Mounika

Vijaya Rekha, known by her stage name Mounika, is an Indian film and television actress who appeared in South Indian films and Tamil television serials. She was the third wife of director Balu Mahendra.

Personal life Mounika was living together with Balu Mahendra. Balu Mahendra has confirmed his relationship with Mounika in many of his interviews and also in his blog. They started living together in 1996 and married in 1998, but went public about their marriage only in 2004.

Film career Mounika was introduced by Balu Mahendra in the film Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal that was released in 1985.

Partial filmography Films Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Film Role Notes 1985 Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal Handicap lady 1985 Yathra Singer Girl on the bus Malayalam film 1987 Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Dancer in group 1990 Komaram Bheem Komaram Bheem's wife Telugu film 1991 Thalattu Ketkuthamma Valli 1992 Vanna Vanna Pookkal Shenbagam Debut as lead Rasukutty Poovaatha Guest appearance 1993 Amaravathi Geetha, Balasubramaniam's daughter 1994 May Madham 1996 Subash Arumugasamy's wife 1997 Thambi Durai 1999 Mugam Anjala 2000 Manasu Lakshmi 2001 En Iniya Ponnilave Rosie 2010 Baana Kaathadi Ramesh's mother 2018 Kadaikutty Singam Mangamma Rani (Samiyadi) 2020 Meendum Oru Mariyathai Meenakshi 2021 Anandham Vilayadum Veedu Thangam 2023 Kannagi Sarala

Voice Artist Year Film Actress 1996 Kalki Shruti 1997 Raman Abdullah Eswari Rao 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Eswari Rao 2003 Julie Ganapathy Ramya Krishnan

Television