Rasna, the former serial queen known for her roles in Parijatham and other Malayalam dramas, has re-emerged — not with a comeback, but with a statement. After years of silence, she’s speaking directly into the camera, clearing the air on why she vanished from public view: it wasn’t exile. It wasn’t coercion. It was choice. And not just any choice, one that includes a new name, a new life, and a daughter who’s now two. She’s no longer Rasna. She’s Sakshi B. Devraj. The shift isn’t just legal. It’s spiritual, personal, and deliberate. Her husband, director Bijju Devraj, is a man of another faith. That’s why her family didn’t welcome her back. Why she didn’t attend events. Why she never gave an interview. Not because she was hiding. Because she chose to live quietly, safely, and fully. She says she stopped acting not because someone told her to, but because she felt she’d done enough. ‘I’m happy,’ she says, ‘and I want you to be happy too.’ No apologies. No explanations. Just a woman standing firm in her truth. Her mother-in-law and sister are still active in the industry. Her own social media? A window into a life lived away from the glare. She walks through cities, travels, does errands. But she doesn’t go to functions. Not because she’s unreachable. Because no one invited her. And she won’t show up unless asked. That’s the real story behind the myth of the missing actress. She wasn’t lost. She was simply choosing what mattered.
Photo via Filmibeat Malayalam - TrendingRasna Speaks: 'I Chose This Life. Not Hiding. Living.'
Rasna speaks. Silence ends. She’s not hiding. She’s living.
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