Actress Rashmika Mandanna has announced that she has adopted 400 families and will provide them with groceries for three months ahead of the release of her upcoming period action drama ‘Ranabaali’ with husband Vijay Deverakonda. The actress said she hopes the support will help the families save money and use it to plan their futures better.
Rashmika Mandanna adopts 400 families
Rashmika Mandanna shared the update on Instagram along with a video of her team distributing ration kits to the families. She explained that playing Jayamma in her upcoming film ‘Ranabaali’ reminded her of the importance of helping others.The ‘Girlfriend’ actress shared that many people had asked whether she shared similarities with Jayamma, her character in ‘Ranabaali’. She explained that helping people has always been part of her life, but she had previously kept such efforts private.
Rashmika Mandanna: ‘There is something in the characters you play’
“There is something in the characters you play that influence you.. A lot of you keep asking are there any similarities between Jayamma and me and my answer is yes – and this is one of them.. this has always been me and this is also her..” she wrote.The actress added that she decided to share the initiative publicly because she hoped it would inspire others to do something similar.“I would always keep doing things like this for all the love that you give me.. but always kept this under the wraps cz I thought if I knew and just my team knew and just a bunch of us knew.. it was enough.. but now I am opening up about this because I am thinking.. if this could influence you lovelies out there to do anything like this.. I would be happy.”
Rashmika Mandanna plans to continue the initiative
Explaining her plan, Rashmika said she wants to support 400 families at a time for three months each and continue the initiative over the next year.“I’ve adopted 400 families today.. and I want to just help 400 families at a time for 3 months each and continue this for the next one year and hope that they can save that money of groceries and use it to save and plan their futures better..” she wrote.She also encouraged her followers to begin with small acts of kindness.“Even a small act of kindness can change a person’s life and it doesn’t have to be big.. let’s all start with something small!”The actress added that seeing the families smile made the struggles, injuries, sleepless nights and pain she had experienced during her working years feel worthwhile.
‘Ranabaali’ draws inspiration from the great famine
Rashmika Mandanna’s upcoming film ‘Ranabaali’ stars her husband, Vijay Deverakonda, in the lead role. It is a fictional story set in 1870s South India during the Great Famine of 1876–78, one of the deadliest famines in colonial India.Vijay plays a rebellious warrior who confronts a British commissioner while protecting his people, while Rashmika plays Jayamma, his wife and partner in the rebellion. The film stars Hollywood actor Arnold Vosloo known for his role in ‘The Mummy’ plays the main antagonist.It is set to release on October 16, 2026 day after the release of Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’
