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{{short description| Indian film actress}}
{{short description| Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{other people||Rakshita (name)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name          = Rakshita
| name          = Rakshita
| image          =  
| image          = Rakshitha.jpg
| image size    =  
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| caption        = Rakshitha in 2004 film, ''[[Kalasipalya (film)|Kalasipalya]]''
| caption        = Rakshitha in 2004 Kannada film ''[[Kalasipalya]]''
| birth_name    = Shweta
| birth_name    = Shweta
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1984|03|31|df=yes}}<ref>https://chiloka.com/celebrity/rakshita</ref>
| birth_date    =  
| birth_place    = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| birth_place    = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation    = {{flatlist|
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| children      = 1
| children      = 1
| parents        = {{ubl|[[B. C. Gowrishankar]]|Mamatha Rao}}
| parents        = {{ubl|[[B. C. Gowrishankar]]|Mamatha Rao}}
| years_active=2002-2022
}}
}}


'''Shweta''' (born 31 March 1984), known by her [[stage name]] '''Rakshita''', is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress. She predominantly worked in kannada film industry as lead actress.
'''Shweta''', known by her [[stage name]] '''Rakshita''', is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress known for her work in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada films]], addition to a few [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films.
 
In addition to Kannada, Rakshita worked has worked in [[Telugu language]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films after having made her debut in the 2002 Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]''. She had a brief stint in politics, between 2012 and 2014.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Rakshita was brought up in [[Bangalore]]. Her father [[B. C. Gowrishankar]] was a cinematographer and mother Mamatha Rao, an actress, both of who worked in Kannada films. Rakshita underwent an acting course under Krishnamurthy Kavathar's tutelage for about 15 days before entering films. Pursuing a [[Bachelor of Computer Application|bachelor's degree in computer applications]] (BCA) from [[Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College]] in Bangalore at the time, she discontinued during the first year before enrolling in a correspondence course for a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 2001. During this time, she was signed to play the lead opposite [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' (2002) by producer [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] who gave her the name Rakshita.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=Like mother, like daughter |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may05/ent7.htm |publisher=Deccan Herald |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021023231030/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may05/ent7.htm |archive-date=23 October 2002 |date=5 May 2002}}</ref>
Rakshita was brought up in [[Bangalore]]. She is the daughter of [[B. C. Gowrishankar]], famous cinematographer in Kannada films and actress Mamatha Rao. Rakshita attended a short acting course under Krishnamurthy Kavathar's tutelage before entering films. Pursuing a [[Bachelor of Computer Application|bachelor's degree in computer applications]] (BCA) from [[Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College]] in Bangalore at the time, she discontinued during the first year. She then enrolled in a correspondence course for a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 2001. During this time, she was signed to play the lead opposite [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' (2002) by producer [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] who gave her the name Rakshita.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=Like mother, like daughter |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may05/ent7.htm |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021023231030/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may05/ent7.htm |archive-date=23 October 2002 |date=5 May 2002}}&lt;/ref&gt;


== Career ==
== Career ==
=== Actor ===
=== Actor ===
Rakshita started her career with the Kannada movie ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' with [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]. She also acted in remakes of the same movie in Telugu titled ''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]'' and in Tamil titled ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' alongside [[Silambarasan]]. She became a top Kannada heroine when ''[[Kalasipalya]]'' became a big hit. Apart from [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], she formed a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroes of the time - [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]], [[Sudeep]], [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] and [[Aditya]]. She has also acted with big time heroes such as [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[V. Ravichandran]], [[Shivarajkumar]], [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Jr NTR]], [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Ravi Teja]], [[Chiranjeevi]], and [[Silambarasan]]
Rakshita started her career with the Kannada movie ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' with [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]. She also acted in remakes of the same movie in Telugu titled ''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]'' and in Tamil titled ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' alongside [[Silambarasan]]. She became a top Kannada heroine when ''[[Kalasipalya]]'' became a big hit. Apart from [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], she formed a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroes of the time - [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]], [[Sudeep]], [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] and [[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]]. She has also acted with big time heroes such as [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Jr NTR]], [[Jagapathi Babu]], [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|V. Ravichandran]], [[Shivarajkumar]], [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Ravi Teja]], and [[Silambarasan]].


