Rekha Ratheesh

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Rekha Ratheesh
Born
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India [1]
Nationality Indian
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2001 – present
Spouses
  • Yousaf
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    ​
    (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 who has worked in Malayalam productions. She is better known for playing the role of Padippura Veettil Padmavathy in Parasparam, Mallika Prathap in Manjil Virinja Poovu, establishing herself as the most bankable actress in the Malayalam television industry. [3] [4] [5]

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Personal life

Rekha was born to Ratheesh, who was a dubbing artist and Radhadevi, who was an actress and dubbing artist in 1982. Her father hailed from Thiruvananthapuram. She grew up in Chennai. [6] Her parents got separated when she was 10 years old and she chose to stay with her father.

In April 2000, she got married but was separated in December of the same year. Her next three marriages also ended in separation. Currently, she is staying in Thiruvananthapuram with her son Ayan (born in 2011). [7]

Career

Rekha made her debut at the age of four, playing the childhood of Revathi in Unnai Naan Santhithen. At the age of fourteen, Captain Raju introduced her into Malayalam television and made her debut in the serial, Nirakoottu [8] 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. In 2013, she played the lead role in opera Parasparam , which ranked as the Malayalam's longest ran soap opera. This character rose her to fame and won her five Asianet Television awards consecutively from 2013 to 2018.[ citation needed ]

Television works

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]

Filmography

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  1. ↑ "മകനും ഞാനും മാത്രമുള്ള കൊച്ചുലോകം; ലോക്ഡൗൺ കാലത്തെ ജീവിതം ഇങ്ങനെ: രേഖ രതീഷ്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam).
  2. ↑ "'എന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചപ്പോൾ ആരും പറഞ്ഞില്ല, ഞാൻ ചെയ്ത കുറ്റം എന്താണെന്ന്'? പണത്തോട് മാത്രമായിരുന്നു അവരുടെ പ്രേമം! രേഖയുടെ ജീവിതം ഇപ്പോൾ മകനു വേണ്ടി | rekha satheesh actress special interview". vanitha.in.
  3. ↑ "'സ്‌ട്രോങ്ങായിരിക്കണം, ആത്മഹത്യയല്ല പ്രതിവിധി' : രേഖ രതീഷ് പറയുന്നു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
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  5. ↑ "parasparam-team-celebrate-its-last-day-of-screening". The Times of India .
  6. ↑ "Debut at 2, marriage at 18 and 7 year old son - Rekha Satheesh on life and career". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Every day I am happily playing the roles of a father, grandpa, sibling and BFF for my son, says Rekha Ratheesh - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ M, Athira (30 July 2015). "Making the right choice". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
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