Rukmini Vasanth is an Indian actress, who has worked predominantly in the Kannada movie industry. She received widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of Priya in the 2023 Kannada film '' Sapta Sagaradache Ello''.

Life and career

Rukmini Vasanth was born to a Kannada-speaking family in

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, Karnataka. Her father, Colonel

Vasanth Venugopal Colonel (India), Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, Ashoka Chakra Award, AC (25 March 1967 – 31 July 2007) was an Indian Army officer. He was the commanding officer of the 9th battalion, Maratha Light Infantry. On 31 July 2007, he was killed in acti ...

, is the first recipient from Karnataka of India's highest peacetime military decoration, the Ashoka Chakra. Colonel Vasanth Venugopal was killed in action in 2007 while preventing heavily armed infiltrators from crossing the India-Pakistan border at Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. Her mother, Subhashini Vasanth, is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer who has set up a foundation to support war widows in Karnataka. Rukmini was educated at Army School, Air Force School and Centre for Learning. She obtained an acting degree from Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in

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, London. She made her debut with the Kannada movie '' Birbal Trilogy'' (2019) alongside

M. G. Srinivas M.G. Srinivas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a director in the Kannada film industry with '' Topiwala'' (2013), a commercial entertainer starring Upendra. Srinivas first be ...

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasanth, Rukmini Living people Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Year of birth missing (living people)