Rachitha Mahalakshmi

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Rachitha Mahalakshmi
Born
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress - Founder & CEO of RM Creations (Movie Production Company)
Years active2007–present

Rachitha Mahalakshmi is a South 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.

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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] She married Dinesh Gopalsamy in 2013. [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2007-2009Megha Mandala- Asianet Kannada Kannada Television Debut [4]
2010Suryakanthi Zee Kannada
2011-2012 Pirivom Santhippom Jyothi Vijay TV Tamil [8]
2013-2014 Ilavarasi Maha Lakshmi IPS (Maha) Sun TV
2013Masala KudumbamAnjali Zee Tamil Tamil
2013AvakashikalGanga Surya TV Malayalam [9]
2013-2016 Saravanan Meenatchi season 2 Thanga Meenatchi Vijay TV Tamil [2]
2013-2016 Swathi Chinukulu Neela ETV Telugu Telugu [10]
2016 Mr & Mrs Khiladis Season 1 Herself / Contestant Zee Tamil Tamil With Dinesh Gopalsamy [ citation needed ]
2016—2018 Saravanan Meenatchi season 3 Meenakshi & Vedha Valli Star Vijay [11]
2016—2017GeethanjaliPriya Star Suvarna Kannada
2017 Junior Senior Judge Zee Tamil Tamil [12]
2019 Junior Super Star (Season 3) [13]
2019-2020 Nachiyarpuram Jyothi [14]
2020Zee Tamil House PartyHerselfLockdown Programme Through Virtual Meet
Chitti TalliShakuntala Star Maa Telugu
2020-2021 Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Season 2 Maha Lakshmi Mayan (Maha) Star Vijay Tamil [15]
2021 Start Music Season 2 Herself / ParticipantNaam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Special
2021—2022 Amman seasons 1 & 2Amman Colors Tamil Episodic Appearance [16]
2021 Sembaruthi Goddess Bhuvaneshvari Zee Tamil Special Appearance
2022 Idhu Solla Marandha Kadhai Sadhana Colors Tamil [17]
Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Adv. Jansi Rani Zee Tamil Special Appearance
Sathya Season 2 HerselfClimax episode
2022-2023 Bigg Boss Tamil – Season 6 Contestant Star Vijay Evicted Day 91 [18]
2023Bigg Boss KondattamHerself
Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Herself & ParticipantFinal Episode
Tamizha Tamizha Season 3Herself Zee Tamil Guest appearance
2024Bombaatbhojana Season 4Herself Star Suvarna Kannada Guest appearance

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2010GaniShreya Kannada [19]
2012 Parijatha NandhiniKannada [19]
2015 Uppu Karuvadu Uma Tamil [20]
2024 Ranganayaka VaralakshmiKannada [21]
2025 Xtreme R. ShruthiTamil [22]
Thalli ManasuJothyTelugu [23]
Eddelu Manjunatha 2TBAKannada
FireMeenakshiTamil [24]
TBAMei NigareTBATamil [25]
TBAU R NextTBATamil [26]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotesRef.
2023 Love You Abhi Prema Kannada JioCinema Special Appearance [27]

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