Charming Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu films in addition to Tamil, Hindi and Kannada films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South.

She 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 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.

Mandanna made her acting debut in the 2016 Kannada film Kirik Party. She then appeared in the Telugu films Geetha Govindam (2018) and Rangasthalam (2018). Her performance in Geetha Govindam earned her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South.

In 2019, Mandanna starred in the Telugu films Yajamana and Sarileru Neekevvaru. Both films were commercial successes. She then appeared in the Tamil film Devadas (2019) and the Kannada film Pogaru (2020).

In 2021, Mandanna starred in the Telugu film Pushpa: The Rise. The film was a huge commercial success and made her a pan-Indian star. She then appeared in the Hindi film Goodbye (2021) and the Kannada film Vikrant Rona (2022).

Mandanna is currently working on the Telugu films Animal and Pushpa: The Rule. She will also make her Bollywood debut in the film Mission Majnu