Raashi Khanna
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Raashi Khanna | |
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Born | Delhi, India | 30 November 1990
Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College for Women (B.A. English (Hons.) |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Raashi Khanna (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress and singer who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil language film industries. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film Madras Cafe (2013) and subsequently made her debut as a female lead in Telugu with Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014), in Tamil with Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) and in Malayalam with Villain (2017).[1][2]
She appeared in many commercially successful films like Bengal Tiger (2015), Supreme (2016), Jai Lava Kusa (2017), Tholi Prema (2018), Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018), Venky Mama (2019), Prati Roju Pandage (2019) and established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Khanna made her debut as a singer with the film Joru (2014) and also sang for films Villain (2017), Balakrishnudu (2017), Jawaan (2017), Oorantha Anukuntunnaru (2019) and Prati Roju Pandage (2019).
Early life[edit]
Khanna was born on 30 November 1990 and hails from Delhi.[3][4] She did her schooling at St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School, Delhi and completed her graduation in B.A. English (Hons.) at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi.[5][6]
According to Khanna, she was an academic topper who was extremely studious, geek during her schooling and college days. When Khanna was young, she wanted to become a singer but as she grew up, she was more interested into studying and aspired to become an IAS officer. Khanna claims that she neither had interest in modelling nor thought of becoming an actress and it was her destiny that made her an actress. She was a copywriter for advertisements before she made her venture into acting in various advertisements prior to films.[7][8]
Career[edit]
Debut and subsequent rise in Telugu cinema (2013–2015)[edit]
Khanna made her debut with the 2013 Hindi political spy thriller film Madras Cafe directed by Shoojit Sircar, where she played the role of Ruby Singh, the wife of an Indian intelligence officer portrayed by John Abraham, who was also the producer.[9] She had to undergo acting workshops before taking up the role.[10] The film—particularly the story and direction—impressed most Indian critics.[11] Reviewing the film, Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated that Khanna "makes an impact in a brief but significant appearance".[12] Madras Cafe was a box-office hit grossing more than ₹100 crore.
Telugu debut[edit]
Impressed with her performance in Madras Cafe, actor Srinivas Avasarala approached her for the female lead role in his directorial debut Oohalu Gusagusalade, which also featured himself and Naga Shaurya in the lead roles,[13] which she signed in late October 2013 after considering many other south films, adding that the scope of performing made her sign the film.[14] Khanna initially felt that it would be more of a dancing role with little scope for acting when approached for narration, but found her character practically in every scene in the film.[13] She called her character Prabhavati as a grey, stubborn, arrogant girl but in a lovable way, which she claimed to be very different from what she was in real life except for the fact that she hails from Delhi.[15] Khanna confirmed in early April 2014 that she appeared in a small role in the Telugu film Manam,[16] which had its theatrical release before Oohalu Gusagusalade.[lower-alpha 1] Oohalu Gusagusalade opened to positive reviews from critics and Khanna received praise for her work. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called her an "actor with potential",[19] while Hemanth Kumar of The Times of India stated that she gave a "commendable" performance which helped the movie to some extent.[20] The film was a commercial success at the box office.[21]
Rise through the ranks[edit]
Her next Telugu film was Joru, directed by Kumar Nagendra opposite Sundeep Kishan, which she signed after Madras Cafe and while shooting for Oohalu Gusagusalade. She played the role of Annapurna, whom Khanna described as a "modern yet traditional" girl who "is highly emotional and cries at the drop of a hat", which she called the exact opposite of the character of Prabhavati she played in her previous film.[22] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated that she provides solace along with Kishan, Brahmanandam and Saptagiri in a film which was "let down by incoherent writing and amateurish execution".[23] Joru was a commercial failure at the box office.[24]
Khanna's next was Jil, directed by Radha Krishna Kumar opposite Gopichand,[25] which she signed in early July 2014 after the makers approached her considering her performance in Oohalu Gusagusalade.[26] The film received mixed reviews from the critics.[27] In early May 2015, she was signed for the film Shivam alongside Ram Pothineni. The film received negative reviews from the critics and performed poorly at the box office.[28]
