Age, Biography and Wiki
Rashmika Mandanna is an Indian actress and model, widely recognized for her work in Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi cinema. Born on April 5, 1996, she is currently 29 years old (as of 2025). Rashmika began her career as a model and made her film debut in 2016 with the Kannada film Kirik Party, which established her as a prominent face in South Indian cinema. She quickly rose to fame, earning accolades for her performances and becoming a sought-after actress in multiple film industries. Her official Wikipedia page documents her filmography, awards, and notable achievements, further establishing her status as a leading actress in contemporary Indian cinema.
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| Date of Birth | 5 April 1996 |
| Age | 29 Years |
| Birth Place | Virajpet, Karnataka, India |
| Horoscope | Aries |
| Country | India |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Rashmika Mandanna stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall (168 cm) and weighs approximately 54 kg (119 lbs). Her body measurements are commonly cited as 34–26–36 inches (bust–waist–hips), though some sources note slight variations such as 34–25–34 inches. She has dark brown eyes and black hair, contributing to her distinctive look. Her shoe size is reported as 8 and dress size as 4.
| Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Rashmika Mandanna has been relatively private about her personal life, though she has been linked to several co-stars and industry professionals over the years. Information available on celebrity and fan sites suggests she is currently single, though she has not made any official statements regarding her relationship status in recent years. Her past relationships have occasionally made headlines, but she has always maintained a level of discretion.
Her father owns a coffee estate and a function hall in her hometown, and her mother is a homemaker. She has a younger sister, Shiman who she helped raise and felt like a maternal figure to. As a child, her family struggled financially, and had difficulties finding a home and paying rent; according to Mandanna, her parents could not afford to buy her toys and the experience has continued to taint her relationship with money.
Mandanna attended Coorg Public School, a boarding school in Gonikoppal. During this phase of her life, she was often misunderstood due to her struggles with communication, making connecting with her peers difficult. Mandanna credits her mother for being stabilising influence in her life and labelled her "my biggest strength".
Mandanna studied for a bachelor's degree in psychology, Journalism and English Literature at M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Bangalore. In 2014, Mandanna was awarded The Times of India Clean & Clear Fresh Face that recognises individuals with the greatest potential for future success; the award was presented to her by Akshay Kumar and she was subsequently made a brand ambassador for Clean & Clear as part of the winning reward. This was followed by a brief career in modelling, which she believed would ease her transition into acting. Her parents were initially hesitant towards her pursuit of an acting career due to her unassertive personality, but they ultimately relented.
Mandanna began dating Rakshit Shetty, her co-star in Kirik Party, during the making of the film, and they announced their engagement on 3 July 2017 at a private party in her hometown Virajpet. They ended their engagement in September 2018, citing compatibility issues.
After noticing her win a pageant in 2015, Rishab Shetty offered Mandanna her debut in his Kannada romantic comedy Kirik Party (2016) opposite Rakshit Shetty. She was introduced as Saanvi, a college student with ambitions of becoming an engineer; Mandanna said she identified strongly with the character's studious nature and sense of being overlooked at school. Writing for The Times of India, Sunayana Suresh praised Mandanna's performance, writing that she "is easily that pin-up girl in college and she breathes her path". Kirik Party emerged as one of the highest-grossing Kannada films and her performance earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress. Mandanna later revealed that if the film had failed, she would have returned home to manage her father's business. Her commercial success was sustained with her 2017 releases—the action film Anjani Putra and the romantic comedy Chamak. In the former, The Indian Express noted that the actress had been reduced to "a hero's arm candy", but in the latter, Firstpost 's Karthik Kermalu commended Mandanna for enhancing a mediocre picture. For Chamak, she received her first Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare Awards South and the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA).
