Mahanadi actress Rachana died in a fatal car accident on August 24 Rachana was playing the lead role in the ongoing Kannada serial Mahanadi Here are five facts about Rachana's life you might not have known

Mahanadi actress Rachana along with actor Jeevan had died in a fatal car accident at Malur in the wee hours of August 24.

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Rachana was playing the lead role in the ongoing serial Mahanadi. Jeevan was acting in the comedy show Majabharatha.

Rachana,23, and Jeevan, 25, were in the TATA Safari on their way to Kukke Subramanya Temple along with five other crew members of Mahanadi serial.

They were going to the temple to seek blessings of the Lord Subramanya on the occasion of the birthday of Karthik, one of the crew members of the serial.

Jeevan was driving the car when it collided with a halted tractor at 2 am on Thursday (August 24) at Solur.

The five more travelling in the car with Rachana and Jeevan have escaped with minor injuries. The co-actors travelled with Rachana and Jeevan are Ranjith, Uttham, Honnesh, birthday boy Karthik and Eric. They have been admitted to a private hospital for treatment.

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Here are five things you might not have known about actress Rachana:

1) Rachana's mother and brother lived in Rajarajeshwari Nagar

2) The family ran a running a small canteen, Rachana was the main bread winner of the house

3) Rachana is a Bharatanatyam dancer, she has composed many dance shows

4) Rachana wanted to act with Shivarajkumar in the big screen, which has remained a dream

5) She was called for a shooting in Hyderabad, the shooting was scheduled on August 25, but unfortunately she met with the fatal accident a day before.