Rukmini Vasanth

An acting degree from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London came before Rukmini Vasanth's first film. She is from Bengaluru, went to school at Army School, Air Force School and the Centre for Learning in Bangalore, and works in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil cinema. Her debut was the Kannada title Birbal (2019), in which she appeared opposite M. G. Srinivas. The breakthrough came in 2023, when she played Priya opposite Rakshit Shetty in the two-part romantic drama Sapta Saagaradaache Ello: Side A and Side B. It won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Baanadariyalli was also a 2023 release. In 2024 she appeared in the Kannada films Bagheera and Bhairathi Ranagal and made her Telugu debut with Appudo Ippudo Eppudo. Tamil work began in 2025 with Ace, alongside Vijay Sethupathi, and Madharaasi with Sivakarthikeyan, and the same year Kantara: Chapter 1 became the most successful film of her career. She played Yash's wife in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups (2026). Her Malayalam debut is set to come opposite Nivin Pauly in NP 51, a family entertainer directed by Nashid Famy.