Success and further venture into other languages (2015–present)[edit]
Her next release was Bengal Tiger opposite Ravi Teja directed by Sampath Nandi.[29] The film opened to mixed reviews but was commercially successful at the box office. It grossed ₹405 million (US$5.7 million) globally and became the 8th highest grossing Telugu film of 2015.[30]
In 2016, her first release was Supreme, in which she starred alongside Sai Dharam Tej, and was a commercial success,[31] with critics praising her comic-timing in her performance as Bellam Sridevi, a cop who gets into hilarious situations.[32] Her next release was Hyper, opposite Ram Pothineni for the second time which opened to mixed reviews and was an average grosser at the box office.[33]
In 2017, her first release was Jai Lava Kusa, opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr. which opened to positive reviews and became a box office super-hit grossing more than ₹100 crore.[34] Later she made her Malayalam debut with Villain, starring Mohanlal and Vishal, directed by B. Unnikrishnan where she essayed a cop in the movie. The movie opened to positive reviews with critics praising her performance as a tough, investigating cop and the movie had a good run at box-office.[35] Her last release of 2017 was Oxygen, marking her second collaboration with Gopichand, opening to mixed reviews and the movie went on to be an average grosser at the box office.[36] In 2018, her first release was Touch Chesi Chudu, marking her second collaboration with Ravi Teja. Though the movie went on a huge hype pre-release, it later opened from mixed to negative reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office. Within a span of a week, her next release was Tholi Prema opposite Varun Tej, which opened to widespread acclaim from critics and audience alike, with critics praising her performance as Varsha as her best ever performance, and also applauded the chemistry between the lead pair.[37] Her next release was Srinivasa Kalyanam, opposite Nithiin, directed by National Award winner Satish Vegesna which opened to mixed reviews but the chemistry between the lead pair was appreciated. Her next release was a multi-starrer Imaikkaa Nodigal, marking her debut in Tamil cinema opening to highly positive reviews with critics praising her performance as a girl-next-door character and was commercially successful at box office. Her next release in Tamil was Adanga Maru, opposite Jayam Ravi.[33] which generally received positive reviews.
In 2019, Her first release was Ayogya opposite Vishal, which was an official remake of the 2015 Telugu hit, Temper which received generally positive reviews from audience and critics. Her next release was Sangathamizhan opposite Vijay Sethupathi which opened to mixed reviews but Khanna received praise for her performance. In December 2019, She had two releases, Venky Mama opposite Naga Chaitanya and Venkatesh Daggubati which received mixed reviews and Prati Roju Pandage marking her second collaboration with Sai Dharam Tej, which received generally positive reviews with critics praising her comic-timing in her performance as "Angel" Aarna, a highly self-obsessed girl from the village town, Rajahmundry.[38] Both the films were commercially successful at the box office.[39][40]
Her only release in 2020 was World Famous Lover opposite Vijay Deverakonda.
As of July 2021[update], Khanna has finished shooting for her upcoming Tamil films Aranmanai 3 alongside Arya,[41][42] Tughlaq Durbar opposite Vijay Sethupathi,[43] and for the Malayalam film Bhramam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran.[44][45] She is currently shooting for her Telugu films Pakka Commercial opposite Gopichand,[46] Thank You opposite Naga Chaitanya and a Tamil film Methavi opposite Jiiva.[47] Khanna has signed on to appear in Tamil films Sardar starring Karthi[48] and Thiruchitrambalam starring Dhanush.[49] Khanna is making her digital debut with an untitled web series directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. of The Family Man fame, alongside Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi.[50][51] She is also confirmed in the cast of web series Rudra: The Edge of Darkness, alongside Ajay Devgn.[52]
She is due with the release of Shaitan Ka Bachcha opposite Siddharth.[53]
Filmography[edit]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films[edit]
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. | ||
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2013 | Madras Cafe | Ruby Singh | Hindi | Career debut, Hindi debut |
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2014 | Manam | Prema | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |||
Oohalu Gusagusalade | Sri Sai Sirisha Prabhavati | Telugu | Telugu debut (First lead role) | ||||
Joru | Annapoorna | Telugu | |||||
2015 | Jil | Savithri | Telugu | ||||
Shivam | Tanu | Telugu | |||||
Bengal Tiger | Shraddha | Telugu | |||||
2016 | Supreme | Bellam Sridevi | Telugu | ||||
Hyper | Bhanumathi | Telugu | |||||
2017 | Jai Lava Kusa | Priya | Telugu | ||||
Raja the Great | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Tummeda" | [54] | |||
