Once upon a time beauty queen Rajini is remembered for her memorable roles opposite all Tollywood major heroes throughout 1980's including Aha Naa Pellanta opposite Rajendra Prasad, Majnu opposite Nagarjuna, Seetaramula Kalyanam opposite Balakrishna and so on.

Rajani is a famous South Indian film actress mostly appeared in Tollywood.

Her real name is Sashi Malhotra. She was born to V. N. Malhotra, a Punjabi and Sulochana, a Kanada Brahmin. She was introduced with her popular name Rajani in Telugu, and as Sasikala in Tamil movies.

Her debit film was "Judaai". The film was released in 1980.


In 1985, her Tollywood entry with "Rendu Rella Aaru". In Telugu, she acted with Rajendra Prasad in 10 films. She acted in Silver Jubilee movies like Seetharama Kalyanam and Rendu Rella Aaru.

She also acted in some kannada films as well. Her famous Kannada films include Jai Karnataka (which is a remake of 1987 Bollywood Blockster film Mr. India) with rebel star Ambareesh and Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare with superstar Vishnuvardhan.

She married a Hyderabad based Dr Mullagiri Praveen in 1998. She left her career during her prime in movie industry and opted for a family life. She has three children form the marriage.

She approached the family case for divorce citing harassment from her husband and mother-in-law. She has been living in Hyderabad with her three Children.


She is making a comeback to her acting career but this time through small screen. She is now acting in Maa TV serial - name Dr.Indira.