Rashmi (actress)

{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Rashmi | honorific_suffix = | image = Pooja Gandhi, Ganesh, Rashmi.jpg | image_upright = | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = From L-R, Pooja Gandhi, Ganesh, Rashmi in 2007 Kannada film ''Krishna'' | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | other_names = Duniya Rashmi | siglum = | citizenship = India | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2007-present | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = ''Duniya'' (2007) | style = }} '''Rashmi''' (also known as '''Duniya Rashmi''') is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/duniya-rashmi-signs-new-project-jaggi-jagannath/articleshow/70428462.cms |title=Duniya Rashmi signs new project Jaggi Jagannath - Times of India |work=The Times of India |location=India |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016130157/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/duniya-rashmi-signs-new-project-jaggi-jagannath/articleshow/70428462.cms |archive-date=16 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She made her acting debut as the lead actress in ''Duniya'' (2007), which gave her popularity.<ref name=":1"/>

==Career== Rashmi gained popularity as actress in 2007 Kannada film ''Duniya'', and earned the name ''Duniya'' Rashmi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2013/Dec/16/duniya-loose-maada...when-movies-lend-names-551795.html|title=Duniya, Loose Maada...when movies lend names|first=Aparna|last=Chandra|date=16 December 2013|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She then worked on the unreleased films ''Action'' by Om Sai Prakash and ''Premaya Namaha'', where she had to lose 10 kilograms of weight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/duniya-rashmi-to-play-a-muslim-girl/articleshow/22138877.cms|title=Duniya Rashmi to play a Muslim girl|date=29 August 2013|work= The Times of India}}</ref> She also worked on the film ''Venki'' starring ''Orata'' Prashanth and ''Murari'' (2015) with Sriimurali, which had a delayed release.<ref name="DR">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/duniya-rashmi-glams-up/articleshow/22456259.cms|title=Duniya Rashmi glams up|date=10 September 2013|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Rashmi played a tribal alongside Sriki in ''Birth'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/shriki-returns-as-a-tribal/articleshow/49326953.cms|title=Shriki returns as a tribal|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> She starred opposite Yuvraj in ''Asthitva'' (2016) although she noted that she was not "in too many scenes".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/duniya-rashmi-in-asthitva/articleshow/53432816.cms|title=Watch this hottie in a new avatar|date=24 January 2017|work= The Times of India}}</ref>

She was a participant in ''Bigg Boss Kannada'' (Season 7) in 2019, a reality show which included a total of twenty contestants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/the-behaviour-of-some-of-the-contestants-in-the-house-was-astonishing-duniya-rashmi/articleshow/71893005.cms|title=The behaviour of some of the contestants in the house was astonishing: Duniya Rashmi|date=5 November 2019|work=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2020, she starred in the thriller film ''Kaarni'' with her performance as a mute woman called the film's "saving grace".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kaarni-review-duniya-rashmi-saving-grace-thriller-88346 |website=thenewsminute.com |publisher=The News Minute |location=India |access-date=3 February 2020 |title='Kaarni' review: Duniya Rashmi is the saving grace of this thriller |date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203081808/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kaarni-review-duniya-rashmi-saving-grace-thriller-88346 |archive-date=3 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"|2007 || ''Duniya'' || Poornima || |- | ''Krishna'' || || Special appearance in the song "Gollara Golla" |- | rowspan="3"|2008 || ''Hrudaya I Miss You'' || Poorni || Special appearance |- | ''Mandakini'' || || |- |''Akka Thangi'' || Kaveri || |- | rowspan="2"|2009 || ''Anu'' || || |- | ''Venki'' || Swathi || |- | 2012 || ''Ashakiranagalu'' || Ranjitha || <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2 August 2012 |title=I want to play it tough |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/268751/i-want-play-tough.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203081807/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/268751/i-want-play-tough.html |archive-date=3 February 2020 |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |location=India}}</ref> |- | 2015 || ''Murari'' || Kavya || |- | rowspan="3"|2016 || ''Preethi Kithabu'' || Preethi || |- |''Birth'' || || |- |''Asthitva'' || || |- | 2018 || ''Kaarni'' || Tanu || |- | 2019 || ''Aatakkuntu Lekkakkilla'' || || |- | rowspan="2"|2020 || ''Jaggi Jagannatha'' || || |- | ''Avanalli Ivalilli'' || || |- | 2023 || ''Ranginaa Raate'' || || |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role !! Channel ! Notes |- | 2019 || ''Bigg Boss Kannada'' season 7 || Contestant || Colors Kannada || Evicted Day 21 |}

==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Film !! Result ! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- |- | 2007 || Filmfare Awards South || Best Actress || rowspan="2" | ''Duniya'' || rowspan="2" {{won}} |<ref name="DR"/> |- | 2008 || Suvarna Film Awards || Best Debut Actress || |}

==See also== {{Portal|India|Bollywood}} *List of people from Karnataka *Cinema of Karnataka *List of Indian film actresses *Cinema of India

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|5886500}}

Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema Category:Living people Category:Kannada actresses Category:Actresses from Karnataka Category:Indian film actresses Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:Filmfare Awards South winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people)