Raasi (actress)

Raasi (born Vijaya) is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu and Tamil cinema, with appearances in a few Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is credited as Manthra in Tamil and Malayalam films. Raasi gained recognition for her performances in notable films such as Subhakankshalu (1997), Gokulamlo Seeta (1997), and Pelli Pandiri (1998). She transitioned to television with Telugu soap operas, debuting in Girija Kalyanam (2020) and later appearing in Janaki Kalaganaledu (2021).

Personal life

Raasi was born as Vijaya on 1982 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She married film director Sri Muni.

Film career

She started her career as a child artiste has grown to a level of heroine.

She also worked in the Hindi movies Angaara (1996), Rangbaaz (1996), Jodidar (1997) and Suraj (1997) with Mithun Chakraborty.

In Telugu, Raasi rose to fame with Subhakankshalu (1997). She was labelled "traditional" after Gokulamlo Seeta (1997). Later, hits like Snehithulu (1998), Pandaga (1998), Gilli Kajjalu (1998), Devullu (2000) and proved her mettle as an actress. When Raasi's career started taking a nosedive, she took to doing item numbers in Telugu films like Samudram (1999). In her prime, Raasi was one of the most sought-after actresses in the Telugu film industry.

She debuted her first Tamil film Priyam. Following a prolific year 1996, she received offers including the Vijay-starrer Love Today (1997) and the Ajith Kumar-starrer Rettai Jadai Vayasu (1997). Some of her other movies in Tamil are Periya Idathu Mappillai (1997), Ganga Gowri (1997), Thedinen Vanthathu (1997), Kondattam (1998), Kalyana Galatta (1998), Pudhu Kudithanam (1999), Kannan Varuvaan (2000), Kuberan (2000) and Simmasanam (2000). She played a negative character in Telugu movie Nijam (2003), which was directed by Teja.

After her marriage, the actress did only one film titled Suyetchai MLA before taking a long break from the cinema industry in 2006. She made a comeback with the film Onbadhule Guru after 7 years.

She is with a Telegu thriller film Lanka (2017) where she plays the central character.

She made her television debut in the Telugu soap operas Girija Kalyanam and Janaki Kalaganaledu.

In 2025, Raasi plays a pivotal role in the Tamil film Usurae.

Filmography

Film

As dubbing artiste

• Keka (2008) for Ishani
• Mirchi (2013) for Nadhiya
• Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha (2013) for Madhoo
• Galipatam (2014)

Television

• Girija Kalyanam (2020-2021) on Gemini TV
• Janaki Kalaganaledu (2021–2023) on Star Maa

External links

• at IMDb