Rachitha Mahalakshmi
Birth date24 April 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeBangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress - Founder & CEO of RM Creations (Movie Production Company)
Years active2007–present

Rachitha Mahalakshmi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil along with some Telugu and Kannada television and films. She is best known for her role as Jyoti in Pirivom Sandhippom, but gained critical acclaim as Meenatchi in the popular Tamil series Saravanan Meenatchi.[1][2] She was also a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil – Season 6 and was later evicted from the show on day 91.

Early life and career

Rachitha was born in Bangalore.[3] Rachitha is fluent in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and English. Rachitha made her debut in Mega Mandala, which was telecasted in Star Suvarna.[4] Rachitha became popular and successful after playing the lead role of Meenatchi, in Saravanan Meenatchi, which was aired in Star Vijay. Since then, she is also recognized as Meenatchi.[5][6][7]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2007-2009Megha Mandala-Asianet KannadaKannadaTelevision Debut[4]
2010SuryakanthiZee Kannada
2011-2012Pirivom SanthippomJyothiVijay TVTamil[8]
2013-2014IlavarasiMaha Lakshmi IPS (Maha)Sun TV
2013Masala KudumbamAnjaliZee TamilTamil
2013AvakashikalGangaSurya TVMalayalam[9]
2013-2016Saravanan Meenatchi season 2Thanga MeenatchiVijay TVTamil[2]
2013-2015Swathi ChinukuluNeelaETV TeluguTelugu[10]
2016Mr & Mrs Khiladis Season 1Herself / ContestantZee TamilTamilWith Dinesh Gopalsamy[citation needed]
2016—2018Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 Meenakshi & Vedha ValliStar Vijay[11]
2016—2017GeethanjaliPriyaStar SuvarnaKannada
2017Junior SeniorJudgeZee TamilTamil[12]
2019Junior Super Star (Season 3)[13]
2019-2020NachiyarpuramJyothi[14]
2020Zee Tamil House PartyHerselfLockdown Programme Through Virtual Meet
Chitti TalliShakuntalaStar MaaTelugu
2020-2021Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Season 2Maha Lakshmi Mayan (Maha)Star VijayTamil[15]
2021Start Music Season 2Herself / ParticipantNaam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Special
2021—2022Amman seasons 1 & 2AmmanColors TamilEpisodic Appearance[16]
2021SembaruthiGoddess BhuvaneshvariZee TamilSpecial Appearance
2022Idhu Solla Marandha KadhaiSadhanaColors Tamil[17]
Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalAdv. Jansi RaniZee TamilSpecial Appearance
Sathya Season 2HerselfClimax episode
2022-2023Bigg Boss Tamil – Season 6ContestantStar VijayEvicted Day 91[18]
2023Bigg Boss KondattamHerself
Oo Solriya Oo Oohm SolriyaHerself & ParticipantFinal Episode
Tamizha Tamizha Season 3HerselfZee TamilGuest appearance
2024Bombaatbhojana Season 4HerselfStar SuvarnaKannadaGuest appearance

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2010GaniShreyaKannada[19]
2012ParijathaNandhini[19]
2015Uppu KaruvaduUmaTamil[20]
2024RanganayakaVaralakshmiKannada[21]
2025XtremeR. ShruthiTamil[22]
Thalli ManasuJyothiTelugu[23]
FireMeenakshiTamil[24]
Eddelu Manjunatha 2Kannada[25]
202699/66SangeethaTamil[26]
TBAMei NigareTBATamil[27]
TBAU R NextTBATamil[28]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotes
2023Love You AbhiPremaKannadaJioCinemaSpecial Appearance[29]

References

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  3. ^ "| News in Kannada" (in kn). Zee News Kannada. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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