In 2017 , Rashmika 's first release was Harsha 's '' Anjani Putra '' opposite Puneeth Rajkumar , which went on to become a commercial hit at box office despite getting mixed reviews from both critics and audience , she received critical acclaim for her performance . '' The Times Of India '' ` s Sunayana Suresh wrote that " Rashmika Mandanna as cute as the leading lady and shows that she has comic timing that can be tapped in to . " The '' Cineloka '' ` s writer stated that " Rashmika Mandanna as his love interest plays a good-natured , jaunty girl next door and delivers good performance . " The '' New Indian Express '' ` s Sharadhaa claimed that " This is Rashmika Mandanna ’s first movie with Puneeth and she has upped her glam quotient , even while keeping her girl-next-door appeal . " Her next and last release was '' Chamak '' opposite Ganesh which opened to rave reviews from critics and audience , it turned out to be a blockbuster and ran for 100-days in a couple of theatres , she receives critical acclaim from critics for her role as Khushi , '' The Times Of India '' ` s writer Sunayana Suresh stated that " Rashmika has done a good job at ensuring the audience are with them throughout " . While '' Bangalore Mirror '' ` s writer Shyam Prasad claimed that " Rashmika sparkles in acting . " '' The New Indian Express '' ` s Sharadhaa wrote that " Rashmika Mandanna emerges as a good artiste in her third outing . The actress , who comes in two shades has taken responsibility for her character , and it shows . " Latter garnered her first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada at 65th Filmfare Awards South . three consecutive films in Kannada language all succeeded at the box office makes her ' hat-trick ' heroine in Kannada film industry
65th Filmfare Awards South
65th Filmfare Awards South
Rashmika Mandanna