After her marriage to director [[Prem (Kiran)|Prem]], she cut down on her acting assignments and took over film-making. She turned producer for the prestigious ''[[Jogayya]]'' directed by [[Prem (Kiran)|Prem]], starring [[Shivarajkumar]] in the lead (100th movie).
After her marriage to director [[Prem (Kiran)|Prem]], she cut down on her acting assignments and took over film-making. She turned producer for the prestigious ''[[Jogayya]]'' directed by [[Prem (Kiran)|Prem]], starring [[Shivarajkumar]] in the lead (100th movie).


=== Politics ===
=== Politics ===
Rakshita announced that she had joined the [[Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress|Badavara Shramikara Raitara (BSR) Congress]] in March 2012, after politician [[B. Sriramulu]] announced of founding it, which eventually happened in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kannada Star Rakshita Set to Join Sriramulu's Party|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=131207|access-date=18 October 2015|work=Daijiworld|date=9 March 2012}}</ref> She served as the President of the women's wing of the BSR Congress till April 2013, when she quit the party citing differences with the party members over contesting elections from a constituency of her choice at the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. In the same month, she joined the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rakshita now joins Janata Dal (S)|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rakshita-now-joins-janata-dal-s/article4620726.ece|access-date=18 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=16 April 2013}}</ref> She again had differences with the party over its ignoring her plea for a ticket to contest from [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya]] at the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], and quit in March 2014, joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite news|title=Rakshita joins BJP|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rakshita-joins-bjp/article5811296.ece|access-date=18 October 2015|work=The Hindu|date=21 March 2014}}</ref> Following this, she became subject to media and public ridicule, and was called a "party-hopper", having changed 3 political parties in two years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rakshitha termed to be a party hopper!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rakshitha-termed-to-be-a-party-hopper-news-kannada-odwknRffbghsi.html|access-date=18 October 2015|work=Sify.com|date=22 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018122931/http://www.sify.com/movies/rakshitha-termed-to-be-a-party-hopper-news-kannada-odwknRffbghsi.html|archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
Rakshita announced that she had joined the [[Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress|Badavara Shramikara Raitara (BSR) Congress]] in March 2012, after politician [[B. Sriramulu]] announced of founding it, which eventually happened in 2013.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Kannada Star Rakshita Set to Join Sriramulu's Party |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=131207 |access-date=18 October 2015 |work=Daijiworld |date=9 March 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt; She served as the President of the women's wing of the BSR Congress till April 2013, when she quit the party citing differences with the party members over contesting elections from a constituency of her choice at the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]. In the same month, she joined the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Rakshita now joins Janata Dal (S) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rakshita-now-joins-janata-dal-s/article4620726.ece |access-date=18 October 2015 |work=The Hindu |date=16 April 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; She again had differences with the party over its ignoring her plea for a ticket to contest from [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya]] at the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], and quit in March 2014, joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Rakshita joins BJP |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rakshita-joins-bjp/article5811296.ece |access-date=18 October 2015 |work=The Hindu |date=21 March 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; Following this, she became subject to media and public ridicule, and was called a "party-hopper", having changed 3 political parties in two years.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Rakshitha termed to be a party hopper! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rakshitha-termed-to-be-a-party-hopper-news-kannada-odwknRffbghsi.html |access-date=18 October 2015 |work=Sify.com |date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018122931/http://www.sify.com/movies/rakshitha-termed-to-be-a-party-hopper-news-kannada-odwknRffbghsi.html |archive-date=18 October 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She likes reading books, listening to music and traveling. Her favourite authors are Agatha Christie and Sidney Sheldon. She is married to film director [[Prem (film director)|Prem]] since 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prem, Rakshita to tie the knot on March 9 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/14/stories/2007021406910500.htm |date=14 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218225530/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/14/stories/2007021406910500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=18 February 2007}}</ref>
