Rekha Vedavyas, 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 stared in 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
Year Film Role Language Notes2001 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 appearance2003 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 appearance2007 Hudugaata Priya Rao Kannada Thamshegaagi Rekha Kannada Hethre Hennanne Herabeku Jyothi Kannada Gunavantha Uma Kannada 2008 Accident Vasundhara Kannada Ninna Nedu Repu Swapna Telugu Credited as Akshara Netru Indru Naalai Tamil Mast Maja Maadi Kannada Special appearance2009 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 appearance2013 Benki Birugali Rekha Kannada Loosegalu Maggie Kannada 2014 Paramashiva Kannada Pulakeshi Kannada Thulasi Kannada 2023 Ala Ila Ela Telugu 2024 Oru Thee Tamil Direct release on Thanthi One
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