Rebecca Santhosh (born 26 July 1998) is an Indian actress who primarily works in

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television. She is well known for her role as Kavya in the soap opera, ''

Kasthooriman ''Kasthooriman'' () is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film shows the relationship developed between Sajan Joseph Alukka (Kunchako Boban) and Priyamvada (Meera Jasmine). Lohith ...

''.

Early life

Rebecca was born on 26 July 1998 in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

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, India. Her father, Santhosh is a businessman and mother, Jaya is a housewife. She has an elder sister, Geethu. She pursued a

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degree from

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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

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. 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

film ''

Thiruvambadi Thamban ''Thiruvambadi Thamban'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film starring Jayaram and Haripriya in lead roles, directed by M. Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu. It also marks the debut of Kannada actor Kishore in Malay ...

''. 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 ''Minnaminungu'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Anil Thomas and written by Manoj Ramsingh. The film features Surabhi Lakshmi as a struggling middle-aged mother, her character has no name in the film. The film's soundt ...

''. She rose into fame playing the lead role, Kavya, in the soap opera ''

'' which was aired on

from 2017 to 2021. In 2019, she hosted a musical reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam, aired on

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. From 2021, she playing the lead role in the soap opera ''

Kaliveedu ''Kaliveedu'' is a 1996 Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Jagadish, Sunitha and Vani Viswanath in lead roles. The film explores the marital relationship of Mahesh (Jayaram) and Mridula (Man ...

'' 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

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. 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.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Webseries

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santhosh, Rebecca Living people Actresses from Thrissur 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses 1998 births Actresses in Malayalam cinema St. Teresa's College alumni