Rathi (born 23 September 1982) is an Indian actress, who appears mostly in

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and

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. She made her feature film debut in Suki S. Murthy's 2002 Tamil film ''Gummalam''. Later, she went on to do critically acclaimed performances in ''

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'' (2002). She had also dubbed for actress

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for the 2003 Tamil film ''

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''.

Early life

As a

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girl, Rathi was born in

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Arumugam and Bharani. She has two siblings, one elder sister and one younger brother. She was a student of dentistry at the Mathrushri Ramabai Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital in Bangalore. She is a trained classical dancer and had her Arangetram.

Career

She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tamil film ''Gummalam''. She starred opposite Cheran in

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's ''

''. She appeared in a couple more Tamil films, including '' Adi Thadi'' starring

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, but none of them were commercially successful. She had also performed an

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in the Tamil film ''

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'' featuring

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in the lead role. She then migrated to Telugu cinema and acted in six films. Between her careers in both film and television, she also managed to complete a bachelor's degree in genetics.

Public appearances

In 2003, Rathi created a sensation when she appeared on stage as a special guest in the 'Euphoria 03' event at the

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Filmography

Voice artist

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- ''

'' (2003) *

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- ''

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'' (2006)

Television

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