Rukmini Vasanth
Rukmini at Baanadariyalli trailer launch event
Born
Bangalore, Karnataka
NationalityIndian
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London[1]
OccupationActress
Parent

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.[3]

Life and career

Rukmini Vasanth was born to a Kannada-speaking family in Bangalore, Karnataka. Her father, Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, is the first recipient from Karnataka of India's highest peacetime military decoration, the Ashoka Chakra.[4] 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.[5] Her mother, Subhashini Vasanth, is an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer who has set up a foundation to support war widows in Karnataka.[6]

Rukmini was educated at Army School, Air Force School and Centre for Learning. She obtained an acting degree from Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts[7] in Bloomsbury, London. She made her debut with the Kannada movie Birbal Trilogy alongside M. G. Srinivas.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films
YearTitleRoleNoteRef
2019Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding VajramuniJahnvi
2023 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A Priya [8]
Baanadariyalli Leela [9]
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side B Priya [10]
2024Bagheera †TBA[11]
Bhairathi Ranagal † TBA [12]

References

  1. ↑ A Sharadhaa (11 June 2019). "Rukmini Vasanth went to London, where she learned theatre at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Madhu Daithota (15 August 2023). "My father taught me that patriotism is not limited to overt gestures: Rukmini Vasanth". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/kannada-review/sapta-sagaradaache-ello-review-a-brooding-beautiful-love-story-rakshit-shetty-rukmini-vasanth-hemanth-m-rao
  4. ↑ "Ashoka Chakra for three officers". 15 August 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/090119/talented-rukmini-vasanth-in-reel-life.html
  6. ↑ https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/healing-with-dance/articleshow/61093057.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  7. ↑ Vivek M. V (18 July 2023). "Rukmini is a trained dancer, and an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Dramatics Arts (RADA) in London". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ↑ A Sharadhaa (3 February 2021). "Rukmini Vasanth on her role in 'Sapta Sagaradaache Yello". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Padmashree Bhat (19 May 2022). "'ಗೋಲ್ಡನ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್' ಗಣೇಶ್ 'ಬಾನ ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ' ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್‌ ಆಟಗಾರ್ತಿಯಾದ ನಟಿ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ ವಸಂತ". Vijaya Karnataka. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ↑ A Sharadhaa (3 February 2021). "Rukmini Vasanth on her role in 'Sapta Sagaradaache Yello". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rukmini Vasanth is Sri Murali's leading lady in Bagheera". The Times of India. 11 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Avinash G. Ram (4 June 2023). "ಶಿವಣ್ಣನ 'ಭೈರತಿ ರಣಗಲ್‌' ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ ವಸಂತ್‌". Vijaya Karnataka. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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