Rukmini Vasanth

Biography

Rukmini Vasanth is an Indian actress who works primarily in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu cinema. She made her acting debut in the Kannada mystery thriller *Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni* (2019). She played Priya in Hemanth M. Rao's two-part romantic drama *Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A* and *Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B* (2023), receiving the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada, the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress, and the IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress. Her other Kannada films include *Baanadariyalli* (2023), *Bagheera* (2024), and *Bhairathi Ranagal* (2024). She made her Telugu debut in *Appudo Ippudo Eppudo* (2024) and appeared in the Tamil films *Ace* (2025) and *Madharaasi* (2025), the latter directed by A. R. Murugadoss and co-starring Sivakarthikeyan. She played Kanakavathi in Rishab Shetty's period film *Kantara: Chapter 1* (2025) and appeared alongside Yash in Geetu Mohandas's multilingual action drama *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups* (2026).