Raksha Holla

Raksha Holla (born 26 January 1991)^[2] is an Indian television actress who predominantly work in Tamil and Kannada television. She is best known for her role as Devi Mayan in the Indian Tamil soap opera Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar.^[3][4]

Raksha Holla
Born	(1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 34)[1] Kundapur, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

Early life

She was born on 26 January 1991 in Kundapur, Karnataka. She did her Schooling in Nalanda International Public School, Hosur and completed her college Degree in Bangalore.^[5]

In 2018, she married her long time boyfriend Rakesh.^[6][7]

She currently resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu with her spouse Rakesh who she married in 2018.

Career

She Started her career in Modelling at the age of 22. She made her acting debut in the Kannada television serial Puttinti Pattu Cheera, directed by Rasidh Pedha. Then, She appeared in well known Kannada television serials includes Pallavi Anupallavi, Milana, Kogile, and Maya.^[8]

She Made her Film debut with Kannada movie Ricky in 2016 and She appeared in Kannada Movies include Tarak (2017) and Aa Eradu Varshagalu (2017).

She also made her Tamil television debut with the mythology show Tamil Kadavul Murugan in Star Vijay. She also was doing the leading role in Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar serial which also aired on Star Vijay. She late went on to act in the Kannada serial Bayasade Balli Bande which aired on Star Suvarna.^[9][10]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
2013–2017	Vamsam	Priya Kavitha	Sun TV	Tamil
2016–2017	Puttinti Pattu Cheera	Sumathi	Star Suvarna	Kannada
2016–2017	Pallavi Anupallavi	Lakshmi	Star Suvarna
2016–2017	Milana	Anupama	Star Suvarna
2016–2017	Kogile	Samyuktha	Star Suvarna
2016–2017	Maya	Archana	Star Suvarna
2017–2018	Tamil Kadavul Murugan	Ajamukhi	Star Vijay	Tamil	[11][12]
2017	Raja Rani	Devi Mayan	Star Vijay		Cameo appearance
2018	Sagala vs Ragala	Contestant	Star Vijay		Reality show[13]
2018–2020	Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar	Devi Mayan	Star Vijay		[14]
2020–2022	Idhayathai Thirudathe	Shankari	Colors Tamil		[15][16]
2021–2022	Anbe Sivam	Anbu Selvi	Zee Tamil		Replaced by Kavitha Gowda[17][18]
2019–2022	Bayasade Balli Bande	Preethi	Star Suvarna	Kannada	[19]
2023	Kolangal-2	Venba	Sun TV	Tamil	[20]

Films

• Ricky as Kaavya (2016)
• Tarak as Gauri (2017)
• Aa Eradu Varshagalu as Padmavathy (2017)