Rekha, also known as Akshara, is an Indian actress, who predominantly acts in

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and also appears in

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and

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films. While pursuing modelling, she made her acting debut in the 2001 Kannada film '' Chitra'' and has since starred in over 30 films in various South Indian languages.

Career

Rekha was born and brought up in

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, Karnataka. She did her schooling at the Basava Residential Girls School in

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, Bangalore. She was doing her BBA

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from the

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, while modelling part-time and trying to pursue an acting career. She was eventually signed by Jayashree Devi for the

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-produced college drama ''Chithra'', in which she played a

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student. The same year, she starred in blockbuster ''

Huchcha ''Huchcha'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas in the lead roles. The film, the Kannada remake of the 1999 Tamil film '' Sethu'' directed by Bala and starr ...

'', alongside

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and made her debut in Telugu cinema with

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's ''

Anandam ''Anandam'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romance film, directed by Srinu Vaitla and starring Akash and Rekha in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was sensational hit at box office and ran f ...

'', all three ventures becoming commercially successful. and the Telugu film ''

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'' featuring

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in the lead, while making her Tamil debut with

Sabapathy ''Sabapathy'' is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by A. V. Meiyappan and A. T. Krishnaswamy, and produced by Meiyappan. An adaptation of Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar's farce play of the same name, the film stars T. R. Ramachand ...

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-based film ''

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''. 2003 she also had her first and till date only Hindi release, ''Mudda'' with

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and was seen in a supporting role in the female-oriented ''

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'' that featured Rambha,

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and

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in the lead. She was paired with

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in his first feature film appearance in ''Chellata'' as well as in ''

Hudugaata ''Hudugaata'' () is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language film. It features Ganesh and Rekha Vedavyas in the lead roles. It is based on the 1934 American film ''It Happened One Night''. Plot Priya Rao is the daughter of a Bangalore-based business ty ...

'' the next year, both emerging commercial successes. After her subsequent releases that year bombed at the box office, she starred in the bilingual '' Ninna Nedu Repu'' / '' Netru Indru Naalai'' and in

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's directorial ''

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'', which became critically acclaimed, while making special appearances in the films ''Mast Maja Maadi'', ''

Raaj The Showman ''Raaj-The Showman'' is a 2009 Kannada language drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priyanka Kothari, who made her debut in Kannada films. And Ramnitu chaudhary in the guest appearance The film was directed by Prem. Pavan Ranadheera, who w ...

'' and ''Yogi''. In 2010, she had a single release, '' Appu and Pappu'', while her most recent release was ''

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'', paired with Darshan again. She is currently working on projects such as ''Prema Chandramama'', ''Jolly Boy'' alongside

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, directed by Sabapathy again, and ''Thulasi''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vedavyas, Rekha Indian film actresses Kannada actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Living people Actresses from Bangalore Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema 1985 births