajpet, Karnataka, India |
| Boyfriend: | Sreenivas Bellamkonda |
| Age: | 27 |
Rashmika Mandanna (born 5 April 1996) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films in addition to Tamil and Hindi films. 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).
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Rashmika Mandanna Biography
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| Born | 5 April 1996
Virajpet, Karnataka, India
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| Alma mater | M. S. Ramaiah College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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 the Kodagu district of Karnataka. She completed her early schooling at 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.
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 the SIIMA Award for the Best Debut Actress for the role. In 2017, Rashmika appeared in two Kannada films Anjani Putra and Chamak. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada at the 65th Filmfare Awards South for her role in the film Chamak.
In 2018, she starred in Geetha Govindam opposite Vijay Deverakonda. In 2020, Rashmika starred opposite Mahesh Babu in the Telugu film Sarileru Neekevvaru, which became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films. In the same year, she appeared in the film Bheeshma. In 2021, her first release was with the film Pogaru. Later in Sulthan alongside Karthi and in Pushpa: The Rise starring Allu Arjun. In 2022, Rashmika starred in Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu. She then appeared in Sita Ramam and Goodbye. In 2023, she starred in her second Tamil film Varisu opposite Vijay which was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films.
Rashmika was in the 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.
Rashmika has signed a Hindi film Animal opposite Ranbir Kapoor.
Personal life (Rashmika Mandanna Biography)
Rashmika began dating her co-star Rakshit Shetty during the making of Kirik Party, and the couple got engaged on 3 July 2017 at a private party in her hometown of Virajpet. The couple mutually broke off their engagement in September 2018, citing compatibility issues.
According to Recent reports claimed that Rashmika is dating Sreenivas Bellamkonda after she ended her alleged relationship with actor Vijay Deverakonda.
Filmography (Rashmika Mandanna Biography)
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| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| Sita Ramam | Afreen / Waheeda | Telugu | ||
| Goodbye | Tara Bhalla | Hindi | ||
| 2023 | Varisu | Divya | Tamil | |
| Mission Majnu | Nasreen | Hindi | ||
| Animal † | Hindi | Filming | ||
| Rainbow † | TBA | Telugu | Filming | |
| 2024 | Pushpa 2: The Rule† | Srivalli | Telugu | Filming |
Music video
| Year | Song | Language(s) | Label |
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| 2021 | “Top Tucker” | Hindi | YRF Music |
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Awards and nominations (Rashmika Mandanna Biography)
| Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 6th SIIMA Awards | Best Debut Actress – Kannada | Kirik Party | Won |
| 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | |
| Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadathi Awards | Proud heroine of the year | For Various Movies | Won |
| 65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Chamak | Nominated |
| 7th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | |
| Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2019 | Favorite Actress | Geetha Govindam | Won |
| 8th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress – Telugu | Nominated | |
| 66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Nominated | |
| Best Actress (Critics) – Telugu | Won | ||
| 9th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress – Telugu | Dear Comrade | Nominated |
| Best Actress (Critics) – Telugu | Won | ||
| Best Actress – Kannada | Yajamana | Nominated | |
| Best Actress (Critics) – Kannada | Won | ||
| Best Actress – Telugu | Sarileru Neekevvaru | Nominated | |
| 10th SIIMA Awards | Pushpa: The Rise | Nominated | |
| 67th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Nominated | |
| Lokmat Stylish Awards | Most Stylish Youth Icon | Achievement in the field of film and fashion | Won |
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Female Debut | Goodbye | Won |
| Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish PAN-India Icon | Achievement in the field of film and fashion | Won |
| Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Female) | Achievement in the field of film and fashion | Nominated |
