Rekha Vedavyas
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Rekha, also known as Akshara, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films
and also appears in Tamil
and Telugu films. 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.
, Karnataka. She did her schooling at the Basava Residential Girls School in Kengeri
, Bangalore. She was doing her BBA
correspondence course from the University of Madras
, while modelling part-time and trying to pursue an acting career. She was eventually signed by Jayashree Devi for the Ramoji Rao
-produced college drama Chitra, in which she played a NRI
student. The same year, she starred in Huchcha
, a Kannada remake of Sethu
alongside Sudeep
and made her debut in Telugu cinema with Sreenu Vaitla's Anandam
, all three ventures becoming commercially successful. She later appeared in Majestic opposite Darshan
and the Telugu film Dongodu
featuring Ravi Teja
in the lead, while making her Tamil debut with Sabapathy
's triangular love story
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 Mehdin
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. After her subsequent releases that year bombed at the box office
, 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. In 2010, she had a single release, Appu Pappu, while her most recent release was Boss
, paired with Darshan again. She is currently working on projects such as Prema Chandramama, Jolly Boy alongside Diganth
, directed by Sabapathy again, and Thulasi.
Cinema of Karnataka
The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...
and also appears in Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
and Telugu films. 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.
Career
Rekha was born and brought up in BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Karnataka. She did her schooling at the Basava Residential Girls School in Kengeri
Kengeri
Kengeri is a suburb of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka.-History:The name Kengeri comes from the words Tengu coconut and Keri meaning place. The place is still surrounded by Coconut farms, most of them ruled by Vilperi the Coconut Baron. The place has been ruled by a number of dynasties...
, Bangalore. She was doing her BBA
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
correspondence course from the University of Madras
University of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...
, while modelling part-time and trying to pursue an acting career. She was eventually signed by Jayashree Devi for the Ramoji Rao
Ramoji Rao
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, better known as Ramoji Rao , is an Indian businessman and media entrepreneur. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns, among other things, the world's largest film production facility, Ramoji Film City....
-produced college drama Chitra, in which she played a NRI
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
student. The same year, she starred in Huchcha
Huchcha
Huchcha is a Kannada film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas. The film, a remake of Tamil movie Sethu, brought lot of fame to Sudeep. He received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, for this film....
, a Kannada remake of Sethu
Sethu
Sethu is a 1999 Tamil romantic tragedy film directed by debutant Bala. The film stars Vikram and Abitha in the lead roles with Sivakumar and Sriman in other pivotal roles...
alongside Sudeep
Sudeep
Sudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep....
and made her debut in Telugu cinema with Sreenu Vaitla's Anandam
Anandam
Anandam is a Telugu Feature Film produced by Ch. Ramoji Rao under Usha Kiron Movies. The movie is directed by Srinu Vaitla and has Akash and Rekha Vedavyas in lead roles. Venkat, Tanu Roy, Tanikella Bharani, Chandra Mohan, Bramhanandam, MS Narayana, Siva Reddy, Babloo, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam,...
, all three ventures becoming commercially successful. She later appeared in Majestic opposite Darshan
Darshan
or Darshan is a Sanskrit term meaning "sight" , vision, apparition, or glimpse. It is most commonly used for "visions of the divine" in Hindu worship, e.g. of a deity , or a very holy person or artifact...
and the Telugu film Dongodu
Dongodu
Dongodu is a 2003 Telugu language comedy movie produced by Bheemineni Rushita Sai under Goodwill Cinema banner. This Movie is remake of Malayam movie Meesa Madhavan. The film features Ravi Teja and Kalyani in the lead roles. Music has been composed Vidya Sagar...
featuring Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...
in the lead, while making her Tamil debut with Sabapathy
Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, also known and credited as S. D. Saba, and Saba Kailash, is a Indian film director, mainly working in the Tamil film industry.-Filmography:-External links:...
's triangular love story
Love triangle
A love triangle is usually a romantic relationship involving three people. While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two...
Punnagai Poove
Punnagai Poove
Not in the soundtrackOther music featured in the film include:# "Idhu Innaisaiya" - sung by Hema Sardesai & Yuvan Shankar Raja, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja...
. 2003 she also had her first and till date only Hindi release, Mudda with Arya Babbar
Arya Babbar
Arya Babbar is an Indian actor.-Life:Aarya Babbar was born at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai into a well-known family; his father is the renowned actor Raj Babbar and his mother the prominent theatre personality Nadira Zaheer Babbar...
and was seen in a supporting role in the female-oriented Three Roses
Three Roses
Three Roses is a Tamil action film released in 2003. It was produced by Rambha, and starred Jyothika Saravanan, Rambha and Laila as the "three roses". Actors included Abbas, Govinda and Vivek.-Plot summary:...
that featured Rambha
Rambha
Rambha in Hindu mythology is the Queen of the Apsarases, the magical and beautiful female beings in Devaloka.She is unrivalled in her accomplishments in the arts of dancing, music and love-making...
, Jyothika and Laila Mehdin
Laila Mehdin
Laila Mehdin is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed and award-winning performances in the Bala-directed films Nandha and Pithamagan.-Career:She made her debut in the Telugu film...
in the lead. She was paired with Ganesh
Ganesh (actor)
Ganesh is a Kannada language film actor from India. He shot to popularity with the 2006 blockbuster film Mungaru Male, which became one of the biggest hits in Kannada cinema.- Television career :...
in his first feature film appearance in Chellata as well as in Hudugaata
Hudugaata
Hudugaata is a 2007 Kannada film directed by Sanjay K, and produced by B.G. Babu Reddy, under the Nitin productions banner. The film stars Golden Star Ganesh, Rekha Vedavyas and Avinash in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Jassie Gift, was launched on 27 May 2007...
the next year, both emerging commercial successes. After her subsequent releases that year bombed at the box office
Box office bomb
The phrase box office bomb refers to a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue regained by the movie studio. This should not be confused with Hollywood accounting when official figures show large losses, yet the movie is a financial success.A film's financial...
