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Raashii Khanna (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu language and Tamil language films. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film Madras Cafe (2013) and subsequently appeared in Telugu film Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014), which won her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu.
Khanna starred in commercially successful films such as Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014), Bengal Tiger (2015), Supreme (2016), Jai Lava Kusa (2017), Tholi Prema (2018), Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018), Venky Mama (2019), Prati Roju Pandage (2019), Thiruchitrambalam (2022), Sardar (2022) and Aranmanai 4 (2024), establishing herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Khanna has also sung a few songs in different languages. She has since starred in the Hindi streaming series (2022) and Farzi (2023).
According to Khanna, she was an academic topper who was extremely studious, geek during her schooling and college days. When Khanna was young, she wanted to become a singer but as she grew up, she was more interested into studying and aspired to become an IAS officer. Khanna claims that she neither had interest in modelling nor thought of becoming an actress and it was her destiny that made her an actress. During her college days, she tried a hand at copywriting for advertisements,, "Subject talks about her copywriting days from 05:55 to 06:15" before she made her venture into acting in various advertisements prior to films.
Impressed with her performance in Madras Cafe, actor Srinivas Avasarala approached her for the female lead role in his directorial debut Oohalu Gusagusalade, which also featured himself and Naga Shaurya in the lead roles, which she signed in late October 2013 after considering many other south films, adding that the scope of performing made her sign the film. Khanna initially felt that it would be more of a dancing role with little scope for acting when approached for narration, but found her character practically in every scene in the film. She called her character Prabhavati as a grey, stubborn, arrogant girl but in a lovable way, which she claimed to be very different from what she was in real life except for the fact that she hails from Delhi. Khanna confirmed in early April 2014 that she appeared in a small role in the Telugu film Manam, which had its theatrical release before Oohalu Gusagusalade. Oohalu Gusagusalade opened to positive reviews from critics and Khanna received praise for her work. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called her an "actor with potential", while Hemanth Kumar of The Times of India stated that she gave a "commendable" performance which helped the movie to some extent. The film was a commercial success at the box office.
Her next Telugu film was Joru, directed by Kumar Nagendra opposite Sundeep Kishan, which she signed after Madras Cafe and while shooting for Oohalu Gusagusalade. She played the role of Annapurna, whom Khanna described as a "modern yet traditional" girl who "is highly emotional and cries at the drop of a hat", which she called the exact opposite of the character of Prabhavati she played in her previous film. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated that she provides solace along with Kishan, Brahmanandam and Saptagiri in a film which was "let down by incoherent writing and amateurish execution". Joru was a commercial failure at the box office.
Khanna's next was Jil, directed by Radha Krishna Kumar opposite Gopichand, which she signed in early July 2014 after the makers approached her considering her performance in Oohalu Gusagusalade. The film received mixed reviews from the critics. In early May 2015, she was signed for the film Shivam alongside Ram Pothineni. The film received negative reviews from the critics and performed poorly at the box office.
In 2017, her first release was Jai Lava Kusa, opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr. which opened to positive reviews and became a box office hit by grossing more than 100 crore. Later she made her Malayalam cinema debut with Villain, starring Mohanlal and Vishal, directed by B. Unnikrishnan where she essayed a cop in the movie. The movie opened to positive reviews with critics praising her performance as a tough, investigating cop and the movie had a good run at box-office. Manju Warrier and Rashi Khanna opposite Mohanlal . The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2017. Her last release of 2017 was Oxygen, marking her second collaboration with Gopichand, opening to mixed reviews and the movie went on to be an average grosser at the box office. Oxygen: Gopichand's ‘Oxygen’ to hit screens this Diwali | Telugu Movie News – The Times of India . The Times of India. (29 August 2017). Retrieved 13 October 2017.
In 2018, her first release was Touch Chesi Chudu, marking her second collaboration with Ravi Teja. Though the movie went on a huge hype pre-release, it later opened from mixed to negative reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office. Within a span of a week, her next release was Tholi Prema opposite Varun Tej, which opened to widespread acclaim from critics and audience alike, with critics praising her performance as Varsha as her best ever performance, and also applauded the chemistry between the lead pair. Tholi Prema review by jeevi – Telugu cinema review – Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna . Idlebrain.com (10 February 2018). Retrieved 3 November 2018. Her next release was Srinivasa Kalyanam, opposite Nithiin, directed by National Award winner Satish Vegesna which opened to mixed reviews but the chemistry between the lead pair was appreciated. Her next release was a multi-starrer Imaikkaa Nodigal, marking her debut in Tamil cinema opening to highly positive reviews with critics praising her performance as a girl-next-door character and was commercially successful at box office. Her next release in Tamil was Adanga Maru, opposite Jayam Ravi which received positive reviews from the critics and became a commercial success at the box office.
In 2019, Her first release was Ayogya opposite Vishal, which was an official remake of the 2015 Telugu hit, Temper which received generally positive reviews from audience and critics. The film did considerably well at the box-office. Her next release was Sangathamizhan opposite Vijay Sethupathi which opened to mixed reviews, but Khanna received praise for her performance. In December 2019, She had two releases, Venky Mama opposite Naga Chaitanya and Venkatesh which received mixed reviews and Prati Roju Pandage marking her second collaboration with Sai Dharam Tej, which received generally positive reviews with critics praising her comic-timing in her performance as "Angel" Aarna, a highly self-obsessed girl from the village town, Rajahmundry. Both the films were commercially successful at the box office. Her only release in 2020 was World Famous Lover opposite Vijay Deverakonda which opened to negative reviews and did not perform well at the box office.
