Rekha | |
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Born | Rekha Vedavyas [1] Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Other names | Akshara, Jinke Mari Rekha [2] [3] [4] |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
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] [6] [7] 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.
Rekha was born and brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka. She did her schooling at the Basava Residential Girls School in Kengeri, Bangalore. [8] She was doing her BBA correspondence course from the University of Madras, while modelling part-time and trying to pursue an acting career. [9] She was eventually signed by Jayashree Devi for the Ramoji Rao-produced college drama Chitra , in which she played a NRI student. [9] 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. [5] 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. [7] She worked on projects such as Prema Chandrama , [6] Jolly Boy alongside Diganth, directed by Sabapathy again, [10] and Thulasi.[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2001 | Huchcha | Abishtha | Kannada | |
Chitra | Chitra | Kannada | credited as Chitra | |
Anandam | Aishwarya | Telugu | ||
Jabili | Lavanya | Telugu | ||
2002 | Thuntata | Aishwarya | Kannada | |
Okato Number Kurraadu | Swapna | Telugu | ||
Manmadhudu | Shiva's wife | Telugu | Special appearance | |
2003 | Punnagai Poove | Meera | Tamil | |
Dongodu | Prabha | Telugu | ||
Anaganaga O Kurraadu | Rekha Naidu | Telugu | ||
Janaki Weds Sriram | Anjali | Telugu | ||
Three Roses | Asha | Tamil | ||
Mudda – The Issue | Sundari | Hindi | ||
2004 | Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi | Swapna | Telugu | |
Monalisa | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in song "Car Car" | |
2005 | Sye | Kannada | ||
2006 | Chellata | Ankitha | Kannada | |
Naayudamma | Telugu | |||
Nenjirukkum Varai | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
2007 | Hudugaata | Priya Rao | Kannada | |
Thamshegaagi | Rekha | Kannada | ||
Hethre Hennanne Herabeku | Jyothi | Kannada | ||
Gunavantha | Uma | Kannada | ||
2008 | Accident | Vasundhara | Kannada | |
Ninna Nedu Repu | Swapna | Telugu | ||
Netru Indru Naalai | Tamil | |||
Mast Maja Maadi | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
2009 | Raaj the Showman | Kannada | Special appearance | |
Yogi | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
Parichaya | Nimmi | Kannada | ||
2010 | Appu and Pappu | Deepa Ramesh | Kannada | |
2011 | Boss | Kannada | ||
Prema Chandrama | Chethana | Kannada | ||
Jolly Boy | Indusri | Kannada | ||
2012 | Govindaya Namaha | Sheela | Kannada | |
Genius | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
2013 | Benki Birugali | Rekha | Kannada | |
Loosegalu | Maggie | Kannada | ||
Padam Pesum | Tamil | Unreleased | ||
2014 | Paramashiva | Kannada | ||
Pulakeshi | Kannada | |||
Thulasi | Kannada | |||
2023 | Ala Ila Ela | Telugu | [11] |
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