Rashmi Prabhakar has worked in both Telugu and Kannada television industry. She is popular for her role in tv drama Lakshmi Baramma. Prabhakar had made her debut with a serial named Shubhavivaha in which she played the role of lead actor's sister. The same show made Rashmi popular as Rachana, her character's name. The actor was then seen in a mythological serial Mahabharata in which she played the role of Duryodhan's sister. She rose to fame with serial Jeevana Chaitra in which she played the role Domalli. Her major break came with Lakshmi Baramma.