In 2021, Her first release was Tughlaq Durbar marking her second collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi. The film did not opt for a theatrical release and had its direct television premiere prior to an OTT release. The film received mixed reviews from the critics. In October 2021, Khanna had two of her movies released. The first release was Bhramam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran which had a direct OTT release only in India and an overseas theatrical release. The film was a Malayalam remake of the 2018 Hindi film Andhadhun. The film received generally positive reviews from the critics. Her next release in the same month was Aranmanai 3 opposite Arya. Despite receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics, The film was a commercial success at the box office.
In 2023, Khanna's only release was Farzi, created by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., co-starring Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi. The series received mostly positive reviews from critics, with Khanna received worldwide praises for her performance as Megha Vyas, an RBI officer. Farzi becomes one of the most watched Indian OTT series of all time.
In 2024, her first release was Yodha opposite Sidharth Malhotra. The film marks Khanna's return to Hindi after a decade, following her debut in the film industry with Madras Cafe (2013). Yodha opened to mixed reviews from the critics, and ended up as a commercial failure at the box-office. Her next release was Aranmanai 4 alongside Sundar C and Tamannaah Bhatia. It was her second collaboration with Tamannaah after Bengal Tiger (2015) , and also second collaboration with Sundar C after Aranmanai 3 (2021) . The film received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences.Janani K. from India Today found her performance to be "adequate". Aranmanai 4 was a commercial success at the box-office, collecting over ₹100 crores worldwide, thus making it as third consecutive 100 crore grosser movie for Khanna in Tamil cinema.Her next release in November was The Sabarmati Report opposite Vikrant Massey which opened up from mixed to negative reviews from the critics. Khanna also reprised her role from the film in soap operas Kumkum Bhagya and Kundali Bhagya as a cameo appearance.
In 2025, her first release was Aghathiyaa co-starring Jiiva and Arjun Sarja which received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences, and underperformed at the box-office.
| 2013 ! scope="row" | Madras Cafe | Ruby Singh | Hindi | Debut film | |
| 2014 ! scope="row" | Manam | Prema | Telugu language | Cameo appearance | |
| 2015 ! scope="row" | Jil | Savithri | |||
| 2016 ! scope="row" | Supreme | Bellam Sridevi | |||
| 2017 ! scope="row" | Jai Lava Kusa | Priya | |||
| 2018 ! scope="row" | Touch Chesi Chudu | Pushpa | |||
| 2019 ! scope="row" | Ayogya | Sindhu | |||
| 2020 ! scope="row" | World Famous Lover | Yamini | |||
| 2021 ! scope="row" | Tughlaq Durbar | Kamakshika | Tamil | ||
| 2022 ! scope="row" | Pakka Commercial | Lawyer Jhansi (Sirisha) | Telugu | ||
| 2024 ! scope="row" | Yodha | Priyamvada Katyal | Hindi | ||
| 2025 !scope="row" | Aghathiyaa | Veena | Tamil | ||
| Anjali | Telugu | Completed | |||
| Shagun Kanwari Singh | Hindi | Completed | |||
| Shloka | Telugu | Filming | |||
| Hindi | Filming | ||||
| Filming |
| + Raashii Khanna television credits | |||||
| 2022 ! scope="row" | Dr. Aliyah Choksi | Hindi | |||
| 2023 !scope="row" | Farzi | Megha Vyas | |||
| 2024 !scope="row" | Kumkum Bhagya | Amrita Gill | Cameo appearance | ||
| + Awards and nominations received by Raashii Khanna | |||||
| 2014 | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Debut Actress | Madras Cafe | ||
| Best Actress in Supporting Role | |||||
| 2015 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Telugu | Oohalu Gusagusalade | ||
| CineMAA Awards | Best Female Debut | ||||
| 2016 | Zee Telugu | Most Glamorous Diva of the Year | |||
| 2017 | TSR TV9 National Film Awards | Best Actress | Jai Lava Kusa | ||
| 2019 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Entertainer of the Year | Tholi Prema | ||
| Techofes Awards | Best Debut Actress –Tamil | Imaikkaa Nodigal | |||
| 2021 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Telugu | Prati Roju Pandage | ||
| Sakshi Excellence Awards | Most Popular Actress of the Year | Prati Roju Pandage & Venky Mama | |||
| 2023 | ELLE List Awards | Rising Star of the Year | |||
| IWM Digital Awards | Most Popular Actress (Drama) | Farzi | |||
| 2024 | Mould Breaker Star | ||||
| ELLE Beauty Awards | Fashion Luminary of the Year | ||||
| Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Solid Performance of the Year | ||||
| 2025 | Most Stylish Splendid Performer of the Year – Female | ||||
| Edison Awards South | Favourite Actress – Tamil | Aranmanai 4 | |||
| Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards South | Most Glamorous Youth Icon – Female | ||||
| Style Icon – Female |
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