Villain | Harshitha Chopra | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | ||||
Oxygen | Shruti | Telugu | |||||
2018 | Touch Chesi Chudu | Pushpa | Telugu | ||||
Tholi Prema | Varsha | Telugu | |||||
Srinivasa Kalyanam | Rudraraju Sridevi a.k.a. Sri | Telugu | |||||
Imaikkaa Nodigal | Krithika "Krithi" Rao | Tamil | Tamil debut | ||||
Adanga Maru | Anitha | Tamil | |||||
2019 | Ayogya | Sindhu | Tamil | ||||
Sangathamizhan | Kamalini | Tamil | |||||
Venky Mama | Harika | Telugu | |||||
Prati Roju Pandage | "Angel" Aarna | Telugu | |||||
2020 | World Famous Lover | Yamini | Telugu | ||||
2021 | Aranmanai 3 |
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Tamil | Completed | [55] | ||
Tughlaq Durbar |
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Tamil | Completed | [56] | |||
Bhramam |
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Malayalam | Post-production | [57] | |||
Pakka Commercial |
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Telugu | Filming | [46] | |||
Thank You |
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Telugu | Filming | [58] | |||
2022 | Sardar |
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Tamil | Filming | [59] | ||
Thiruchitrambalam |
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Tamil | Filming | [49] | |||
Methavi |
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Tamil | Filming | [47] | |||
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Shaitan Ka Bachcha |
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Tamil | Delayed |
Web series[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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2021 | Untitled web series with Raj & D.K. |
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Filming | [60] |
Discography[edit]
Year | Film | Song | Music director | Language | Notes |
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2014 | Joru | "Joru" | Bheems Ceciroleo | Telugu | Theme song |
2017 | Villain | "Villain Theme" | 4 Musics | Malayalam | |
Balakrishnudu | "Raashi Thariraa" | Mani Sharma | Telugu | ||
Jawaan | "Bangaru" | S. Thaman | Telugu | ||
2019 | Oorantha Anukuntunnaru | "Kanna" | K. M. Radha Krishnan | Telugu | Reprise version |
Prati Roju Pandage | "You Are My High" | S. Thaman | Telugu |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Language(s) | Film(s) | Result | Ref |
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2014 | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Debut Actress | Hindi | Madras Cafe | Nominated | [61] |
Best Actress in Supporting Role | Nominated | |||||
2015 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut (Telugu) | Telugu | Oohalu Gusagusalade | Won | [62] |
CineMAA Awards | Best Female Debut | Won | [63] | |||
2016 | Zee Telugu Apsara Awards | Most Glamorous Diva of the Year | ——— | Won | [64] | |
2017 | TSR TV9 National Film Awards | Best Actor (Female) | Jai Lava Kusa | Won | [65] | |
2019 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Entertainer of the Year | Tholi Prema | Won | [66] |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rashi about Oohalu Gusagusalade". Idle Brain. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "'Language is not a barrier', says Rashi". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Raashi Khanna: Drool-worthy Photos of the Delhi Beauty that will leave you asking for more". The Times of India. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "Konchem Touchlo Vunte Chepta - Episode 25 - March 21, 2015 - Full Episode - YouTube". Youtube. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
Subject talks about her year of birth 1990 from 01:26 to 01:32
- ↑ Rashi Khanna Exclusive Interview | NTV Entertainment, retrieved 13 June 2020,
Subject talks about her college from 16:05 to 16:13
- ↑ "Special Chit Chat With Raashi Khanna | Prathi Roju Pandage | Venky Mama | Sakshi TV - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
Subject talks about her English honours degree from 5:26 onwards
- ↑ Rashi Khanna Exclusive Interview | NTV Entertainment, retrieved 13 June 2020
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- ↑ Kaushal, Sweta (23 August 2013). "Critics review: Madras Cafe is a must watch". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Rajamani, Radhika (18 June 2014). "Raashi Khanna: I am destiny's child". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (21 October 2013). "Language no barrier for Rashi Khanna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (14 June 2014). "I don't believe in love at first sight: Raashi Khanna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (7 April 2014). "Raashi Khanna does a cameo in Manam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (21 May 2014). "'Manam' Release on 23 May: Will Akkineni Multi Starrer Strike Gold at Box Office?". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oohalu Gusagusalaade to release on June 20". The Times of India. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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- ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (20 June 2014). "Oohalu Gusagusalade Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (28 December 2014). "Top Grossing Telugu Films of 2014: Allu Arjun's 'Race Gurram', Ram Charan's 'Yevadu', Nag's 'Manam' and Others". