birth_place name daughter birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
kerala rekha 1 18 may 1970 1986 -- 1996 2002-present rekha -lrb- south indian actress -rrb-
 josephine film actress
rekha -lrb- south indian actress -rrb-

josephine , better known by her stage name rekha , is a malayalam and tamil actress who acted in hit movies like `` ramji rao speaking '' , `` aey auto '' and `` sagaram sakshi '' in malayalam and `` punnagai mannan '' , `` en bommukutty ammavukku '' and `` kadalora kavithaigal '' in tamil .
she was born in kerala and completed her studies at ooty in tamil nadu .
she now acts in tv serials and in character roles in films .
she won filmfare award for best actress -- malayalam film `` dasharatham ''
