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Rohini Molleti Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 14, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth15 December 1969

Age54 Years

BirthplaceThummapala, Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India

ProfessionActor, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Dubbing Artist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusDivorced

SpouseRaghuvaran Velayutham (divorced)

FamilySon - Rishi Varan (b.1998); Father - Appa Rao Naidu; Mother - Radha

Rohini Molleti Biography

Rohini Molleti is an Indian actor, screenwriter, lyricist and dubbing artist whose career spans child acting, lead roles, behind-the-camera work and voice‑

Early life and background

Rohini Molleti was born on 15 December 1969 in Thummapala, Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh. Raised initially by her parents Appa Rao Naidu and Radha, she entered films as a child after being selected for a role at a very young age. Her father later remarried when Rohini was five. She identifies with her hometown in Anakapalle and holds Indian nationality.

Career

Rohini’s onscreen career began as a child actor in the early 1970s, with appearances in films across multiple languages. She continued acting through adolescence and into adult lead roles, working in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema. Notable early credits include child roles in Hindi and Tamil films and lead or prominent parts in Malayalam and Kannada productions during the 1980s.

Across the 1990s and 2000s Rohini expanded her work beyond acting. She earned acclaim for her lead performance in the Telugu film Stri (1995), a year that brought significant recognition. In addition to acting, she has worked as a dubbing artist since 1989, lending her voice to leading actresses in Tamil and Telugu films. She has also written lyrics for several Tamil films, contributing songs to projects released between 2007 and 2020.

Rohini has directed both documentary and narrative material. Her documentary work includes a 2008 film focused on child actors, followed by a Tamil feature she directed in 2013. On television she has acted in and directed work for serials, hosted multiple talk and entertainment shows in Tamil and Malayalam, and in 2019 served as a judge on a Malayalam reality comedy program.

In the streaming era Rohini has maintained a presence on web series across languages. Credits from 2020 onward include roles in Telugu and Malayalam web projects, and she appeared in the Netflix anthology Navarasa in 2021. In 2022 she returned to notable film roles with parts in the Telugu film Sita Ramam and the Tamil film Witness, and she featured in multiple Telugu web series that year.

Public profile

Rohini is recognized for her versatility as a performer and creative professional. She is often credited as an actor, screenwriter, lyricist and dubbing artist and is known to work across Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam industries. A role that brought her pan‑Indian visibility was her portrayal of Sanga in the 2015 film Baahubali: The Beginning, in which she played the adoptive mother of the film’s central character.

Her work has been acknowledged with several awards, including a National Film Award Special Mention and a state-level Nandi Special Jury Award for Stri in 1995, a Kalaimamani honor from the Tamil Nadu government in 2009, and multiple supporting actress awards in 2017 for performances in Malayalam films.

Beyond film and television, Rohini has written telefilms for Doordarshan and has directed short films aimed at public health education. She has held a leadership role in an artists’ association, serving as a former State Vice President of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association.

Personal life

Rohini married actor Raghuvaran Velayutham in 1996; the couple legally separated in 2004. They appeared together in several films in the 1980s and 1990s, and they have a son, Rishi Varan, born in 1998. Her ex-husband passed away in 2008.

Rohini is known to be a nature enthusiast who describes herself as drawn to natural settings. She keeps a pet dog named Cleo, is active on social media, and shares aspects of her fitness routine online. She has also participated in social awareness work, particularly in efforts connected to AIDS prevention, producing short films for medical and public health organizations.

Latest updates

Recent screen appearances include roles in the 2021 Netflix anthology Navarasa and a string of 2022 projects: the Telugu film Sita Ramam, the Tamil film Witness, and three web series across Telugu and Malayalam platforms. In 2022 she also appeared in a commercial for a cooking oil brand.

Rohini continues to balance acting, writing, lyricism and advocacy work while remaining active in film, television and digital projects.
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Recent Work

Sita Ramam

Played Vijayalakshmi in the Telugu film

2022
Witness

Played Indrani in the Tamil film

2022
Navarasa

Appeared as Valambal in the Netflix anthology (Tamil)

2021
Meet Cute

Played Padma in the Telugu web series on SonyLIV

2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Started as a child actor in early 1970s and continued into lead and character roles across South Indian cinema
  2. National Film Award Special Mention and Nandi Special Jury Award for Stri (1995)
  3. Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu (2009)
  4. Known for the role of Sanga in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
  5. Worked as a dubbing artist for prominent actresses and as a lyricist for multiple Tamil films
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rohini Molleti born?

15 December 1969

What is Rohini Molleti known for?

Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Dubbing Artist

What is Rohini Molleti’s marital status?

Divorced

Who is Rohini Molleti married to?

Raghuvaran Velayutham (divorced)