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Rashmika Mandanna

Actor

Born 1996

Rashmika Mandanna is an Indian actor whose career spans Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Raised in Kodagu, she moved to Mysore for further schooling and Bengaluru for college, studying English literature, psychology and journalism. A college modelling competition led toward screen work. She debuted in Kirik Party, followed by Anjani Putra and Chamak, then entered Telugu films with Chalo and Geetha Govindam. Dear Comrade gave her the role of cricketer Lilly, while the Pushpa films established Srivalli as a recurring screen character. Her Tamil work includes Sulthan and Varisu; Goodbye introduced her to Hindi features before Mission Majnu and Animal. Her later roles range from Yesubai in Chhaava to Bhooma in The Girlfriend, alongside Sikandar, Kuberaa, Thamma and Cocktail 2. Filmfare recognised Geetha Govindam with a critics’ acting award, and SIIMA honoured her debut and Pushpa 2 performance. She also appears in music videos and television guest episodes. Her September 2026 Vogue interview explains the language work behind that career: Kodava is her mother tongue, while English is the language she uses to think through feelings. She credits a multilingual team with helping her learn dialogue and communicate on set. Her Dear Diary fragrance project grew from personal journaling. She married screen collaborator Vijay Deverakonda in February 2026. Current projects include the period films Ranabaali and Mysaa, Atlee’s Raaka and the newly announced M. S. Subbulakshmi biopic, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri.

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ConnectionVijay DeverakondaSpouse and co-star in Geetha Govindam, Dear Comrade and the forthcoming Ranabaali.

ConnectionAllu ArjunPushpa co-star; also named with her in the forthcoming Raaka.

ConnectionAmitabh BachchanGoodbye co-star in her Hindi feature debut.

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2026

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Mysaa’s Telugu teaser enters the campaign
ETimes published the official teaser for the forthcoming film, naming Rashmika in the cast and Rawindra Pulle as director. The teaser is available; the feature remains forthcoming.
20 Sept 2026Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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A direct interview about working across languages
Vogue’s interview follows her Kodagu childhood and discusses the effort involved in changing languages for different film industries. It also describes her ongoing work on Mysaa.
18 Sept 2026Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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A new role as M. S. Subbulakshmi
Rashmika spoke at the biopic’s launch about gratitude and responsibility in portraying the Carnatic singer. Gowtam Tinnanuri directs the announced film; no release date was confirmed.
17 Sept 2026Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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Returning to Coorg with Vijay
Madhu Daithota’s direct interview discusses life after their wedding and a visit to her hometown and former school. She also talks about returning to work with Vijay on Ranabaali.
2 Sept 2026Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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Ranabaali receives a revised release plan
The makers’ revised schedule targets October 16, 2026. The historical film pairs Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika under director Rahul Sankrityan; its release is still planned.
27 Aug 2026Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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Introducing her husband in her own words
Her wedding post publicly introduced Vijay Deverakonda as her husband. The Indian Express records the February 26 ceremony in Udaipur.
26 Feb 2026Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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SIIMA honours the Pushpa 2 performance
NDTV’s winners report identifies Rashmika as the Telugu Best Actress winner for Pushpa 2: The Rule. The official SIIMA video catalogue also names her among the ceremony’s Best Actress moments.
6 Sept 2025Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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The diary becomes a fragrance project
In a direct CE interview she connected her perfume line’s name with personal storytelling and named Irreplaceable as her favourite scent. The commercial association with her own line remains explicit.
21 Aug 2025Canonical source checked 2026-10-02
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Mysaa’s Telugu teaser enters the campaign

A direct interview about working across languages

A new role as M. S. Subbulakshmi

Returning to Coorg with Vijay

Ranabaali receives a revised release plan

Introducing her husband in her own words

SIIMA honours the Pushpa 2 performance

The diary becomes a fragrance project