Raasi (actress)

Raasi, also known as Mantra,[1] is a South Indian actress who has acted in a number of Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada movies.

Raasi, Vijaya
Raasi in 2019.
Born
Vijaya

West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other namesMantra
OccupationHeroine
Years active1980–till active
Spouse(s)Sri munni

Her first movie was Geraftaar in Hindi.. Raasi paired with superstar Mithun Chakraborty in Rangbaaz (1996), Suraj (1997) and Jodidar (1997). Her debut was the Telugu film Subhakankshalu.[1]

Film career

A former child artist, Raasi rose to fame with Subhakankshalu. She played a negative character in Nijam as Gopi Chand's lover, which was directed by Teja. She was labelled "traditional" after Gokulamlo Seeta. Later, hits like Snehithulu, Pandaga, Devullu and Gillikajjalu proved her mettle as an actress. When Raasi's career started taking a nosedive, she took to doing item numbers in Telugu films like Samudram.[2]

She also worked in the Bollywood Hindi movies Rangbaaz (1996), Suraj (1997) and Jodidar (1997) with superstar Mithun Chakraborty.

Following a prolific year in 1996, she received offers including the Vijay-starrer Love Today and the Ajith Kumar-starrer Rettai Jadai Vayasu. A further opportunity to work with T. Rajender in a project titled Ilam Kaadhalargal, however failed to materialise despite production work taking place.[3]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1986Mamatala KovelaHero's daughterTelugu
1988Rao Gari IlluChittiTelugu
1988Kakkothikkavile Appooppan ThaadikalYoung LakshmiMalayalam
1989Ellame En ThangachiTamil
1989Bala GopaluduTelugu
1991Aditya 369Kishore's friendTelugu
1992AnkuramSindhura's sisterTelugu
1994Palnati PourushamRaja Rao's daughterTelugu
1996PriyamPreethaTamil
1996AngaaraChutkiHindicredited as Vijaya
1996RangbaazHindicredited as Vijaya
1997SurajHindicredited as Vijaya
1997Love TodayPreethiTamil
1997Periya Idathu MappillaiPriyaTamil
1997Ganga GowriGangaTamil
1997Thedinen VanthathuJanakiTamil
1997Rettai Jadai VayasuAnjaliTamil
1997Pelli PandiriKasthuriTelugu
1997Gokulamlo SeethaSirishaTelugu
1997SubhakankshaluNandiniTelugu
1997Evandi Pelli ChesukondiTelugu
1997JodidarLandlord's daughterHindicredited as Manthra[4]
1998PandagaPrameelaTelugu
1998VasanthaVasanthaTelugu
1998SuprabhatamVasundharaTelugu
1998KondattamVidhyaTamil
1998Kalyana GalattaPoojaTamil
1998Gilli KajjaluSruthiTelugu
1998SnehithuluMahalakshmiTelugu
1998Manasichi ChooduYamunaTelugu
1998Kalavari Chellelu Kanaka Maha LakshmiRoopaTelugu
1999Neti GandhiTelugu
1999Swapna LokamSwapnaTelugu
1999HarischandraaNandiniTelugu
1999Veedu Samanyudu KadhuTelugu
1999SeenuHerselfTelugu
1999Krishna BabuShilpaTelugu
1999SamudramHerselfTelugu
1999Pudhu KudithanamNilaTamil
1999Preyasi RaveMahalakshmiTelugu
1999Pallavur DevanarayananSeethalakshmiMalayalamcredited as Mantra[4]
1999AK-47Telugu
1999SnehaMahalakshmiKannadaDebut film
2000PostmanSirishaTelugu
2000Manasu Paddanu KaaniSwatiTelugu
2000BalaramTelugu
2000Kannan VaruvaanRajeshwariTamil
2000Oke MaataTelugu
2000ShivajiTelugu
2000KuberanChandraTamil
2000SimmasanamTamil
2000DoublesTamil
2000Moodu MukkalataAliveniTelugu
2000Ammo! Okato TareekhuGayatriTelugu
2000DevulluNirmalaTelugu
2001Maa Aavida Meeda Vottu Mee Aavida Chala ManchidiSubhadraTelugu
2001DeevinchandiLakshmiTelugu
2001Cheppalani VundiVani/RaniTelugu
2001Akka Bavekkada?SowmyaTelugu
2002Naga PratistaNaga LakshmiTelugu
2002RajaTamil
2002Police SistersRamyaTelugu
20022 MuchGeetaTelugu
2002TrinetramVijayaTelugu
2002JamindaruKannada
2002Sandade SandadiVasundharaTelugu
2002CoolieTelugu
2002Ninne PreethisuveMeghamalaKannada
2003NijamMalliTelugu
2003Aalukkoru AasaiManthraTamil
2003FoolsTelugu
2003Raja NarasimhaMahalakshmiKannada
2003Sree ramachandruluTelugu
2004VenkyHerselfTelugu
2004Okka Pellam Muddhu Rendo Pellam VaddhuSatyaTelugu
2004Devi AbhayamLakshmiTelugu
2006Suyetchai MLATamil
2013Onbadhule GuruNeelambariTamil
2015VaaluMrs. StephenTamil
2016Kalyana VaibhogameParimala DeviTelugu
2016Kavalai VendamDivya's motherTamil
2016PadesaveSwathi's motherTelugu
2017AakatayiVikranth's motherTelugu
2017LankaRebeccaTelugu
2018Man of the Match Telugu
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References
  1. Prakash, BVS (28 July 2000). "Raasi: An award for Preyasi Raave?". Screen Magazine. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. "Raasi plays vamp, rockets to the top". Rediff. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA
  4. IMDB Listing


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