Rekha Ratheesh

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Rekha Ratheesh
Born
Nationality Indian
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2001 – present
Spouses
  • Yousaf
    (m. 2000;div. 2000)
  • Nirmal Prakash
    (m. 2001;died 2010)
  • Kamal Roy
    (m. 2012;div. 2017)
  • Abhilash
    (m. 2019;sep. 2020)
Children1

Rekha Ratheesh [2] is an Indian television actress known for her work in Malayalam productions. She is best known for her roles as Padippura Veettil Padmavathy in the television series Parasparam and Mallika Prathap in Manjil Virinja Poovu . [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Rekha Ratheesh was born in 1982 to Ratheesh, a dubbing artist, and Radhadevi, an actress and dubbing artist. Her father was from Thiruvananthapuram, and she was raised in Chennai. [6] Her parents separated when she was 10 years old, and she chose to live with her father.

Career

Rekha Ratheesh began her acting career at the age of four, portraying the childhood version of Revathi in the film Unnai Naan Santhithen . At the age of fourteen, she made her television debut in the Malayalam serial Nirakoottu [7] on Asianet, directed by Srivalsan, after being introduced by Captain Raju. After a break, she appeared in several other television serials, including Manasu, Devi, Kavyanjali, and Swantham. She later gained wider recognition with her role in the serial Aayirathil Oruval on Mazhavil Manorama.

In 2013, Rekha took on the lead role in the soap opera Parasparam, which became one of the longest-running Malayalam television series. Her performance in this role earned her several awards, including five consecutive Asianet Television Awards from 2013 to 2018.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Rekha was married in April 2000, but the marriage ended in December of the same year. She had three subsequent marriages, all of which also ended in separation. She currently resides in Thiruvananthapuram with her son Ayan, who was born in 2011. [8]

Television work

YearShowChannelRoleNotes
1999Nirakkootukal Asianet Debut Soap Opera
Oru Swapnam PoleAnnieTelefilm
2000AlakalDD Malayalam
2003SwanthamAsianet
2003ManassuSubhadraComeback
2004DeviDevi
2005Pakalmazha Amrita TV
2005 Kadamattathu Kathanar AsianetItanpada Nair's wife
2005Kavyanjali Surya TV
2005VikramadithyanAsianet
2006UnniyarchaAsianetKunji
2008Sree MahabhaghavathamAsianetDidi Devi
2008Shrikrishna LeelaAsianet
2009AdiparasakthiSurya TV
2009RahasyamAsianetNirmala/Niranjana
2010RandamathoralAsianetVimala Das
2010Autograph AsianetNirmala
2010MattoruvalSurya TVKeerthi Mohandas
2011Nakshtradeepangal Kairali TV HostReality show
2011-2012SnehakkooduSurya TVRadha
2012-2013Aayirathil Oruval Mazhavil Manorama Madathilamma
2013-2018 Parasparam AsianetPadippuraveetil PadmavathyWon Asianet Television Awards -Best actress 2014[ citation needed ]
Best Character Actress 2015,2016,2017[ citation needed ]
Special Jury award 2018[ citation needed ]
2014 Badai Bungalow AsianetTalk show
2015-2016My MarumakanSurya TVLakshmi [9]
2015 Meghasandesham Kairali TV
2015Kenal Sasiyude OnamAsianetTelefilm
2015AswamedhamKairali TVParticipant
2015-2016Taste TimeAsianetHostCookery show
2017Run Baby Run Asianet Plus Talk show
2017-2018 Mamagam Flowers Manimangalath Neelambari
2017 Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran AsianetContestant
2018-2019 Neelakuyil Vijay TV RadhamaniTamil serial
2018Urvashi TheatersAsianetParticipant
2019–2024 Manjil Virinja Poovu Mazhavil ManoramaMallika Prathap
2019 Sthreepadham Mazhavil ManoramaMallika PrathapCameo Appearance
2019-2021 Pookkalam Varavayi Zee Keralam ParvathyReplaced by Reshmi Boban
2020 Aksharathettu Mazhavil ManoramaVasundhara Devi
2020 Suryakanthi Mazhavil ManoramaVasundhara DeviCameo Appearance
2020-2021W with Rekha YouTube HostWeb series
2021–2023 Sasneham AsianetIndiraWon, AIMA - Best actress 2022[ citation needed ]
,Asianet Television Awards - Best Character Actress[ citation needed ]
2021ValkkanadiAsianetParticipant
2021 Start Music Season 3 AsianetParticipant
2022–present Bhavana Surya TVGayathri [10]
2024- Present Swayamvaram Mazhavil ManoramaIndira

Filmography

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