Rashmi (actress)

Rashmi
From L-R, Pooja Gandhi, Ganesh, Rashmi in 2007 Kannada film Krishna
NationalityIndian
Other namesDuniya Rashmi
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationActress
Years active2004-present
Notable workDuniya (2007)

Rashmi (also known as Duniya Rashmi) is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry.[1] She made her acting debut as lead actress in Duniya (2007), which gave her popularity, but she couldn't give any hits later.[2]

Career

Rashmi gained popularity as actress in 2007 Kannada film Duniya, and earned the name Duniya Rashmi.[3] She then worked on the unreleased films Action by Om Sai Prakash and Premaya Namaha, where she had to lose 10 kilograms of weight.[4] She also worked on the film Venki starring Orata Prashanth and Murari (2015) with Sriimurali, which had a delayed release.[5] Rashmi played a tribal alongside Sriki in Birth (2016).[6] She starred opposite Yuvraj in Asthitva (2016) although she noted that she was not "in too many scenes".[7]

She was a participant in Bigg Boss Kannada (Season 7) in 2019, a reality show which included a total of twenty contestants.[8] In 2020, she starred in the thriller film Kaarni with her performance as a mute woman called the film's "saving grace".[9]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Sahukara Un­known Uncredited role[5]
2006 Kallarali Hoovagi Un­known Uncredited role[5]
2007 Duniya Poornima
Krishna Special appearance in the song "Gollara Golla"
2008 Hrudaya I Miss You Poorni Special appearance
Mandakini
Akka Thangi Kaveri
2009 Anu
Venki Swathi
2012 Ashakiranagalu Ranjitha [2]
2015 Murari Kavya
2016 Preethi Kithabu Preethi
Birth
Asthitva
2018 Kaarni Tanu
2019 Aatakkuntu Lekkakkilla
2020 Jaggi Jagannatha
Avanalli Ivalilli
2023 Ranginaa Raate

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2019 Bigg Boss Kannada season 7 Contestant Colors Kannada Evicted Day 21

Awards

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2007 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress Duniya Won [5]
2008 Suvarna Film Awards Best Debut Actress

See also

References

  1. ^ "Duniya Rashmi signs new project Jaggi Jagannath - Times of India". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "I want to play it tough". Deccan Herald. India. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Chandra, Aparna (16 December 2013). "Duniya, Loose Maada...when movies lend names". The New Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Duniya Rashmi to play a Muslim girl". The Times of India. 29 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Duniya Rashmi glams up". The Times of India. 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Shriki returns as a tribal". Bangalore Mirror.
  7. ^ "Watch this hottie in a new avatar". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
  8. ^ "The behaviour of some of the contestants in the house was astonishing: Duniya Rashmi". The Times of India. 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ "'Kaarni' review: Duniya Rashmi is the saving grace of this thriller". thenewsminute.com. India: The News Minute. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.