Bollywood's yesteryear actress Rekha made her debut to acting as a child artiste through a Telugu film, Rangula Ratnam in 1966 after which she did another film Amma Kosam in 1970. Later to that her career grew well in Hindi cine industry over these years and now in 2016 she is reported to make a comeback to Tollywood after a very long gap of 46 years.

Touted to be a suspense thriller, this flick is said to span over three generations and a particular portion of it will be shot in black and white. In the retro part of the film, actress Poorna will play the mother for Rekha and the full story revolves around Poorna who plays the female lead. To be directed by debutant Surya, the other details of this venture are kept under wraps. 

The shooting is expected to run on floors from January of 2017 and the lady is said to have allotted dates for the team. Apart from this project, Rekha hasn’t signed any movies in the recent past. She was last seen doing a full fledged role in Super Nani in 2014 after which she played a cameo in R.Balki’s Shamitabh in 2015.

Rekha Ganesan better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema, Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam, though her film debut as a lead happened three years later with Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999. Rekha made her debut as heroine in the super hit Kannada movie Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 opposite Dr.Rajkumar in 1969. Despite the success of several of her early films, she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress.

Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career spanning over 40 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema. She has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), respectively. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan (1981) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, she has reinvented herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

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