Rekha Vedavyas

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Rekha Vedavyas
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Rekha Vedavyas in 2011 Kannada film Boss
Born
Rekha Vedavyas [1]

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other namesAkshara, Jinke Mari Rekha [2] [3] [4]
Occupation(s) Actress, model
Years active2001-2014

Rekha, also known as Akshara, is a former Indian actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Telugu and Tamil films. [5] While pursuing modelling, she made her acting debut in the 2001 Kannada film Chitra and has since starred in over 30 films in various South Indian languages.

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Career

Rekha was born and brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka. She did her schooling at the Basava Residential Girls School in Kengeri, Bangalore. [6] She was doing her BBA correspondence course from the University of Madras, while modelling part-time and trying to pursue an acting career. [7] She was eventually signed by Jayashree Devi for the Ramoji Rao-produced college drama Chitra , in which she played a NRI student. [7] Her first film to release was the blockbuster Huchcha , alongside Sudeep and she made her debut in Telugu cinema with Sreenu Vaitla's Anandam . All three ventures were commercially successful.[ citation needed ] She starred in the Telugu film Dongodu featuring Ravi Teja in the lead, while making her Tamil debut with Sabapathy's love triangle-based film Punnagai Poove . 2003 she also had her first and till date only Hindi release, Mudda with Arya Babbar and was seen in a supporting role in the female-oriented Three Roses that featured Rambha, Jyothika and Laila in the lead. She was paired with Ganesh in his first feature film appearance in Chellata as well as in Hudugaata the next year, both emerging commercial successes.[ citation needed ] After her subsequent releases that year bombed at the box office, [3] she starred in the bilingual Ninna Nedu Repu / Netru Indru Naalai and in Ramesh Arvind's directorial Accident , which became critically acclaimed, while making special appearances in the films Mast Maja Maadi , Raaj The Showman and Yogi .[ citation needed ] In 2010, she had a single release, Appu and Pappu , while her most recent release was Boss , paired with Darshan again. [5] She worked on projects such as Prema Chandrama ,[ citation needed ] Jolly Boy alongside Diganth, directed by Sabapathy again, [8] and Thulasi.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2001 Huchcha Abishtha Kannada
Chitra ChitraKannadacredited as Chitra
Anandam Aishwarya Telugu
Jabili LavanyaTelugu
2002 Thuntata AishwaryaKannada
Okato Number Kurraadu SwapnaTelugu
Manmadhudu Shiva's wifeTeluguSpecial appearance
2003 Punnagai Poove Meera Tamil
Dongodu PrabhaTelugu
Anaganaga O Kurraadu Rekha NaiduTelugu
Janaki Weds Sriram AnjaliTelugu
Three Roses AshaTamil
Mudda – The Issue Sundari Hindi
2004 Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi SwapnaTelugu
Monalisa HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Car Car"
2005 Sye Kannada
2006 Chellata AnkithaKannada
Naayudamma Telugu
Nenjirukkum Varai TamilSpecial appearance
2007 Hudugaata Priya RaoKannada
ThamshegaagiRekhaKannada
Hethre Hennanne HerabekuJyothiKannada
Gunavantha UmaKannada
2008 Accident VasundharaKannada
Ninna Nedu Repu SwapnaTelugu
Netru Indru Naalai Tamil
Mast Maja Maadi KannadaSpecial appearance
2009 Raaj the Showman KannadaSpecial appearance
Yogi KannadaSpecial appearance
Parichaya NimmiKannada
2010 Appu and Pappu Deepa RameshKannada
2011 Boss Kannada
Prema Chandrama ChethanaKannada
Jolly Boy IndusriKannada
2012 Govindaya Namaha SheelaKannada
Genius TeluguSpecial appearance
2013 Benki Birugali RekhaKannada
Loosegalu MaggieKannada
2014 Paramashiva Kannada
PulakeshiKannada
ThulasiKannada
2023 Ala Ila Ela Telugu [9]
2024Oru TheeTamilDirect release on Thanthi One [10]

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