, she starred in the bilingual Ninna Nedu Repu
Ninna Nedu Repu
Ninna Nedu Repu is a Tollywood film, starring Ravi Krishna and Rekha Vedavyas. It is made on SPR Entertainments India Private Limited Banner...
/ Netru Indru Naalai
Netru Indru Naalai
Netru Indru Naalai is a Kollywood film, starring Ravi Krishna . It is made on SPR Entertainments India Private Limited Banner. Lakshmi Kanth Chenna is the director and Nukarapu Surya Prakash Rao produces the flick.-Crew:...
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. In 2010, she had a single release, Appu Pappu, while her most recent release was Boss
Boss (2011 film)
Boss is an action packed 2011 Kannada-language film directed by R. Raghuraj, who turns into direction from Photo-journalism. Darshan and Navya Nair are the lead pair of the film. V. Harikrishna has composed the music for the film.-Plot:...
, paired with Darshan again. She is currently working on projects such as Prema Chandramama, Jolly Boy alongside Diganth
Diganth
Diganth Manchale, known as Diganth , is an Indian actor and former model, He is mainly active in Kannada cinema.-Early life:He was born in Sagara, Karnataka. Diganth completed his schooling in Seva Bharathi and Pre-University in Tunga Mahavidyalaya, Thirthahalli where his father, Mr. Krishnamurthy,...
, directed by Sabapathy again, and Thulasi.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Chitra | Kannada | ||
| Anandam Anandam Anandam is a Telugu Feature Film produced by Ch. Ramoji Rao under Usha Kiron Movies. The movie is directed by Srinu Vaitla and has Akash and Rekha Vedavyas in lead roles. Venkat, Tanu Roy, Tanikella Bharani, Chandra Mohan, Bramhanandam, MS Narayana, Siva Reddy, Babloo, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam,... |
Aishwarya | Telugu | ||
| Jabili | Lavanya | Telugu | ||
| Huchcha Huchcha Huchcha is a Kannada film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas. The film, a remake of Tamil movie Sethu, brought lot of fame to Sudeep. He received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor, for this film.... |
Shobitha | Kannada | ||
| 2002 | Okato Number Kurraadu | Swapna | Telugu | |
| Thuntata | Kannada | |||
| Majestic | Kiran | Kannada | ||
| 2003 | Dongodu Dongodu Dongodu is a 2003 Telugu language comedy movie produced by Bheemineni Rushita Sai under Goodwill Cinema banner. This Movie is remake of Malayam movie Meesa Madhavan. The film features Ravi Teja and Kalyani in the lead roles. Music has been composed Vidya Sagar... |
Telugu | ||
| Anaganaga O Kurraadu | Rekha Naidu | Telugu | ||
| Punnagai Poove Punnagai Poove Not in the soundtrackOther music featured in the film include:# "Idhu Innaisaiya" - sung by Hema Sardesai & Yuvan Shankar Raja, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja... |
Meera | Tamil | ||
| Janaki Weds Sriram | Anjali | Telugu | ||
| Three Roses Three Roses Three Roses is a Tamil action film released in 2003. It was produced by Rambha, and starred Jyothika Saravanan, Rambha and Laila as the "three roses". Actors included Abbas, Govinda and Vivek.-Plot summary:... |
Asha | Tamil | ||
| Mudda: The Issue | Sundari | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Monalisa | Kannada | ||
| Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi | Swapna | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | Sye | Kannada | ||
| 2006 | Chellata | Ankitha | Kannada | |
| Nayudamma | Telugu | |||
| 2007 | Hudugaata Hudugaata Hudugaata is a 2007 Kannada film directed by Sanjay K, and produced by B.G. Babu Reddy, under the Nitin productions banner. The film stars Golden Star Ganesh, Rekha Vedavyas and Avinash in pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Jassie Gift, was launched on 27 May 2007... |
Priya | Kannada | |
| Thamshegaagi | Rekha | Kannada | ||
| Hethre Hennanne Herabeku | Jyothi | Kannada | ||
| Gunavanta | Uma | Kannada | ||
| 2008 | Ninna Nedu Repu Ninna Nedu Repu Ninna Nedu Repu is a Tollywood film, starring Ravi Krishna and Rekha Vedavyas. It is made on SPR Entertainments India Private Limited Banner... |
Swapna | Telugu | |
| Netru Indru Naalai Netru Indru Naalai Netru Indru Naalai is a Kollywood film, starring Ravi Krishna . It is made on SPR Entertainments India Private Limited Banner. Lakshmi Kanth Chenna is the director and Nukarapu Surya Prakash Rao produces the flick.-Crew:... |
Tamil | |||
| Accident | Vasundhara | Kannada | ||
| Mast Maja Madi | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
| 2009 | Parichaya | Nimmi | Kannada | |
| Raaj the Showman | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
| Yogi | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
| 2010 | Appu Pappu | Deepa Ramesh | Kannada | |
| 2011 | Boss Boss (2011 film) Boss is an action packed 2011 Kannada-language film directed by R. Raghuraj, who turns into direction from Photo-journalism. Darshan and Navya Nair are the lead pair of the film. V. Harikrishna has composed the music for the film.-Plot:... |
Kannada | ||
| Thulasi | Kannada | Filming | ||
| Prema Chandrama | Kannada | Filming | ||
| Jolly Boy Jolly Boy The soundtrack to Jolly Boy features 5 tracks, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the original Tamil version. The album was released in April 2011 by director Indrajit Lankesh at the Abhimani Convention Center, Bangalore.... |
Kannada | Filming |