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Rakshita

Shweta, known by her stage name Rakshita, is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress known for her work in Kannada films, addition to a few Telugu and Tamil films.

Rakshita
Born
Shweta

Occupations
  • Television personality
  • film producer
  • actress
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children1
Parents

Early life Edit

Rakshita was brought up in Bangalore. Her father B. C. Gowrishankar was a cinematographer and mother Mamatha Rao, an actress, both of whom worked in Kannada films. Rakshita underwent an acting course under Krishnamurthy Kavathar's tutelage for about 15 days before entering films. Pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer applications (BCA) from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore at the time, she discontinued during the first year before enrolling in a correspondence course for a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001. During this time, she was signed to play the lead opposite Puneeth Rajkumar in Appu (2002) by producer Parvathamma Rajkumar who gave her the name Rakshita.[1]

Career Edit

Actor Edit

Rakshita started her career with the Kannada movie Appu with Puneeth Rajkumar. She also acted in remakes of the same movie in Telugu titled Idiot and in Tamil titled Dum alongside Silambarasan. She became a top Kannada heroine when Kalasipalya became a big hit. Apart from Puneeth Rajkumar, she formed a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroes of the time - Upendra, Sudeep, Darshan and Aditya. She has also acted with big time heroes such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni,Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Jagapathi Babu, Vishnuvardhan, V. Ravichandran, Shivarajkumar, Vijay, Ravi Teja, and Silambarasan

After her marriage to director Prem, she cut down on her acting assignments and took over film-making. She turned producer for the prestigious Jogayya directed by Prem, starring Shivarajkumar in the lead (100th movie).

Politics Edit

Rakshita announced that she had joined the Badavara Shramikara Raitara (BSR) Congress in March 2012, after politician B. Sriramulu announced of founding it, which eventually happened in 2013.[2] She served as the President of the women's wing of the BSR Congress till April 2013, when she quit the party citing differences with the party members over contesting elections from a constituency of her choice at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. In the same month, she joined the Janata Dal (Secular).[3] She again had differences with the party over its ignoring her plea for a ticket to contest from Mandya at the 2014 general election, and quit in March 2014, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4] Following this, she became subject to media and public ridicule, and was called a "party-hopper", having changed 3 political parties in two years.[5]

Personal life Edit

She is married to film director Prem since 2007.[6]

Filmography Edit

As producer Edit

Year Title Language Notes
2011 Jogayya Kannada
2014 DK Kannada
2022 Ek Love Ya Kannada [7][8]

As actress Edit

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2002 Appu Suchitra Kannada
Idiot Suchitra Telugu
Dhumm Preethi Kannada
2003 Dum Suchitra Tamil
Pellam Oorelithe Raji Telugu
Nijam Janaki
Sivamani Pallavi
Gokarna Pooja Kannada
Vijayasimha Baby [citation needed]
2004 Love Ganga
Lakshmi Narasimha Dancer Telugu Special appearance
Andhrawala Rakshita
Madhurey Anitha Tamil
Avale Nanna Gelathi Amrutha Kannada [citation needed]
Kalasipalya Priya
2005 Yashwanth Chitra [9]
Ayya Suchitra
Kashi From Village Parvathi
Andarivaadu Cheetila Chinni / Janki Telugu
Jagapathi Lavanya
Deadly Soma Jyothi Kannada
2006 Suntaragaali Manjula
Neenello Naanalle Siri
Mandya Parvathi
Odahuttidavalu Gowri
Hubli Priya
Tananam Tananam Vanaja
2007 Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla Shravya
Thayiya Madilu Deepa [10][11]
2022 Ek Love Ya Herself Special Appearance [12][13]

Television Edit

  • 2010 – Swayamvara – Host (Suvarna TV Kannada)
  • 2014 – Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star – Judge (ETV Kannada)
  • 2015 – Putani Pantru Season 2 – Judge (Suvarna TV Kannada)
  • 2017 – Comedy Khiladigalu – Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2017 – Dance Karnataka Dance- Family War - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2018 – Comedy Khiladigalu Season 2 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2018 – Dance Karnataka Dance Little Masters - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2018 – Comedy Khiladigalu Championship - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2019 - Dance Karnataka Dance - Family War (Season 2) - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2019 - Comedy Khiladigalu Season 3 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2020 - Comedy Khiladigalu Championship Season 2 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2021 - Dance Karnataka Dance Season 5 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2022 - Dance Karnataka Dance Season 6 - Judge (Zee Kannada)
  • 2022 - Comedy Khiladigalu Season 4 - Judge (Zee Kannada)

As dubbing artist Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (5 May 2002). . Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Kannada Star Rakshita Set to Join Sriramulu's Party". Daijiworld. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Rakshita now joins Janata Dal (S)". The Hindu. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Rakshita joins BJP". The Hindu. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ^ . Sify.com. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ . The Hindu. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007.
  7. ^ "Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  9. ^ "'Yashawanth' film review - a film starring Murali and Rakshita".
  10. ^ "Rakshitha begins shoot for TV show". The Times of India. 5 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Rakshitha to make a special appearance in Prem's Ek Love Ya". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Rakshitha returns to acting with 'Ek Love Ya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links Edit

