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Rashmika Mandanna Faces Backlash For Claiming She's 'First Actress From Coorg': 'People Were Judgy'

  • Rashmika Mandanna faced backlash after claiming she was 'probably the first' from Coorg to enter the film industry, which upset the Kodava community, who highlighted past actors like Neravanda Prema, who had already made significant contributions to cinema.
  • Veteran actress Neravanda Prema reminded audiences of other actors from Coorg who had contributed to the film industry before Rashmika, stating, 'The Kodava community knows the truth.'
  • Social media users criticized Rashmika's statement and shared that numerous actresses from Coorg had already made their mark, expressing disappointment over her ignorance.
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Rashmika Mandanna, who made her debut in Kannada, is currently a leading actress in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. She last acted in the Tamil and Telugu film ‘Kubera’ opposite Dhanush and Nagarjuna, which was released on the 20th of last month. The film received mixed reviews in Tamil and good reception in Telugu and entered the Rs. 100 crore club. Now, she has the Telugu films ‘The Girlfriend’ and ‘Maisa’ in her hands. She is playing the lead role i…

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India Today broke the news in India on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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