Rebecca Santhosh

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Rebecca Santhosh
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Rebecca in 2018
Born (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 26)
Education Bachelor of Management Studies
Alma mater St. Teresa's College, Kochi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
Years active2011–present
Known for Kasthooriman
Spouse
Sreejith Vijayan
(m. 2021)

Rebecca Santhosh (born 26 July 1998) is an Indian Television actress who primarily works in Malayalam television serials. She is well known for her role as Kavya in the soap opera, Kasthooriman . [1] [2]

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Early life

Rebecca was born on 26 July 1998 [3] in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Her father, Santhosh is a businessman and mother, Jaya is a housewife. She has an elder sister, Geethu. [4] She pursued a BMS degree from St. Teresa's College, Kochi. [4] [5]

Career

Rebecca began her acting career when she was a Grade 4 student through an advertisement. [4] She ventured into mini-screen in 2011 through Kunjikkoonan, a soap opera that premiered on Asianet. [6] She played a lead role, Asin, in the show which revolved around three children eloping during a vacation. In 2012, she portrayed a minor role in Malayalam film Thiruvambadi Thamban . [5]

In 2016, she played the lead role, Anagha, in soap opera Mizhi Randilum, aired on Surya TV. [7] In 2017, she appeared in the horror serial Neermathalam , in which she played Gouri, a ghost. [8] She played a supporting role in the 2017 film Minnaminungu . [9] She rose into fame playing the lead role, Kavya, in the soap opera Kasthooriman which was aired on Asianet from 2017 to 2021. [10] [11]

In 2019, she hosted a musical reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam, aired on Zee Keralam. [12] From 2021, she playing the lead role in the soap opera Kaliveedu aired on Surya TV. [13]

Personal life

Rebecca got engaged to film director, Sreejith Vijayan on 14 February 2021. [14] The couple got married on 1 November 2021. [15]

In the media

She was ranked 8th among the Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2017 by The Times of India. [16] In, 2020 she earned the 2nd spot in same list. [17]

She was ranked 21st among the Kochi Times 25 Most Desirable Women Of 2018 by The Times of India. [18]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2012 Thiruvambadi Thamban UncreditedChild artist [19]
2014 Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Uncredited[ citation needed ]
2017 Take off Sameera's sister
Oru Cinemakkaran Sara's Friend
Minnaminungu Charu [20]
2018SnehakkooduSnehaLead role [21]

Television series

YearShowRoleChannelNotesRef.
2011KunjikkoonanAsin Asianet Child artist [22]
2012Snehakkoodu Surya TV [23]
2016Mizhi Randilum Dr. Anagha ThirumalpaduSurya TV [24]
2017 Neermathalam GauriAsianet [25]
2017–2021 Kasthooriman Kavya [26]
2019 Neelakkuyil KavyaCameo in combined promo [27]
2020Avarodoppam Aliyum AchayanumKavyaTelefilm [28]
2021–2024 Kaliveedu Pooja / Anu /RaniSurya TV [29]
2022-2024 Bhavana PoojaCameo in promo, Mahasangamam episodes [30]
2024Mangalyam Thanthunanena PoojaGuest appearance
2024- present Kudumbashree Sharada Thejaswini Zee Keralam
2024 - present Chempaneer Poovu Revathi Asianet Replaced Gomathi Priya [31]

TV shows

YearShowRoleChannelNotesRef.
2016TharapachakamHost Flowers TV [32]
2017A Day with a Star (Season 3)Guest Kaumudy TV [33]
2018 Sell Me the Answer ContestantAsianet [34]
2019 Onnum Onnum Moonu Guest Mazhavil Manorama [35]
2019–20 Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum ContestantAsianetAlso guest appearance in Season 4 promo [36]
Comedy Stars (Season 2)Guest/Various rolesAlso host in grand finale curtain raiser [37]
2019 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam Host Zee Keralam [38]
2020–2021 Start Music Season 2 ContestantAsianetAlso special appearance in promo [39]
[40]
Let's Rock N RollContestantZee Keralam [41]
2020Changanu ChakkochanGuestAsianet [42]
2021Red CarpetMentor Amrita TV [ citation needed ]
OnamamangamGuest Surya TV [43]
Vishu DhamakaGuestAsianet [44]
2022-2024Nattu MidukkiPoojaSurya TVAlso cameo in promo [45]
[46]
2023OnamamangamGuest
Bzinga Family FestivalGuest Zee Keralam
2024Enkile Ennodu ParaContestantAsianet

Webseries

YearSeriesRolePlatformRef.
2020Pulival StoriesVarious Roles YouTube [47]
2022–presentOJO KanmaniKanmaniYouTube [48]
2022GirlsNikithaYouTube [49]
2024PremamNeelimaPocket FM

Awards and nominations

Rebecca Santhosh awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins6
Nominations4
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearCeremonyWorkRoleCategoryResultRef.
2017 Asianet Television Awards Neermathalam GauriBest New FaceNominated [50]
2018 Kasthooriman KavyaBest ActressNominated [51]
Nimali Chinmayam AwardsBest New faceWon[ citation needed ]
Jaycee foundation awardBest ActressWon [52]
2019Asianet Television AwardsBest ActressNominated [53]
Most Popular ActressWon
Best Star Pair (with Sreeram Ramachandran)Nominated [54]
202124 Frame Global Excellency Serial Award Kaliveedu PoojaBest ActressWon [55] [ non-primary source needed ]
2022Manappuram Minnalai Media AwardBest ActressWon [56]
Gramadharavu Excellency AwardsWon

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