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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{BLP sources|date=October 2013}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rekha Ratheesh
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2020/05/04/rekha-ratheesh-serial-actor-home-life-memories.html |title=മകനും ഞാനും മാത്രമുള്ള കൊച്ചുലോകം; ലോക്ഡൗൺ കാലത്തെ ജീവിതം ഇങ്ങനെ: രേഖ രതീഷ് |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref>
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active = 2001–present
| spouse = {{Ubl
|{{Marriage|Yousaf|2000|2000|reason=divorced}}
|{{Marriage|Nirmal Prakash|2001|2010|reason=died}}
|{{Marriage|Kamal Roy|2012|2017|reason=divorced}}
|{{Marriage|Abhilash|2019|2020|reason=separated}}
}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Rekha Ratheesh<ref>{{Cite web |title='എന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചപ്പോൾ ആരും പറഞ്ഞില്ല, ഞാൻ ചെയ്ത കുറ്റം എന്താണെന്ന്'? പണത്തോട് മാത്രമായിരുന്നു അവരുടെ പ്രേമം! രേഖയുടെ ജീവിതം ഇപ്പോൾ മകനു വേണ്ടി | rekha satheesh actress special interview |url=https://www.vanitha.in/celluloid/movies/rekha-satheesh-actress-special-interview.html |website=vanitha.in}}</ref>''' is an Indian television actress known for her work in Malayalam productions. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''[[Parasparam (TV series)|Parasparam]]'' and ''[[Manjil Virinja Poovu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='സ്‌ട്രോങ്ങായിരിക്കണം, ആത്മഹത്യയല്ല പ്രതിവിധി' : രേഖ രതീഷ് പറയുന്നു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/spice-entertainment/rekha-ratheesh-talks-about-the-need-of-women-empowerment-qv785g |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Why serials chase the 1000 episode mark |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/why-serials-chase-the-1000-episode-mark/articleshow/64349607.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=parasparam-team-celebrate-its-last-day-of-screening |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/parasparam-team-celebrate-its-last-day-of-screening/articleshow/65634538.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=September 2018 }}</ref>

==Early life==
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Debut at 2, marriage at 18 and 7 year old son - Rekha Satheesh on life and career |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2019/10/01/rekha-ratheesh-malayalam-actor-life-and-career.html |access-date=8 July 2021 |website=onmanorama.com|date=4 June 2019 }}</ref> Her parents separated when she was 10 years old, and she chose to live with her father.

==Career==
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<ref>{{Cite news |last=M |first=Athira |date=30 July 2015 |title=Making the right choice |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/quick-five-column-rekha-ratheesh/article7477081.ece |newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref>'' on [[Asianet (TV channel)|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 (TV series)|''Parasparam'']], which became one of the [[List of longest-running Indian television series|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|date=March 2023}}