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Shweta known by her stage name Rakshita is an Indian television personality film producer and former actress known for her work in Kannada films addition to a few Telugu and Tamil films RakshitaBornShwetaBangalore Karnataka IndiaOccupationsTelevision personality film producer actressSpousePrem m 2007 wbr Children1ParentsB C GowrishankarMamatha Rao Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Actor 2 2 Politics 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 As producer 4 2 As actress 4 3 Television 4 4 As dubbing artist 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditRakshita was brought up in Bangalore Her father B C Gowrishankar was a cinematographer and mother Mamatha Rao an actress both of whom worked in Kannada films Rakshita underwent an acting course under Krishnamurthy Kavathar s tutelage for about 15 days before entering films Pursuing a bachelor s degree in computer applications BCA from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore at the time she discontinued during the first year before enrolling in a correspondence course for a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 During this time she was signed to play the lead opposite Puneeth Rajkumar in Appu 2002 by producer Parvathamma Rajkumar who gave her the name Rakshita 1 Career EditActor Edit Rakshita started her career with the Kannada movie Appu with Puneeth Rajkumar She also acted in remakes of the same movie in Telugu titled Idiot and in Tamil titled Dum alongside Silambarasan She became a top Kannada heroine when Kalasipalya became a big hit Apart from Puneeth Rajkumar she formed a successful pair with all the top Kannada heroes of the time Upendra Sudeep Darshan and Aditya She has also acted with big time heroes such as Chiranjeevi Nagarjuna Akkineni Mahesh Babu Jr NTR Jagapathi Babu Vishnuvardhan V Ravichandran Shivarajkumar Vijay Ravi Teja and SilambarasanAfter her marriage to director Prem she cut down on her acting assignments and took over film making She turned producer for the prestigious Jogayya directed by Prem starring Shivarajkumar in the lead 100th movie Politics Edit Rakshita announced that she had joined the Badavara Shramikara Raitara BSR Congress in March 2012 after politician B Sriramulu announced of founding it which eventually happened in 2013 2 She served as the President of the women s wing of the BSR Congress till April 2013 when she quit the party citing differences with the party members over contesting elections from a constituency of her choice at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election In the same month she joined the Janata Dal Secular 3 She again had differences with the party over its ignoring her plea for a ticket to contest from Mandya at the 2014 general election and quit in March 2014 joining the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 4 Following this she became subject to media and public ridicule and was called a party hopper having changed 3 political parties in two years 5 Personal life EditShe is married to film director Prem since 2007 6 Filmography EditAs producer Edit Year Title Language Notes2011 Jogayya Kannada2014 DK Kannada2022 Ek Love Ya Kannada 7 8 As actress Edit Year Title Role Language Notes Ref 2002 Appu Suchitra KannadaIdiot Suchitra TeluguDhumm Preethi Kannada2003 Dum Suchitra TamilPellam Oorelithe Raji TeluguNijam JanakiSivamani PallaviGokarna Pooja KannadaVijayasimha Baby citation needed 2004 Love GangaLakshmi Narasimha Dancer Telugu Special appearanceAndhrawala RakshitaMadhurey Anitha TamilAvale Nanna Gelathi Amrutha Kannada citation needed Kalasipalya Priya2005 Yashwanth Chitra 9 Ayya SuchitraKashi From Village ParvathiAndarivaadu Cheetila Chinni Janki TeluguJagapathi LavanyaDeadly Soma Jyothi Kannada2006 Suntaragaali ManjulaNeenello Naanalle SiriMandya ParvathiOdahuttidavalu GowriHubli PriyaTananam Tananam Vanaja2007 Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla ShravyaThayiya Madilu Deepa 10 11 2022 Ek Love Ya Herself Special Appearance 12 13 Television Edit 2010 Swayamvara Host Suvarna TV Kannada 2014 Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star Judge ETV Kannada 2015 Putani Pantru Season 2 Judge Suvarna TV Kannada 2017 Comedy Khiladigalu Judge Zee Kannada 2017 Dance Karnataka Dance Family War Judge Zee Kannada 2018 Comedy Khiladigalu Season 2 Judge Zee Kannada 2018 Dance Karnataka Dance Little Masters Judge Zee Kannada 2018 Comedy Khiladigalu Championship Judge Zee Kannada 2019 Dance Karnataka Dance Family War Season 2 Judge Zee Kannada 2019 Comedy Khiladigalu Season 3 Judge Zee Kannada 2020 Comedy Khiladigalu Championship Season 2 Judge Zee Kannada 2021 Dance Karnataka Dance Season 5 Judge Zee Kannada 2022 Dance Karnataka Dance Season 6 Judge Zee Kannada 2022 Comedy Khiladigalu Season 4 Judge Zee Kannada As dubbing artist Edit Amy Jackson The Villain References Edit Srinivasa Srikanth 5 May 2002 Like mother like daughter Deccan Herald Archived from the original on 23 October 2002 Retrieved 9 October 2020 Kannada Star Rakshita Set to Join Sriramulu s Party Daijiworld 9 March 2012 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Rakshita now joins Janata Dal S The Hindu 16 April 2013 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Rakshita joins BJP The Hindu 21 March 2014 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Rakshitha termed to be a party hopper Sify com 22 March 2014 Archived from the original on 18 October 2015 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Prem Rakshita to tie the knot on March 9 The Hindu 14 February 2007 Archived from the original on 18 February 2007 Rakshitha returns to acting with Ek Love Ya The Times of India Retrieved 3 October 2019 Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next The New Indian Express 1 April 2019 Retrieved 15 December 2019 Yashawanth film review a film starring Murali and Rakshita Rakshitha begins shoot for TV show The Times of India 5 January 2014 Rakshitha to make a special appearance in Prem s Ek Love Ya Cinema Express Retrieved 2 October 2019 Rakshitha returns to acting with Ek Love Ya The Times of India Retrieved 3 October 2019 Director Prem grabs attention with catchy title for next The New Indian Express 1 April 2019 Retrieved 15 December 2019 External links EditRakshita at IMDb Rakshita at Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rakshita amp oldid 1179376769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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