Initially set to debut in Hindi cinema with Mission Majnu, delays in production led Mandanna to make her first appearance alongside Amitabh Bachchan in Vikas Bahl's family drama Goodbye, portraying a career-driven woman struggling to come to terms with the loss of her mother (played by Neena Gupta). She was initially hesitant to accept the role as she found it difficult to essay a character with dismissive views towards religious rituals, which significantly contrasted with her own faith in them. Although the film was a financial failure, Mandanna's performance was well received by Devesh Sharma of Filmfare, who praised the subtlety she brought to her scenes and her ability to "leave an impact even in this non-glamorous debut". However, Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India criticised Mandanna's Hindi diction but noted that she still retained the "essence" of her Punjabi character. She earned the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for her performance.
2023 saw Mandanna in three action films—Varisu, Mission Majnu and Animal. Varisu follows a young heir (played by Vijay) who takes over his family's business empire after his father's death, with Mandanna starring as his love interest. She labelled it a "conscious choice" to star in the film despite having a role "with nothing to do" due to the recognition she would receive from Vijay's celebrity. M Suganth concurred that her role was insubstantial and dismissed her as merely ornamental. It emerged as a modest commercial success. The unremarkable Hindi spy thriller Mission Majnu featuring Mandanna as a visually-impaired woman opposite Sidharth Malhotra, premiered digitally on Netflix following several delays in production. In preparation, she participated in intensive workshops to better her understanding on the behaviours of the visually-impaired and found it challenging not to be able to look Malhotra in the eyes during their scenes together. Her performance was poorly received; in a scathing review for Rediff.com, Sukanya Verma wrote that "Wearing a nose ring and smiling in response to everything is Rashmika's role in a nutshell".
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's controversial Animal—starring Ranbir Kapoor—cast Mandanna as Geetanjali, a devoted housewife who learns of her husband's (Kapoor) debauched behaviours. She replaced Parineeti Chopra during filming as Vanga felt she was better suited for the role. The film's content led certain commentators to accuse the film of glorifying toxic masculinity and misogyny. WION's Shomini Sen praised Mandanna for salvaging a poorly-written character that had been constrained by Vanga's focus on "a skewed version of an alpha male". Mandanna defended her role in the film against criticism that her character condoned misogyny. Animal ranks as the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, grossing over inr 9000000000.
In Laxman Utekar's historical action film Chhaava (2025), Mandanna portrayed Maharani Yesubai Bhonsale opposite Vicky Kaushal as Maratha Chhatrapati Sambhaji. Commentators criticised the casting of Mandanna, a South Indian woman, as a Marathi queen. To prepare for their roles, Kaushal and her spent four weeks learning Marathi. Reception to Mandanna's performance was generally negative; Kusumika Das of Times Now was appreciative of her "striking visual presence", but felt that she still struggled with her Hindi diction and was unimpressed with the emotional depth in her performance. Grossing over inr 8000000000, Chhaava emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025, making Mandanna the first Indian actress with three films crossing inr 5000000000 domestically. She next featured in AR Murugadoss' action film Sikandar opposite Salman Khan, who is 31 years her senior. In a negative review for Hindustan Times, Rishabh Suri criticised her poorly written role and persistently weak Hindi dialogue delivery. Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter noted a prevailing theme in Mandanna's filmography of "catering to the middle-class Indian patriarch’s biggest fantasy" by playing subservient women whose sole purpose is to decorate their husband's masculinity. Sikandar failed to recoup its estimated inr 2000000000 investment.
Mandanna will next star in two Telugu films and a Hindi film: she will feature alongside Dhanush in Sekhar Kammula's Telugu-Tamil-Hindi trilingual film Kuberaa and headline the female-led film, The Girlfriend. She will also join the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, alongside Ayushmann Khurrana, in the romantic horror film Thama. Filming for Kuberaa and Thama were delayed in January 2025, when Mandanna sustained a leg injury at the gym.
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Net Worth
Rashmika Mandanna is highly active on social media, with millions of followers across platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Her Instagram account, in particular, features personal updates, promotional content, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of her work and life. She engages regularly with fans, sharing insights into her projects and personal interests.
Education
Rashmika Mandanna attended school in her hometown (details of the school are not widely publicized). She graduated from M.S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science & Commerce in Bengaluru, where she studied Journalism, English Literature, and Psychology. Her educational background has contributed to her articulate and confident public presence.
