Raasi (born Vijaya) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Telugu and Tamil films.
She is credited as Manthra in Malayalam and Tamil films.
1980
Raasi was born as Vijaya on 1980 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
She married film director Sri Muni.
1989
At the age of 6, she started acting as a child actress in the 1989 Telugu film, Mamatala Kovella (1989).
1996
She also worked in the Hindi movies Rangbaaz (1996), Jodidar (1997) and Suraj (1997) with Mithun Chakraborty.
Following a prolific year 1996, she received offers including the Vijay-starrer Love Today (1997) and the Ajith Kumar-starrer Rettai Jadai Vayasu (1997).
1997
She appeared in films such as Subhakankshalu (1997), Gokulamlo Seeta (1997) and Pelli Pandiri (1998).
In Telugu, Raasi rose to fame with Subhakankshalu (1997).
She was labelled "traditional" after Gokulamlo Seeta (1997).
Some of her other movies in Tamil are Periya Idathu Mappillai (1997), Ganga Gowri (1997), Thedinen Vanthathu (1997), Kondattam (1998), Kalyana Galatta (1998), Pudhu Kudithanam (1999), Kannan Varuvaan (2000), Kuberan (2000) and Simmasanam (2000).
1998
Later, hits like Snehithulu (1998), Pandaga (1998), Gilli Kajjalu (1998), Devullu (2000) and proved her mettle as an actress.
1999
When Raasi's career started taking a nosedive, she took to doing item numbers in Telugu films like Samudram (1999).
She debuted her first Tamil film Priyam.
2003
She played a negative character in Telugu movie Nijam (2003), which was directed by Teja.
After her marriage, she took a break from acting and made a comeback in character roles.
2020
She made her debuted in television with Telugu soap operas Girija Kalyanam (2020) and Janaki Kalaganaledu (2021).
