Mundachadira Rashmika Mandanna

Mundachadira Rashmika Mandanna was born on 5^th April 1996 in Virajpet, Kodagu. She is an Indian model and actress who acted in Kannada and Telugu films. She had become one of the highest paid Actresses in south Indian films and was also placed in the list of ’30 Most Desirable Woman of 2017. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in South Indian film industry

Family

Father

Mundachadira Madan Mandanna

Mother

Mundachadira Suman Mandanna

Sister

Mundachadira Shiman Mandanna

Education

• She studied in Coorg Public School, Gonikoppal
• She pursued her pre-university course in Mysore institute of commerce and arts, Mysore
• She completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Journalism and English Literature from Commerce, Bangalore.

Career

• She always had a passion to become an actress during her school days, and stared her journey through modelling.
• She began her modelling career in 2014 and won the Clean & Clear Fresh Face of India title and was made the brand ambassador of Clean & Clear.
• In 2015 she won the title of TVC in Lamode Bangalore’s top model hunt 2015
• The clean and clear fresh face title got her the opportunity to act in films in 2016.

Achievements

• She acted as the female lead for the film Kirik Party in early 2016. The Film went on to become highest grossing film of the year by collecting ₹50 crore  against production budget of ₹4 crore.
• In 2017, her first release was Harsha’s Anjani Putra opposite Puneeth Rajkumar. The Film went on to become a commercial hit at box office despite having mixed reviews from the audience, and she received critical acclaim for her performance.
• She acted in Chamak opposite Ganesh which opened to rave reviews from critics and audience, and the film turned out to be a blockbuster and ran for 100-days.
•  Her three consecutive films in Kannada language succeeded at the box office and made her ‘hat-trick’ heroine in Kannada film industry.
• In 2018 she made her Telugu film debut opposite Naga Shourya with the film titled Chalo  which received positive reviews and turned out to be major commercial hit.
• Her second film in Telugu Geetha Govindam opposite Vijay Devarakonda, opened to positive reviews and went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year by collecting over ₹110 crore against production budget ₹5 crore. The film brought her much recognition, making her very popular in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, alongside she received immense critical appraisal from both critics and audience.
•  She is one among very few actresses to enter Tollywood ₹100 crore clubs in a short span.

Awards

• In 2014 she won the Clean & Clear Fresh Face of India title
• She won the title of TVC in Lamode Bangalore’s top model hunt 2015
• She won the South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Debut Actress in leading role in 2017 for the movie Kirik Party
• In 2017 she was nominated for IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress
• In 2018 she won Luv Lavike Readers Choice Award for Best Actress for the movie Anjani Putra
• She also won Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadathi Award for Best Actress for the same movie in 2018
• She was nominated for Film fare Awards South for Best Actress in 2018 for the movie Chamak.
• She was nominated for South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress in Leading Role in 2018 for the movie Chamak.

Films

Year	Film	Language
2016	Kirik Party	Kannada
2017	Anjani Putra	Kannada
2017	Chamak	Kannada
2018	Chalo	Telugu
2018	Geetha Govindam	Telugu
2018	Devadas	Telugu
2019	Yajamana	Kannada
2019	Comrade	Telugu