Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna
Mandanna promoting Chhaava in 2025
Born	(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28) Virajpet, Karnataka, India
Alma mater	Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present

Rashmika Mandanna (/rəʃmɪkɑː mənðənɑː/; born 5 April 1996) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Tamil films. Her accolades include four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South. One of South India's highest-paid actresses, she was featured in Forbes India's 2024 list of "30 Under 30".

After a brief modelling career, Mandanna made her acting debut with the Kannada romantic comedy Kirik Party (2016), and found further commercial success in the action picture Anjani Putra and romance Chamak (both 2017). In Telugu cinema, she had her breakthrough with the romantic comedy Geetha Govindam (2018), which earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu. She later played the leading lady in the Telugu action comedies Devadas (2018) and Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), the romance Bheeshma (2020), as well as in the Tamil action films Sulthan (2021) and Varisu (2023). Even so, her inclination towards androcentric films drew criticism for providing limited scope to showcase her acting abilities.

Mandanna earned wider recognition with the pan-India success of the action film Pushpa: The Rise (2021). After playing a supporting role in the period drama Sita Ramam (2022), she expanded to Hindi cinema with two unremarkable films. She had her highest-grossing releases with the action dramas Animal (2023) and Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024), both of which were controversial for their toxic masculine narratives. In addition to acting, Mandanna serves as the ambassador of several brands and products.