She is married to film director [[Prem (film director)|Prem]] since 2007.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Prem, Rakshita to tie the knot on March 9 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/14/stories/2007021406910500.htm |date=14 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218225530/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/14/stories/2007021406910500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=18 February 2007}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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===As producer===
===As producer===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
!  Title !! Year !! Language !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
!  Title !! Language !! Notes  
|-
|-
|''[[Jogayya]]'' || 2011 || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
| 2011
|
|''[[Jogayya]]'' || rowspan=3|[[Kannada]] ||
|-
|-
|''[[DK (film)|DK]]'' || 2014 ||[[Kannada]] ||
| 2014
|
|''[[DK (film)|DK]]'' ||  
|-
|-
|''Ek Love Ya''
|2022
|2021
|''[[Ek Love Ya]]''  
|[[Kannada]]
| &lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rakshitha-returns-to-acting-with-ek-love-ya/articleshow/71425436.cms |title=Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya' |work=The Times of India |access-date=3 October 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/01/director-prem-grabs-attention-with-catchy-title-for-next-1958600.html |title=Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next |date=1 April 2019 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=15 December 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|''Filming''  
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rakshitha-returns-to-acting-with-ek-love-ya/articleshow/71425436.cms|title=Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'|publisher=Times of India|access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/01/director-prem-grabs-attention-with-catchy-title-for-next-1958600.html|title=Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next|date=1 April 2019|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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===As actress===
===As actress===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
!  Year  
!  Year  
!Title !!  Language !! Role !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
!Title !! Role !!  Language !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2002  
| rowspan="3" |2002  
|''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || Suchitra || ||
|''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' || Suchitra || [[Kannada]] || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Suchitra ||||
|''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]'' || Suchitra || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Dhumm]]'' ||[[Kannada]]|| Preethi ||||
|''[[Dhumm]]'' || Preethi ||[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |2003 ||''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Suchitra ||||
| rowspan="6" |2003 ||''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' || Suchitra || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Pellam Oorelithe]]'' || rowspan="3" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Raji ||||
|''[[Pellam Oorelithe]]'' || Raji ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Nijam]]''|| Janaki ||||
|''[[Nijam]]''|| Janaki  
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Shivamani (film)|Shivamani]]''|| Pallavi ||||
|''[[Sivamani (film)|Sivamani]]''|| Pallavi  
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Gokarna (film)|Gokarna]]'' || rowspan="3" |[[Kannada]]||  Pooja|| ||
|''[[Gokarna (film)|Gokarna]]'' || Pooja||[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''Vijayasimha'' || Baby|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/vijayasimha-2003/|title = Vijayasimha – ವಿಜಯಸಿಂಹ (2003/೨೦೦೩)|date = 15 October 2013}}</ref>
|''Vijayasimha'' || Baby
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2004 ||''[[Love (2004 film)|Love]]'' || Ganga ||||
| rowspan="6" |2004 ||''[[Love (2004 film)|Love]]'' || Ganga  
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Lakshmi Narasimha (film)|Lakshmi Narasimha]]'' || rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Dancer || Special appearance||
|''[[Lakshmi Narasimha (film)|Lakshmi Narasimha]]'' || Dancer ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Special appearance||
|-
|-
|''[[Andhrawala]]''|| Rakshita ||||
|''[[Andhrawala]]''|| Rakshita  
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Madhurey]]'' ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| Anitha ||||
|''[[Madhurey]]'' || Anitha ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''Avale Nanna Gelathi''|| rowspan="5" |[[Kannada]] || Amrutha||
|''Avale Nanna Gelathi''|| Amrutha||[[Kannada]] ||
|| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/avale-nanna-gelathi-2004/|title = Avale Nanna Gelathi – ಅವಳೇ ನನ್ನ ಗೆಳತಿ (2004/೨೦೦೪)|date = 17 December 2013}}</ref>
||
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" |2005
|''[[Kalasipalya (film)|Kalasipalya]]'' ||  Priya  
|''[[Kalasipalya (film)|Kalasipalya]]'' ||  Priya ||||
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Kashi From Village]]''|| Parvathi|| ||
| rowspan="6" |2005
|''[[Yashwanth]]''|| Chitra
|[[Kannada]]|| || &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_yashawanth.asp | title='Yashawanth' film review - a film starring Murali and Rakshita }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
|''[[Ayya (2005 Kannada film)|Ayya]]''||  Suchitra|| ||
|''[[Ayya (2005 Kannada film)|Ayya]]''||  Suchitra
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Deadly Soma]]''|| Jyothi ||||
|''[[Kashi From Village]]''|| Parvathi
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Andarivaadu]]'' || rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Cheetila Chinni / Janki ||||
