Raksha Holla

Raksha Holla (born 26 January 1991) is an Indian television actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Kannada television. She started her career as a child actor. She is best known for her role as Devi Mayan in the Tamil soap opera Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar.

Early life Holla 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.

In 2018, she married her long time boyfriend Rakesh.

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

Career Holla started as a child actor with the 1998 Kannada-language film, Hendithghelthini. She was credited as Baby Raksha. By the age of nine, she had appeared in around 25 films. In Kavitha Lankesh's Bimba (2002), she was cast as a child star who is pampered and exploited by the film industry. She had also appeared in television series namely Bhageerathi, Ambika and Beladingalagi Baa.

Holla started her modelling career at the age of 22. She returned to television with Puttinti Pattu Cheera, directed by Rasidh Pedha. She subsequently appeared in well known Kannada television series such as Pallavi Anupallavi, Milana, Kogile, and Maya.

She returned to films with Ricky in 2016. She then appeared in 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.

Filmography Television Year TitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes 2013–2017 Vamsam Priya Kavitha Sun TV Tamil 2016–2017 Puttinti Pattu Cheera Sumathi Star SuvarnaKannada 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 2017 Raja Rani Devi Mayan Star Vijay Cameo appearance 2018 Sagala vs Ragala Contestant Star Vijay Reality show 2018–2020 Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Devi Mayan Star Vijay 2020–2022 Idhayathai Thirudathe Shankari Colors Tamil 2021–2022 Anbe Sivam Anbu Selvi Zee TamilReplaced by Kavitha Gowda 2019–2022 Bayasade Balli Bande Preethi Star Suvarna Kannada 2023 Chithi 2 Venba Sun TV Tamil

Films Hendithghelthini (1998) Amma Ninna Tholinalli (2001) Prema (2002) Bimba (2004) Ricky as Kaavya (2016) Tarak as Gauri (2017) Aa Eradu Varshagalu as Padmavathy (2017)