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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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Connected people

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.

Selected career chronology

Credits Index

Major screen, stage, music, sport or broadcast work. This is a selected public-career index, not a complete employment history.

Year	Title	Medium	Role	IMDb
2016	Kirik Party	Film	Saanvi Joseph	IMDb
2017	Anjani Putra	Film	Geetha	IMDb
2017	Chamak	Film	Khushi	IMDb
2018	Chalo	Film	L. Karthika	IMDb
2018	Geetha Govindam	Film	Geetha	IMDb
2018	Devadas	Film	Pooja	IMDb
2018	Gopi Sundar: Inkem Inkem	Music video	Geetha	IMDb
2019	Yajamana	Film	Kaveri	IMDb
2019	Dear Comrade	Film	Aparna ‘Lilly’ Devi	IMDb
2019	Karthik Rodriguez: Canteen	Music video	Lilly / Aparna Devi	IMDb
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Film	Samskruthi	IMDb
2020	Bheeshma	Film	Chaitra	IMDb
2020	Dhanunjay & Amala Chebolu: Whattey Beauty	Music video	Performer	IMDb
2020	Chandan Shetty: Karabuu	Music video	Performer	IMDb
2021	Pogaru	Film	Geetha	IMDb
2021	Sulthan	Film	Rukmani	IMDb
2021	Pushpa: The Rise — Part 1	Film	Srivalli	IMDb
2021	Badshah, Uchana Amit, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Jonita Gandhi: Top Tucker	Music video	Performer	IMDb
2021	Unstoppable with NBK	TV series	Self — guest; appearances in 2021 and 2023	IMDb
2022	Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu	Film	Aadhya	IMDb
2022	Sita Ramam	Film	Afreen Ali / Waheeda	IMDb
2022	Goodbye	Film	Tara Bhalla	IMDb
2022	Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna: Srivalli	Music video	Performer	IMDb
2022	Bigg Boss: Rashmika-Neena visit Bigg Bos	TV episode	Self — guest promoting Goodbye	IMDb
2023	Varisu	Film	Divya	IMDb
2023	Mission Majnu	Film	Nasreen Khan	IMDb
2023	Animal	Film	Geetanjali Singh	IMDb
2024	Pushpa 2: The Rule	Film	Srivalli	IMDb
2025	Chhaava	Film	Yesubai Bhonsale	IMDb
2025	Sikandar	Film	Saishri Rathod	IMDb
2025	Kuberaa	Film	Sameera	IMDb
2025	Thamma	Film	Tadaka	IMDb
2025	The Girlfriend	Film	Bhooma ‘Bhoo’ Devi	IMDb
2026	Cocktail 2	Film	Diya	IMDb
—	Ranabaali	Film (forthcoming)	Jayamma	IMDb
—	Mysaa	Film (forthcoming)	Mysaa	IMDb
—	Raaka	Film (forthcoming)	Cast member; character not publicly identified	IMDb
—	M.S — A Legacy on Screen	Film (announced)	M. S. Subbulakshmi	IMDb