Rashmika Mandanna, amid shooting her upcoming film and basking in the success of Animal, is happy to wrap up her 22nd film! Reflecting on the journey, the 27-year-old says, “It has taken me 22 films to actually be here (to be recognized) today. So it’s been lots of hard work and quite a journey, but today I’ve given people comfort to write stories for me and trust me with big films.”

Notably, Mandanna has successfully navigated both the Hindi and regional film industries, especially down south. Emphasizing a pan-Indian perspective, the actor advocates for collectively calling all the industries together as the “Indian film industry”, breaking down barriers.

“It’s high time that we started acknowledging that all the industries in our country are the same. We are all here to do some mad, cool films and tell some really cool stories. I love the fact that the barriers are going down and people are working together in different industries and different languages despite where they belong (from). I’m really happy that I’m part of the change as well.” 

One of her upcoming projects, Pushpa 2, is slated for an Independence Day release. Assuring her audience, she says, “It’s going to be bigger than ever before. There’s a lot of hard work put in, and a lot of focus on the detailing has been taken care of.”