== Personal life ==
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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Every day I am happily playing the roles of a father, grandpa, sibling and BFF for my son, says Rekha Ratheesh - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/every-day-i-am-happily-playing-the-roles-of-a-father-grandpa-sibling-and-bff-for-my-son-says-rekha-ratheesh/articleshow/75655877.cms |website=The Times of India|date=10 May 2020 }}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year (s) !! Title !! Channel !!Role!!Notes
|-
|1999||''Nirakkootukal''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||||Debut Soap Opera
|-
|||''Oru Swapnam Pole''|||| Annie||Telefilm
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|2000||''Alakal''||[[DD Malayalam]]|| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003||''Swantham''||Asianet||||
|-
|''Manassu''||||Subhadra||Comeback
|-
|2004||''Devi''||||Devi||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2005||''Pakalmazha''||[[Amrita TV]]||||
|-
|''[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanar]]''||Asianet||Itanpada Nair's wife||
|-
|''Kavyanjali''||[[Surya TV]]||||
|-
|''Vikramadithyan''||Asianet||||
|-
|2006||''Unniyarcha''||Asianet||Kunji||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008||''Sree Mahabhaghavatham'' ||Asianet||Didi Devi||
|-
|''Shrikrishna Leela'' ||Asianet||||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009||''Adiparasakthi''||Surya TV||||
|-
|''Rahasyam''||Asianet||Nirmala/Niranjana||
|-
|''[[Autograph (TV series)|Autograph]]''||Asianet||Dr. Nirmala Prakash||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010||''Randamathoral''||Asianet||Vimala Das||
|-
|''Mattoruval''||Surya TV||Keerthi Mohandas||
|-
|2011||''Nakshtradeepangal''||[[Kairali TV]]||Host||Reality show
|-
|2011–2012||''Snehakkoodu''||Surya TV||Radha||
|-
|2012–2013||''Aayirathil Oruval''||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Madathilamma||
|-
|2013–2018||''[[Parasparam (TV series)|Parasparam]]''||Asianet||Padippuraveetil Padmavathy||{{Won}} [[Asianet Television Awards]] -Best actress 2014{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} <br/> Best Character Actress 2015,2016,2017{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} <br/> Special Jury award 2018{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
|-
|2014||''[[Badai Bungalow]]''||Asianet||||Talk show
|-
|2015–2016||''My Marumakan'' ||Surya TV||Lakshmi||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.keralatv.in/my-marumakan-serial-on-surya-tv/ |title=My Marumakan Serial On Surya TV From 28th September At 8.30 P.M |date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015||''[[Meghasandesham]]''||Kairali TV||||
|-
|''Kenal Sasiyude Onam''||Asianet||||Telefilm
|-
|2015||''Aswamedham''||Kairali TV||Participant||
|-
|2015–2016||''Taste Time''||Asianet||Host||Cookery show
|-
|2017||''Run Baby Run''||[[Asianet Plus]]||||Talk show
|-
|2017–2018||''[[Mamangam (TV series)|Mamagam]]''||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers]]||Manimangalath Neelambari||
|-
|2017||''[[Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran]]''||Asianet||Contestant||
|-
|2018–2019||''[[Neelakuyil (TV series)|Neelakuyil]]''||[[Vijay TV]]||Radhamani||Tamil serial
|-
|2018||''Urvashi Theaters''||Asianet||Participant||
|-
|2019–2024||''[[Manjil Virinja Poovu ]]''||Mazhavil Manorama||Mallika Prathap||
|-
|2019||''[[Sthreepadham]]''||Mazhavil Manorama||Mallika Prathap||Cameo Appearance
|-
|2019–2021||''[[Pookkalam Varavayi (TV series)|Pookkalam Varavayi]]''||[[Zee Keralam]]||Parvathy||Replaced by [[Reshmi Boban]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020||''[[Aksharathettu (TV series)|Aksharathettu]]''||Mazhavil Manorama||Vasundhara Devi||
|-
|''[[Aksharathettu (TV series)|Suryakanthi]]''||Mazhavil Manorama||Vasundhara Devi||Cameo Appearance
|-
|2020–2021||''W with Rekha''||[[YouTube]]||Host||Web series
|-
|2021–2023||''[[Sasneham (TV series)|Sasneham]]''||Asianet||Indira||{{Won}}, AIMA - Best actress 2022{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} <br/>,[[Asianet Television Awards]] - Best Character Actress{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021||''Valkkanadi''||Asianet||Participant||
|-
|''[[Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum|Start Music Season 3]]''||Asianet||Participant||
|-
|2022–2025||''[[Bhavana (TV series)|Bhavana]]''||Surya TV||Gayathri||<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlVhGq_b-M |title=Rekha Mohan as Bhavana's Mother {{!}} Bhavana {{!}} Digital Exclusive {{!}} Stephy Leon {{!}} Rayjan Rajan {{!}} SuryaTV |publisher=[[Surya TV]] |date=24 June 2022 |access-date=24 June 2022 |people=Rekha Ratheesh}}</ref>
|-
|2024||''[[Swayamvaram (TV series)|Swayamvaram]]''||Mazhavil Manorama||Indira||
|-
|2025||''[[Kudumbashree Sharada]]''||[[Zee Keralam]]||Rekha (Judge)||extended Cameo appearance
|-
|}

==Filmography==
* ''[[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

== Controversies ==

In February 2026, Rekha Ratheesh alleged that she had been subjected to sustained cyberbullying and defamatory content on social media platforms, particularly YouTube.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rekha Satheesh harassment plea online abuse |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2026/02/17/rekha-satheesh-harassment-plea-online-abuse.html |work=Onmanorama |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=TV actor Rekha Ratheesh faces harassment from YouTubers, seeks government’s help|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/rekha-ratheesh-cyberbullying-kerala-govt-action-tcmqcr8b |work=Mathrubhumi |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rekha Ratheesh pleads to the government to take action on cyberbullying saying ‘I can’t take this anymore’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/rekha-ratheesh-pleads-to-the-government-to-take-action-on-cyberbullying-saying-i-cant-take-this-anymore/amp_articleshow/128421272.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|10525178|section=bio}}

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