Rekha Ratheesh

Rekha Ratheesh was born in 1982 to Ratheesh, a dubbing artist, and Radhadevi, an actress and dubbing artist. Her father was from Thiruvananthapuram, and she was raised in Chennai.^[6] Her parents separated when she was 10 years old, and she chose to live with her father.

Rekha Ratheesh began her acting career at the age of four, portraying the childhood version of Revathi in the film Unnai Naan Santhithen. At the age of fourteen, she made her television debut in the Malayalam serial Nirakoottu^[7] on Asianet, directed by Srivalsan, after being introduced by Captain Raju. After a break, she appeared in several other television serials, including Manasu, Devi, Kavyanjali, and Swantham. She later gained wider recognition with her role in the serial Aayirathil Oruval on Mazhavil Manorama.

In 2013, Rekha took on the lead role in the soap opera Parasparam, which became one of the longest-running Malayalam television series. Her performance in this role earned her several awards, including five consecutive Asianet Television Awards from 2013 to 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Rekha was married in April 2000, but the marriage ended in December of the same year. She had three subsequent marriages, all of which also ended in separation. She currently resides in Thiruvananthapuram with her son Ayan, who was born in 2011.^[8]

• Unnai Naan Santhithen (1984) as Young Indumathi
• Pallavur Devanarayanan (1999) as Vasundhara's sister
• Mampazhakkalam (2004) as Sethu's wife
• April Fool (2010) as Sara
• Oru Nunakkadha (2011) as Savithri
• Subharathri (2019) as Sreeja's mother
• Ammakkorumma (2020) – album as Mother

In February 2026, Rekha Ratheesh alleged that she had been subjected to sustained cyberbullying and defamatory content on social media platforms, particularly YouTube.^[11] In a video statement, she appealed to the Government of Kerala and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to take action against individuals and channels that she claimed were circulating abusive videos and thumbnails targeting her.^[12] She stated that the harassment had severely affected her mental health and personal life, and said she had not received acting work for the previous nine months, which she attributed to the ongoing online attacks. She also warned that those responsible should be held accountable if any harm came to her.^[13]