Rekha Ratheesh is an Indian television actress who has worked in Malayalam productions. She is better known for playing the role of ''Padippura Veettil Padmavathy'' in '' Parasparam , ''Madathilamma'' in Ayirathil Oruval and ''Mallika Prathap'' in'' Manjil Virinja Poovu, establishing herself as the most bankable actress in the Malayalam television industry.

Personal life

Rekha was born to Ratheesh, who was a dubbing artiste and Radhadevi, who was an actress and dubbing artiste in 1982. Her father hailed from

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. She grew up in

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. Her parents got separated when she was 10 years old and she chose to stay with her father. In April 2000, she got married and in December 2000, they got separated. She has married and separated three more times after this. Currently she is staying in

with her son Ayan (born in 2011).

Career

Rekha made her debut at the age of four, playing the childhood of

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in Unnai Naan Santhithen. At the age of fourteen,

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introduced her into Malayalam television and made her debut in the serial, ''Nirakoottu'' on Asianet directed by Srivalsan. After a hiatus, she acted in A.M.Nazeer's ''Manasu'' then ''Devi'', ''Kavyanjali'' and ''Swantham''. After playing several supporting roles she got a break through ''Aayirathil Oruval'' telecasted in

Mazhavil Manorama Mazhavil Manorama is an Indian Free-to-air Malayalam general entertainment television channel operated and owned by Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV), the publisher of the widely circulated ''Malayalam Manorama'' daily, and the Malayalam wo ...

. In 2013, she played the lead role in opera '' Parasparam'', which ranked as the Malayalam's longest ran soap opera. This character rose her fame and won her five Asianet Television awards consecutively from 2013 to 2018.

Television works

Filmography

* '' Unnai Naan Santhithen'' (1984) as Young Indumathi * ''

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'' (1999) as Vasundhara's sister * '' Mampazhakkalam'' (2004) as Sethu's wife * ''Oru Nunakkadha'' (2011) as Savithri * '' Subharathri'' (2019) as Sreeja's mother * ''Ammakkorumma'' (2020) – album as Mother

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratheesh, Rekha Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Indian actresses