Rekha Vedavyas


Rekha, also known as Akshara, is a former Indian actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Telugu and Tamil 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 Bangalore, 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. 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. 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. 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 and Pappu, while her most recent release was Boss, paired with Darshan again. She worked on projects such as Prema Chandrama, Jolly Boy alongside Diganth, directed by Sabapathy again, and Thulasi.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2001HuchchaAbishthaKannada
2001ChitraChitraKannadacredited as Chitra
2001AnandamAishwaryaTelugu
2001JabiliLavanyaTelugu
2002ThuntataAishwaryaKannada
2002Okato Number KurraaduSwapnaTelugu
2002ManmadhuduShiva's wifeTeluguSpecial appearance
2003Punnagai PooveMeeraTamil
2003DongoduPrabhaTelugu
2003Anaganaga O KurraaduRekha NaiduTelugu
2003Janaki Weds SriramAnjaliTelugu
2003Three RosesAshaTamil
2003Mudda – The IssueSundariHindi
2004Preminchukunnam Pelliki RandiSwapnaTelugu
2004MonalisaHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Car Car"
2005SyeKannada
2006ChellataAnkithaKannada
2006NaayudammaTelugu
2006Nenjirukkum VaraiTamilSpecial appearance
2007HudugaataPriya RaoKannada
2007ThamshegaagiRekhaKannada
2007Hethre Hennanne HerabekuJyothiKannada
2007GunavanthaUmaKannada
2008AccidentVasundharaKannada
2008Ninna Nedu RepuSwapnaTelugu
2008Netru Indru NaalaiSwapnaTamil
2008Mast Maja MaadiKannadaSpecial appearance
2009Raaj the ShowmanKannadaSpecial appearance
2009YogiKannadaSpecial appearance
2009ParichayaNimmiKannada
2010Appu and PappuDeepa RameshKannada
2011BossKannada
2011Prema ChandramaChethanaKannada
2011Jolly BoyIndusriKannada
2012Govindaya NamahaSheelaKannada
2012GeniusTeluguSpecial appearance
2013Benki BirugaliRekhaKannada
2013LoosegaluMaggieKannada
2014ParamashivaKannada
2014PulakeshiKannada
2014ThulasiKannada
2023Ala Ila ElaTelugu
2024Oru TheeTamilDirect release on Thanthi One