Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s. Rajitha made her debut in film industry at the age of 18 with the Telugu movie, Brahma Rudrulu in which she portrayed Akkineni Nageswara Rao's daughter. She played the role of a widow in Pelli Kanuka and won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian. The dialogue writer Posani Krishna Murali stated that her role involved no humor yet the awards committee decided to give Rajitha the award for best comedian.