Actress Rashmika Mandanna finds a second job on the sets of ‘Cocktail 2’

At the moment, actress Rashmika Mandanna is busy with “Cocktail 2”, alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon. It seems like the ‘Animal’ actress has found her second passion after acting on the set of her next.

Rashmika took to the Stories section of her Instagram handle and posted a photo of herself working behind the camera. She was seen giving a goofy expression as she looked into the camera for the still captioned “Shots without actors”.

Taking a hilarious jibe at her DoP, Rashmika wrote, “My 2nd job is secure..No? @santha_dop (sic).” Rashmika has been treating her InstaFam with various sneak peeks from her shoot diaries for “Cocktail 2”. In September, Rashmika posted a few photos from the Italy schedule of the movie.

From getting some shut-eye to making goofy faces using her hands, to enjoying the clear Italian sky during a run, to relishing ice cream, Rashmika’s time in Italy seemed like all things fun.

“Italy — you beauty!!! (Red heart emojis) You have me for a couple of days and I hope amazing memories are created (Red heart emojis) #Cocktail2,” Rashmika wrote in the caption. Backed by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films and penned by Luv Ranjan, the details for the plot of the much-anticipated drama have been kept under wraps for now.

The director of the movie, Homi Adajania, and Kriti also keep on providing a peek into the behind-the-scenes fun from the shoot of “Cocktail 2”. The first instalment in the franchise, “Cocktail” featuring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Diana Penty, which was also helmed by Homi Adajania reached the audience back in 2012.

“Cocktail 2” is expected to get a theatrical release in 2026. Over and above this, Rashmika also has Rawindra Pulle’s “Mysaa” waiting to be released. Touted to be an emotional action thriller, the film will show Rashmika as a woman from the Gond community.

Rashmika Mandanna is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Tamil films. She has received four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award. One of South India’s highest-paid actresses, she was featured in Forbes India’s 2024 list of “30 Under 30”. Rashmika made her acting debut with the Kannada film Kirik Party (2016), and found further success in the action picture Anjani Putra and romance Chamak (both 2017).

Rashmika’s first Telugu film release was the romantic comedy Chalo but the romance Geetha Govindam (both 2018) proved to be a turning point in her career and earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She later starred in the Telugu action comedies Devadas (2018) and Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), and the romance Bheeshma (2020). Rashmika’s first Tamil release was the action drama Sulthan (2021), and had her top-grosser in the language with the action film Varisu (2023).

Rashmika earned wider recognition as the female lead in the action film Pushpa: The Rise (2021). After playing a supporting role in the Telugu period drama Sita Ramam (2022), she expanded to Hindi cinema and had her highest-grossing release with the action drama Animal (2023).

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