|''[[Andarivaadu]]'' || Cheetila Chinni/Janki ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Jagapati|Jagapathi]]''|| Lavanya ||||
|''[[Jagapati|Jagapathi]]''|| Lavanya  
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''Yashwanth''|| rowspan="10" |[[Kannada]]|| Chitra|| ||
|''[[Deadly Soma]]''|| Jyothi ||[[Kannada]]|| ||
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/yeshwanth.html|title = Yeshwanth (2005) &#124; Yeshwanth Movie &#124; Yeshwanth Kannada Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |2006 ||''[[Suntaragaali]]'' ||  Manjula || ||
| rowspan="6" |2006 ||''[[Suntaragaali]]'' ||  Manjula  
|[[Kannada]]|| ||  
|-
|-
|''[[Neenello Naanalle]]''||  Siri|| ||
|''[[Neenello Naanalle]]''||  Siri
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Mandya (film)|Mandya]]''|| Paaru ||||
|''[[Mandya (film)|Mandya]]''|| Parvathi
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Odahuttidavalu]]''||  Gowri|| ||
|''[[Odahuttidavalu]]''||  Gowri
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Hubli (film)|Hubli]]''|| Priya || ||
|''[[Hubli (film)|Hubli]]''|| Priya  
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Tananam Tananam]]''|| Vanaja ||||
|''[[Tananam Tananam]]''|| Vanaja  
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007  
| rowspan="2" |2007  
|''Ee Rajiv Gandhi Alla'' || Shravya|| ||
|''[[Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla]]'' || Shravya  
|[[Kannada]]|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Thayiya Madilu]]''|| Deepa|| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Rakshitha-begins-shoot-for-TV-show/articleshow/28438294.cms|title=Rakshitha begins shoot for TV show|publisher=thetimesofindia|date=5 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/oct/01/rakshita-to-make-a-special-appearance-in-prems-ek-love-ya-starring-raana-and-rachita-ram-14644.html|title=Rakshitha to make a special appearance in Prem's Ek Love Ya|publisher=Cinema Express|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Thayiya Madilu]]''|| Deepa  
|[[Kannada]]|| ||&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/tv/Rakshitha-begins-shoot-for-TV-show/articleshow/28438294.cms |title=Rakshitha begins shoot for TV show |work=The Times of India |date=5 January 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/oct/01/rakshita-to-make-a-special-appearance-in-prems-ek-love-ya-starring-raana-and-rachita-ram-14644.html |title=Rakshitha to make a special appearance in Prem's Ek Love Ya |publisher=Cinema Express |access-date=2 October 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
|2021
|2022
|''Ek Love Ya''
|''[[Ek Love Ya]]''
|Herself
|Herself
| Post production, Special appearance <br />also film producer
|[[Kannada]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rakshitha-returns-to-acting-with-ek-love-ya/articleshow/71425436.cms|title=Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'|publisher=Times of India|access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/01/director-prem-grabs-attention-with-catchy-title-for-next-1958600.html|title=Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next|date=1 April 2019|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref>
| Cameo
|&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rakshitha-returns-to-acting-with-ek-love-ya/articleshow/71425436.cms |title=Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya' |work=The Times of India |access-date=3 October 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/01/director-prem-grabs-attention-with-catchy-title-for-next-1958600.html |title=Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next |date=1 April 2019 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=15 December 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
* 2010 – Swayamvara – host(Suvarna TV Kannada)
* 2010 – Swayamvara – Host (Suvarna TV Kannada)
* 2014 – ''[[Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star]]'' – Judge (ETV Kannada)
* 2014 – ''[[Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star]]'' – Judge (ETV Kannada)
* 2015 – ''Putani Pantru Season 2'' – Judge (Suvarna TV Kannada)
* 2015 – ''Putani Pantru Season 2'' – Judge (Suvarna TV Kannada)
* 2017 – ''Comedy Khiladigalu'' – Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2017 – ''Comedy Khiladigalu'' – Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2017 – ''Dance Karnataka Dance- Family War'' -Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2017 – ''Dance Karnataka Dance- Family War'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2018 – ''Comedy Khiladigalu Season 2'' -Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2018 – ''Comedy Khiladigalu Season 2'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2018 – ''Dance Karnataka Dance Little Masters'' - Judge ([[Zee Kannada]])
* 2018 – ''Dance Karnataka Dance Little Masters'' - Judge ([[Zee Kannada]])
* 2018 – ''Comedy Khiladigalu Championship'' -Judge (Zee Kannada)  
* 2018 – ''Comedy Khiladigalu Championship'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2019 - ''Dance Karnataka Dance'' - Family War (Season 2) - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2019 - ''Dance Karnataka Dance'' - Family War (Season 2) - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2019 - ''Comedy Khiladigalu Season 3'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2019 - ''Comedy Khiladigalu Season 3'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2020 - ''Comedy Khiladigalu Championship Season 2'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2021 - ''Dance Karnataka Dance Season 5'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2022 - ''Dance Karnataka Dance Season 6'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)
* 2022 - ''Comedy Khiladigalu Season 4'' - Judge (Zee Kannada)


