Loved a married actor, became a single mother, spent life raising 2 daughters, one daughter a superstar
Pushpavalli and Gemini Ganesan Uniu Love Story: Hema Malini, Rekha, Vyjayanthi Mala, Jaya Prada and Sridevi worked in southern cinema before entering Bollywood. She came to Bollywood from South Cinema and settled in the hearts of people across the country. Rekha is one of the few actresses, whose mother was also an actress, who fell in love with a twice-married superstar of southern cinema, whom she did not marry, but became the mother of his two daughters.
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New Delhi: Rekha’s mother Pushpavalli was seen in films of Tamil and Telugu cinema. She became famous by playing the role of Sita on the screen. She played the role of Sita in a film released in 1936, for which she received a fee of Rs 300. After this role, he started getting offers for many films.
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Rekha’s mother was more in the limelight for her personal life than her films. She married in 1940, but after just six years, her marriage turned sour and she began living apart from her husband. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram@diva_the_rekha)
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Pushpavalli’s life took a new turn when she was cast in the lead role in the film ‘Miss Malini’ alongside new actor Gemini Ganesan. Rekha’s mother Gemini fell in love with Ganesan, but the actor was previously married. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram@filmypioneer)
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Gemini Ganesh never gave Pushpavalli the status of his wife, but Rekha’s mother spent her entire life as his girlfriend. She became a mother to Gemini Ganesan’s two daughters out of wedlock, one of whom is the famous actress Rekha. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram @rekha_the_actress)
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Rekha’s mother Pushpavalli breathed her last in 1991. He played supporting roles in most of the films. She appeared in lead roles only in select films, but Rekha managed to become a major actress in the cinema world. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram @rekha_the_actress)
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Pushpavalli wanted Rekha to act in films like him. Rekha was first seen in the Telugu film ‘Rangula Ratnam’. He was only 12 years old then. At the age of 15, he acted in his first Bollywood film ‘Anjana Safar’, which was later renamed to ‘Do Shikari’. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram @rekha_the_actress)
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Like Pushpavalli, his daughter Rekha’s life was also full of ups and downs. Their first marriage was a failure, although Rekha is a much bigger film star than him. She is very famous, but still lives alone at the age of 69. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram@rekha_thelivinglegend)
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