Rekha Ratheesh
Indian actress
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(m. 2000; div. 2000)Nirmal Prakash
(m. 2001; died 2010)Kamal Roy
(m. 2012; div. 2017)Abhilash
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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]
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]
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]
| 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–Present | 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] |