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For other people with the same name, see Rakshita (name).

Rakshita
Rakshitha in 2004 Kannada film Kalasipalya
Born
Shweta

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • film producer
  • actress
Years active2002-2022
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2007)
Children1
Parent(s)

Shweta, known by her stage name Rakshita, is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress known for her work in Kannada films, addition to a few Telugu and Tamil films.

Early life

Rakshita was brought up in Bangalore. She is the daughter of B. C. Gowrishankar, famous cinematographer in Kannada films and actress Mamatha Rao. Rakshita attended a short acting course under Krishnamurthy Kavathar's tutelage before entering films. Pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer applications (BCA) from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore at the time, she discontinued during the first year. She then enrolled in a correspondence course for a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001. During this time, she was signed to play the lead opposite Puneeth Rajkumar in Appu (2002) by producer Parvathamma Rajkumar who gave her the name Rakshita.<ref>Srinivasa, Srikanth (5 May 2002). "Like mother, like daughter". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2020.</ref>

Career

Actor

Rakshita started her career with the Kannada movie Appu with Puneeth Rajkumar. She also acted in remakes of the same movie in Telugu titled Idiot and in Tamil titled Dum alongside Silambarasan. She became a top Kannada heroine when Kalasipalya became a big hit. Apart from Puneeth Rajkumar, she formed a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroes of the time - Upendra, Sudeep, Darshan and Aditya. She has also acted with big time heroes such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Jagapathi Babu, Vishnuvardhan, V. Ravichandran, Shivarajkumar, Vijay, Ravi Teja, and Silambarasan.

After her marriage to director Prem, she cut down on her acting assignments and took over film-making. She turned producer for the prestigious Jogayya directed by Prem, starring Shivarajkumar in the lead (100th movie).

