Rani also known as Raksha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She has acted as the heroine in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies. Some of her movies as heroine Villu Pattukaran, "Uncle bun", "Johney walker", "Priyapatta kuppu", Chirunavvula Varamistava, Oka Chinna mata, Manavudu Danavudu, aho Brhamma oho shishya, o paniaipothundhi babu, and apart from some supporting roles in films like Avvai Shanmughi and Gemini. She is best known for the song "O Podu" from Gemini, sung by Anuradha Sriram and picturised on her; she is often referred to as "O Podu" Rani. Also she is very popular by Chinnadana osi chinnadana song from Premalekha Telugu film. She won Andhra Pradesh government Nandi award for best supporting actress for the film "Nachavule".

She is married to famous Bollywood and Tollywood producer and distributor Prashant Burra. She is blessed with one daughter by name Deeksha.