Shivathmika Rajashekar

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Shivathmika Rajashekar
Born (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2019 — present
Parents
Family Shivani Rajashekar (sister)

Shivathmika Rajashekar is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. [1] She is a recipient of the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut for Dorasaani .

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Early life

Shivathmika Rajashekar was born on 22 April 2000, in Hyderabad, India. [2] She is the younger daughter of actors Rajasekhar and Jeevitha. [3] She began working in cinema after finishing her 12th grade studies. [4]

Career

Shivathmika debuted with Dorasaani alongside Anand Deverakonda. The film opened to an underwhelming response from the critics. [5] [6] However, her performance received a favourable reception, and she received the Sakshi Excellence Award for Best Debutant, [7] the Santosham Film Awards for Best Debut Actress, and the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. [8] Her second release, Anandham Vilayadum Veedu , marking her Tamil debut opposite Gautham Karthik, received a mixed response. [9] [10]

She then starred in the Tamil film Nitham Oru Vaanam , playing one of the three female leads opposite Ashok Selvan. The film had a positive critical response. [11] [12] Her subsequent releases were Panchathantram and Ranga Maarthaanda . [13]

Filmography

List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2019 Dorasaani Devaki Reddy Telugu Debut film; SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu
Santosham Best Debut Actress
2021 Anandham Vilayadum Veedu Viji Tamil film Tamil Debut
2022 Nitham Oru Vaanam Meenakshi
Panchathantram LekhaTeluguunder Segment "Subha-Lekha"
2023 Ranga Maarthaanda Bangaram

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