Politics

Rakshita announced that she had joined the Badavara Shramikara Raitara (BSR) Congress in March 2012, after politician B. Sriramulu announced of founding it, which eventually happened in 2013.<ref>"Kannada Star Rakshita Set to Join Sriramulu's Party". Daijiworld. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2015.</ref> She served as the President of the women's wing of the BSR Congress till April 2013, when she quit the party citing differences with the party members over contesting elections from a constituency of her choice at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. In the same month, she joined the Janata Dal (Secular).<ref>"Rakshita now joins Janata Dal (S)". The Hindu. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.</ref> She again had differences with the party over its ignoring her plea for a ticket to contest from Mandya at the 2014 general election, and quit in March 2014, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<ref>"Rakshita joins BJP". The Hindu. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.</ref> Following this, she became subject to media and public ridicule, and was called a "party-hopper", having changed 3 political parties in two years.<ref>"Rakshitha termed to be a party hopper!". Sify.com. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.</ref>

Personal life

She is married to film director Prem since 2007.<ref>"Prem, Rakshita to tie the knot on March 9". The Hindu. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007.</ref>

Filmography

As producer

Year Title Language Notes
2011 Jogayya Kannada
2014 DK
2022 Ek Love Ya <ref>"Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2019.</ref><ref>"Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.</ref>

As actress

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2002 Appu Suchitra Kannada
Idiot Suchitra Telugu
Dhumm Preethi Kannada
2003 Dum Suchitra Tamil
Pellam Oorelithe Raji Telugu
Nijam Janaki Telugu
Sivamani Pallavi Telugu
Gokarna Pooja Kannada
Vijayasimha Baby Kannada
2004 Love Ganga Kannada
Lakshmi Narasimha Dancer Telugu Special appearance
Andhrawala Rakshita Telugu
Madhurey Anitha Tamil
Avale Nanna Gelathi Amrutha Kannada
Kalasipalya Priya Kannada
2005 Yashwanth Chitra Kannada <ref>"'Yashawanth' film review - a film starring Murali and Rakshita".</ref>
Ayya Suchitra Kannada
Kashi From Village Parvathi Kannada
Andarivaadu Cheetila Chinni/Janki Telugu
Jagapathi Lavanya Telugu
Deadly Soma Jyothi Kannada
2006 Suntaragaali Manjula Kannada
Neenello Naanalle Siri Kannada
Mandya Parvathi Kannada
Odahuttidavalu Gowri Kannada
Hubli Priya Kannada
Tananam Tananam Vanaja Kannada
2007 Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla Shravya Kannada
Thayiya Madilu Deepa Kannada <ref>"Rakshitha begins shoot for TV show". The Times of India. 5 January 2014.</ref><ref>"Rakshitha to make a special appearance in Prem's Ek Love Ya". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 October 2019.</ref>
2022 Ek Love Ya Herself Kannada Cameo <ref>"Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2019.</ref><ref>"Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.</ref>

Television

  • 2010 – Swayamvara – Host (Suvarna TV Kannada)
  • 2014 – Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star – Judge (ETV Kannada)
  • 2015 – Putani Pantru Season 2 – Judge (Suvarna TV Kannada)
  • 2017 – Comedy Khiladigalu – Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2017 – Dance Karnataka Dance- Family War - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2018 – Comedy Khiladigalu Season 2 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2018 – Dance Karnataka Dance Little Masters - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2018 – Comedy Khiladigalu Championship - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2019 - Dance Karnataka Dance - Family War (Season 2) - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2019 - Comedy Khiladigalu Season 3 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2020 - Comedy Khiladigalu Championship Season 2 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2021 - Dance Karnataka Dance Season 5 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2022 - Dance Karnataka Dance Season 6 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2022 - Comedy Khiladigalu Season 4 - Judge (Zee Kannada)

As dubbing artist

References

External links

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