Juhi Rustagi – Lachu of Comedy sitcom ‘Uppum Mulakum’

Juhi Rustagi is a Malayalam television actress of Rajasthan origin. The popular comedy sitcom on Flowers TV, Uppum Mulakum made her a household name among Malayalam TV viewers. She played Lakshmi Balachandran Thampi alias Lachu, the elder daughter of the couple Balu and Neelu in the popular comedy show, which has already aired more than 700 episodes. She is a trained classical dancer from Kerala Kalamandalam and is a performing artist.

Juhi Rustagi was born in Kochi in the year 1998 and her father was from Rajasthan. Her mother is from Chottanikkara. Her family communicates through Hindi at home. Since young she was interested in school competitions. Though she can’t claim conventional Malayali girl looks, through her acting skills she has succeeded as an actress. Her cute expressions and feisty nature attributed to her success in acting. She was spotted by director R. Unnikrishnan when she attended the birthday of the director’s son and her school buddy Ananthakrishnan. She was studying Plus-Two when she got break to acting through Uppum Mulakum.

Juhi Rustagi – Some interesting facts

1. ‘Gudiya’ is her petname and her mother and elder brother calls her with this name. Her fans call her as ‘Lechu’.

2. Her father passed away seven years ago in the early 2010s and now she along with her brother was brought up by her mother.

3. Even after the death of her father, her family is still in touch with his relatives of Rajasthan.