She made her debut with the Telugu film Maruthi Dasari 's coming of age story '' Bus Stop '' ( 2012 ) , winning critical acclaim for her performance as Seema , a flirt . Featuring alongside an ensemble cast including Prince , Kanna and fellow debut actress Sri Divya , the film opened in November 2012 to a positive critical and commercial response at the box office . A critic noted " she has magnetic looks and can be promising if planned her career properly " , while another wrote she " totally rocks her character of a femme fatale with judgement issues and a good heart . " Within two days of release of the film , she was offered the lead role opposite Varun Sandesh in his next venture '' Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama '' and began filming later in the year . The film released in March 2013 to negative reviews , though a critic claimed " the saving grace for the film is performance of the lead pair - Varun Sandesh and Hasika " , adding that Hasika " looks traditional and has put up a decent show as well . " Rakshita was next seen in Vijay Maddala 's next directorial venture '' Green Signal '' , where she appeared alongside newcomer Revanth , though the film garnered negative reviews . In early 2013 , she had also signed on to appear in the Tamil film , '' Poriyaalan '' alongside Harish Kalyan , written by Manimaran . During production , the scope of the film became larger after it was announced that director Vetrimaaran had chosen to invest in the venture as a co-producer . She won positive reviews for her performance , and the film had a moderate run commercially . The actress then went on to sign another Tamil project , Prabhu Solomon 's directorial venture '' Kayal '' , in which she plays the title role . The director decided to rechristen her as Anandhi from Rakshita for the film , and she was selected after auditioning twice before impressing Solomon . In the film , she portrayed a young village girl who goes searching for her lover , only to be caught up in the midst of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and upon release , won critical acclaim for her portrayal . Rediff.com noted she " was the perfect choice " and that she " seems so ordinary , so real , that you find yourself rooting for her compelling love " , while Sify.com wrote she delivered " a truly excellent performance " . Likewise , a critic from The Hindu noted " fresh-faced Anandhi looks lovely , and she performs pretty well too " , while the actress went on to be nominated for several Best Debut Actress awards for 2014 , including at the Vijay Awards
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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