Rekha Ratheesh

Rekha Ratheesh
Born	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India [1]
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001 – present
Spouses	Yousaf ​ ​ (m. 2000;div. 2000)​ Nirmal Prakash ​ ​ (m. 2001;died 2010)​ Kamal Roy ​ ​ (m. 2012;div. 2017)​ Abhilash ​ ​ (m. 2019;sep. 2020)​
Children	1

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]}

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

Year	Show	Channel	Role	Notes
1999	Nirakkootukal	Asianet		Debut Soap Opera
	Oru Swapnam Pole		Annie	Telefilm
2000	Alakal	DD Malayalam
2003	Swantham	Asianet
2003	Manassu		Subhadra	Comeback
2004	Devi		Devi
2005	Pakalmazha	Amrita TV
2005	Kadamattathu Kathanar	Asianet	Itanpada Nair's wife
2005	Kavyanjali	Surya TV
2005	Vikramadithyan	Asianet
2006	Unniyarcha	Asianet	Kunji
2008	Sree Mahabhaghavatham	Asianet	Didi Devi
2008	Shrikrishna Leela	Asianet
2009	Adiparasakthi	Surya TV
2009	Rahasyam	Asianet	Nirmala/Niranjana
2010	Randamathoral	Asianet	Vimala Das
2010	Autograph	Asianet	Nirmala
2010	Mattoruval	Surya TV	Keerthi Mohandas
2011	Nakshtradeepangal	Kairali TV	Host	Reality show
2011-2012	Snehakkoodu	Surya TV	Radha
2012-2013	Aayirathil Oruval	Mazhavil Manorama	Madathilamma
2013-2018	Parasparam	Asianet	Padippuraveetil Padmavathy	Won 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	Asianet		Talk show
2015-2016	My Marumakan	Surya TV	Lakshmi	[9]
2015	Meghasandesham	Kairali TV
2015	Kenal Sasiyude Onam	Asianet		Telefilm
2015	Aswamedham	Kairali TV	Participant
2015-2016	Taste Time	Asianet	Host	Cookery show
2017	Run Baby Run	Asianet Plus		Talk show
2017-2018	Mamagam	Flowers	Manimangalath Neelambari
2017	Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran	Asianet	Contestant
2018-2019	Neelakuyil	Vijay TV	Radhamani	Tamil serial
2018	Urvashi Theaters	Asianet	Participant
2019–2024	Manjil Virinja Poovu	Mazhavil Manorama	Mallika Prathap
2019	Sthreepadham	Mazhavil Manorama	Mallika Prathap	Cameo Appearance
2019-2021	Pookkalam Varavayi	Zee Keralam	Parvathy	Replaced by Reshmi Boban
2020	Aksharathettu	Mazhavil Manorama	Vasundhara Devi
2020	Suryakanthi	Mazhavil Manorama	Vasundhara Devi	Cameo Appearance
2020-2021	W with Rekha	YouTube	Host	Web series
2021–2023	Sasneham	Asianet	Indira	Won, AIMA - Best actress 2022[ citation needed ] ,Asianet Television Awards - Best Character Actress[ citation needed ]
2021	Valkkanadi	Asianet	Participant
2021	Start Music Season 3	Asianet	Participant
2022–present	Bhavana	Surya TV	Gayathri	[10]
2024	Swayamvaram	Mazhavil Manorama	Indira

Filmography

• Unnai Naan Santhithen (1984) as Young Indumathi
• Pallavur Devanarayanan (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

References

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.
4. "Why serials chase the 1000 episode mark". The Times of India . 28 May 2018.
5. "parasparam-team-celebrate-its-last-day-of-screening". The Times of India . September 2018.
6. "Debut at 2, marriage at 18 and 7 year old son - Rekha Satheesh on life and career". onmanorama.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. M, Athira (30 July 2015). "Making the right choice". The Hindu.
8. "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. 10 May 2020.
9. "My Marumakan Serial On Surya TV From 28th September At 8.30 P.M". 25 September 2015.
10. Rekha Ratheesh (24 June 2022). Rekha Mohan as Bhavana's Mother | Bhavana | Digital Exclusive | Stephy Leon | Rayjan Rajan | SuryaTV. Surya TV . Retrieved 24 June 2022.

External links

• Biography for Rekha Ratheesh at IMDb