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Ruchita Prasad
Born
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1996-2008

Ruchita Prasad is an Indian actress who has appeared in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Career

Ruchita began her career as a model, first competing in the Princess of Indira Nagar Club contest. She began to take modelling seriously and subsequently won the Miss Bangalore beauty pageant in 1995.[1][2]

Ruchita started her acting career through the unreleased Tamil film Kanden Seethaiyai starring Kamal Haasan and Ramesh Aravind. Ruchita cleared several rounds of auditions and had started shooting for her part, but the film was later dropped after the director and lead actors fell out. She subsequently first appeared in Rangoli in Kannada, before playing a dual role in her first Telugu film, Jabilamma Pelli (1996) opposite Jagapati Babu.[3][4]

She eventually made her first appearance in a Tamil film through the romantic drama Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999), featuring in an ensemble cast including Arjun, Sonali Bendre and Suchindra Bali.[5] In the late 1990s, Ruchita became one of the first Indian actresses to call out directors regarding casting couch practices.[6]

In 2002, she signed on to appear in a Hindi film directed by M. F. Husain with music by A. R. Rahman, but the project did not develop.[7] By 2004, Ruchita had worked on over 500 commercials and in all four South film industries.[8]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
1996 Rangoli Kannada
1996 Jabilamma Pelli Madhura Vani / Lakshmi Telugu
1997 Devudu Madhavi Telugu
1997 Encounter Telugu
1997 Chelikaadu Telugu
1997 Saradala Samsaram Telugu
1999 Kannodu Kanbathellam Akhila Tamil
1999 Chennappa Channegowda Kannada
1999 Coolie Raja Kannada
2000 Mr Butler Radhika Menon Malayalam
2001 Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu Vijayalakshmi Kannada
2001 Bahala Chennagide Kannada
2001 Kalla Police Kannada
2001 Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya Kannada Guest appearance
2002 Nettru Varai Nee Yaaro Tamil
2002 Simhadriya Simha Teacher Kannada
2002 Ninagoskara Varsha Kannada
2002 Olu Sir Bari Olu Kannada
2003 Onnam Raagam Malayalam
2003 Pakka Chukka Kannada
2003 Anka Kannada
2003 Jogula Kannada
2004 Monalisa Kannada Guest appearance
2004 Target Kannada
2004 Aliya Mane Tholiya Kannada
2006 Neenello Naanalle Kannada
2008 Navashakthi Vaibhava Annamma Devi Kannada

References

  1. ^ http://www.missbangalore.in/SP.asp?P=3
  2. ^ "Gear up for Miss Bangalore | Bangalore First". 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ "On screen romance can be a put-off: Ruchita | Hindi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Knowing me_ knowing you". article.wn.com.
  5. ^ "Kannodu Kaanbathu Ellam". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "The 'casting couch' and actress Ruchita Prasad - Zahid H Javali". zahidjavali.com. 2 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Bollywood, here she comes | undefined News - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 January 2002.
  8. ^ "'It's tough without a godfather' | undefined News - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 February 2004.