Rebecca Santhosh


Rebecca Santhosh is an Indian Television actress who primarily works in Malayalam television serials. She is well known for her role as Kavya in the soap opera, Kasthooriman.

Early life

Rebecca was born on 26th July 1998 in Thrissur, Kerala. Her father, Santhosh, is a businessman, and her mother, Jaya, is a homemaker. She has an elder sister, Geethu. She is a Catholic. She studied at Holy Family Convent School and Chaldean Syrian School in Thrissur. She then pursued a BMS degree from St. Teresa's College, Kochi.

Career

Rebecca began her acting career when she was a Grade 4 student through an advertisement. She ventured into mini-screen in 2011 through Kunjikkoonan, a soap opera that premiered on Asianet. She played a lead role, Asin, in the show which revolved around three children eloping during a vacation. In 2012, she portrayed a minor role in Malayalam film Thiruvambadi Thamban.
In 2016, she played the lead role, Anagha, in soap opera Mizhi Randilum, aired on Surya TV. In 2017, she appeared in the horror serial Neermathalam, in which she played Gouri, a ghost. She played a supporting role in the 2017 film Minnaminungu. She rose into fame playing the lead role, Kavya, in the soap opera Kasthooriman which was aired on Asianet from 2017 to 2021.
In 2019, she hosted a musical reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam, aired on Zee Keralam. From 2021, she playing the lead role in the soap opera Kaliveedu aired on Surya TV.

Personal life

Rebecca got engaged to film director Sreejith Vijayan on 14 February 2021. The couple got married on 1 November 2021.

In the media

She was ranked 8th among the Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2017 by The Times of India. In, 2020 she earned the 2nd spot in same list.
She was ranked 21st among the Kochi Times 25 Most Desirable Women Of 2018 by The Times of India.

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyWorkRoleCategoryResult
2017Asianet Television AwardsNeermathalamGauriBest New FaceNomitated
2018Asianet Television AwardsKasthoorimanKavyaBest ActressNomitated
2018Nimali Chinmayam AwardsKasthoorimanKavyaBest New faceWon
2018Jaycee foundation awardKasthoorimanKavyaBest ActressWon
2019Asianet Television AwardsKasthoorimanKavyaBest ActressNomitated
Most Popular ActressAsianet Television AwardsKasthoorimanKavyaWon-
Best Star Pair Asianet Television AwardsKasthoorimanKavyaNomitated-
202124 Frame Global Excellency Serial AwardKaliveeduPoojaBest ActressWon
2022Manappuram Minnalai Media AwardKaliveeduPoojaBest ActressWon
2022Gramadharavu Excellency AwardsKaliveeduPoojaWon