| Rakshita | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shwetha March 31, 1984 |
| Occupation | Actress, Producer |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Spouse | Prem |
Swetha (Born 31 March 1984), popularly known as Rakshita (Kannada: ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ) is a South Indian film actress. She has acted in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu language films. Rakshita made her acting debut in the 2002 Kannada-language film Appu, alongside Puneet Rajkumar, following which, she acted in many Kannada films.
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Rakshita was brought up in Mumbai. Her father, B.C. Gowri Shankar, was a popular cinematographer in Kannada and her mother, Mamatha Rao, too acted in a few Kannada films.
She started her career with a Kannada movie Appu with Puneeth Rajkumar. She also acted in the remake of the same movie in Telugu titled Idiot. Her Kannada film career as heroine got a twist when her movie Kalasipalya became a hit. With in a short period of time, Rakshita acted with major Telugu heroes such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Jagapathi Babu and Ravi Teja. She also made a special appearance in a song in Lakshmi Narasimha. After her marriage to the director Prem, she cut down on her acting profession and began supporting him in film making. She has also turned into a producer for one of the most prestigious project Jogayya starring Shivarajkumar in the lead and directed by Prem.
She likes reading books, listening to music and traveling. Her favourite authors are Agatha Christie and Sidney Sheldon. She is married to Kannada cinema director Prem.[1]
| Title | Year | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Jogayya | 2011 | Kannada |
| Title | Year | Language | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appu | 2002 | Kannada | Suchitra (Suchi) | Debut Movie |
| Idiot | 2002 | Telugu | Suchitra (Suchi) | Remake of Appu. |
| Dum | 2003 | Tamil | Suchitra (Suchi) | Remake of Appu. |
| Love | Kannada | |||
| Dum | Kannada | with Kichcha Sudeep | ||
| Pellam Oorelithe | 2003 | Telugu | Raji | |
| Nijam | 2003 | Telugu | ||
| Shivamani | 2003 | Telugu | Pallavi | |
| Gokarna | 2003 | Kannada | ||
| Lakshmi Narasimha | 2004 | Telugu | Special Appearance | |
| Andhrawala | 2004 | Telugu | ||
| Madhurey | 2004 | Tamil | ||
| Kalasipalya | Kannada | |||
| Suntaragali | Kannada | |||
| Deadly Soma | Kannada | |||
| Andarivaadu | 2005 | Telugu | Cheetila Chinni / Janki | |
| Jagapathi | 2005 | Telugu | ||
| Adirindayya Chandram | 2005 | Telugu | ||
| Mandya | Kannada | |||
| Odahuttidavalu | Kannada | |||
| Hubballi | Kannada | with Kichcha Sudeep | ||
| Thayi Madilu | Kannada | |||
| Thananam Thananam | Kannada | |||
| Ayya | 2005 | Kannada |