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Rashmika Mandhana (born 5 April 1996), is an Indian model and actress, she appears predominantly in Kannada and Telugu film industries, after starring in the commercially successful 2016 film Kirik Party, become one of the most popular actresses in South Indian cinema and also the recipient of several awards, Rashmika popularly came to be known as 'Karnataka Crush' in the media and Kannada film industry.

Early and personal life

Rashmika was born in Virajpet, a town in Kodagu district of Karnataka, in a Kodava family. She was educated in Coorg Public School, before she pursued pre-university course in PSE Institute of Technology She has a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Journalism and English Literature from M.S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science & Commerce.

Rashmika was listed in the Bangalore Times 25 Most Desirable Women in 2014. In 2016 she was in the 24th place and in 2017 she made it to 'Bangalore Times Most Desirable Woman of 2017' bagging the 'First place'

Rashmika met actor Rakshit Shetty for the first time at the sets of Kirik Party in 2016. They began dating after having worked together; they got engaged in July 2017 in a private ceremony in her hometown Virajpet.

Career

Rashmika began modelling in 2014. She won the Clean & Clear Fresh Face of India title the same year and was made the brand ambassador of Clean & Clear. Then she got the title of TVC in Lamode Bangalore's top model hunt 2015. Her pictures from the competition impressed the makers of the film Kirik Party who then cast her as the female lead for the film in early 2016. In an interview with The Times of India, she recalled: "The makers of Kirik Party saw a picture of mine from the Clean & Clear Fresh Face of India 2014 competition — one in which I was dancing during the college round — and approached me to act in the film. So, it really got things going. I always wanted to be in films." She was cast as Saanvi Joseph, a college-goer, and the love interest of Karna (played by Rakshit Shetty).

Kannada Debut and break through (2016–17)

Rashmika made her debut with Kirik Party in 2016, which opened to widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike and went on to become highest grossing film of the year and alongside, Rashmika's performance received praise and won SIIMA Award for the Best debut Actress 2016. Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India wrote, "Rashmika Mandanna as Saanvi is easily that pin-up girl in college and she breathes her path." The film's reviewer for The New Indian Express wrote, "Rashmika Mandanna has outshone in the film along with the main character".

In 2017, Rashmika's first release was Harsha's Anjani Putra opposite Puneeth Rajkumar which received mixed reviews and later was commercially successfull. Her second and last release was Chamak opposite Ganesh which opened to rave reviews from critics and audience alike and turned out to be a blockbuster and latter garned her first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada at 65th Filmfare Awards South.

2018: Telugu Debut and widespread recognition

She made her Telugu film debut opposite Naga Shourya with the film titled Chalo. which received positive reviews and turned out to be a super hit with critics praising her performance and slated as an impressive debut. Post success she bagged three films in Telugu, two opposite Vijay Devarakonda and a multistarrer opposite Nani and Nagarjuna. In kannada she has also committed a film opposite Darshan

Filmography

References

1. https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Rashmika-Mandanna
2. "A reel Virajpet beauty". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
3. "The Belageddu song from Kirik Party had you dubbed as the 'Karnataka Crush'. Your reaction to that?". timesofindia.
4. Sharadhaa, A. (21 December 2016). "Rashmika mandanna says it's all luck by chance". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
5. "This Coorg lass who is all set to make her debut with Kirik Party, chats about her journey so far". www.deccanchronicle.com.
6. "These hotties are the most desirable women". The Times of India.
7. "Inside Rashmika Mandanna And Rakshit Shetty's Engagement". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
8. "Meet Saanvi, the hottie from Kirik Party".
9. "Kirik Party Movie Review". The Times of India.
10. "Youngsters Live The Kirik Life Here". The New Indian Express. 31 December 2016.
11. Sharadhaa, A. (16 March 2017). "Rashmika mandanna 's tollywood debut with Naga Shourya". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
12. "Rashmika Mandanna: Meet Saanvi, the hottie from Kirik Party". The Times of India. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

External links

• Rashmika Mandanna at IMDb

• Living people
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses from Karnataka
• Indian film actresses
• Kodava people
• People from Kodagu district
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• SIIMA Awards winners
• 1996 births