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (6 November 2014). "Joru is a slapstick comedy". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (7 November 2014). "Joru: Slapstick merry go round". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (2 January 2015). "The new brigade takes over". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "A complete makeover for Gopichand in 'Jill'". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rashi Khanna to star opposite Gopichand". Deccan Chronicle. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (26 April 2016). "Jil Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "'Shivam' movie review roundup: Ram-Raashi Khanna starrer fails to impress critics". International Business Times. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (25 December 2014). "I'm playing lead opposite Ravi Teja: Raashi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ H. Hooli, Shekhar (5 January 2016). "Baahubali to Kumari 21F: Top 20 highest-grossing Telugu/Tollywood movies of 2015". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H (25 May 2016). "'Supreme' 18-day box office collection: Anil Ravipudi's film becomes biggest earner for Sai Dharam Tej". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Supreme Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Supreme by Times of India, retrieved 29 June 2020
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Varun Tej's Toli Prema in London. Thehansindia.com (19 September 2017). Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jai Lava Kusa Box Office Collection: Junior NTR's Film Is At 100 Crore And Counting On Day 6". NDTV.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Manju Warrier and Rashi Khanna opposite Mohanlal. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ Oxygen: Gopichand's ‘Oxygen’ to hit screens this Diwali | Telugu Movie News – The Times of India. The Times of India. (29 August 2017). Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ Tholi Prema review by jeevi – Telugu cinema review – Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna. Idlebrain.com (10 February 2018). Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ Prati Roju Pandage Review {2.5/5}: Predictable but saved by good performances, retrieved 29 June 2020
- ↑ "Prati Roju Pandage Box Office Collection: Sai Dharam Tej and Raashi Khanna starrer continues strong run | PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ↑ "'Venky Mama' Box-Office: Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya starrer turns into a profitable venture". The Times of India. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Aranmanai 3: Raashi Khanna shares BTS photos from the sets of Sundar C's directorial; Check it out | PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "Raashi Khanna resumes shoot for Aranmanai 3, shares pic from sets". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "Aditi Rao Hydari explains 'Tughlaq Darbar' opt-out; happily passes baton to Rashi Khanna". Republic World. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ Vyas (25 January 2021). "Rashi Khanna in 'Andhadhun' Malayalam remake". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ "Prithviraj to begin shoot for Malayalam remake of Andhadhun from Jan 27: report". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 "Raashi Khanna turns TV serial actor for Pakka Commercial". The New Indian Express. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Methavi: Arjun, Jiiva and Raashi Khanna join hands for Pa Vijay's horror-thriller". India Today. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ↑ "First look of Karthi and Raashi Khanna's Sardar out". Times of India. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 "Dhanush's next film titled 'Thiruchitrambalam', goes on floors". The New Indian Express. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Shahid Kapoor hides behind Raashi Khanna as he welcomes her to Raj & DK's series; She responds with a query". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ "Raj & DK's New Amazon Show: Bigger Than Mirzapur, The Family Man?". Binged. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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- ↑ Raja The Great Video Songs | Tummeda Tummeda Video Song | Ravi Teja | Raashi Khanna | Mehreen, retrieved 24 July 2021
- ↑ "Good news! 'Aranmanai 3' all set to release this Summer". The Times of India. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vijay Sethupathi and Raashi Khanna's Tughlaq Durbar completes shooting". Times of India. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Soman (7 March 2021). "Prithviraj gives a glimpse into 'Bhramam,' as the film wraps up". Times of India. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (4 April 2021). "Raashii Khanna and Naga Chaitanya team up". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Simran, Raashi Khanna, and Rajisha Vijayan on board for Karthi's 'Sardar'!". Sify. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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