Monica
Born
Rekha Maruthiraj

Kottayam, Kerala, India
Other namesRahima
M. G. Rahima
OccupationActress
Years active1990–1995
2001–2014
Spouse
Malik
​
(m. 2015)​

Monica (born Rekha Maruthiraj) is a former Indian actress, who starred predominantly in Tamil language films.[1] A child actor in the early 1990s, she mostly appeared in supporting roles, before taking lead roles from the late 2000s on. She is probably best known for performances in the films Azhagi, Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi and Silandhi. In 2012, she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam films.[2] In 2014, she converted to Islam, changing her name to M. G. Rahima, and announced that she had quit acting.[3]

Personal life

On 30 May 2014, Monica embraced Islam with her new name M. G. Raheema where M is Maruthi Raj (father) and G is Gracy (mother).[4][5] Monika's father is Hindu and mother is a Christian.[6]

Rahima married Malik, a Chennai-based entrepreneur who hails from Salem. Malik is into import and export of electronic items.[7]

Filmography

YearMovieRoleLanguageNotes
1990Avasara Police 100TamilChild actress
1991Uncle BunMariaMalayalamChild actress
BrammaTamilChild actress
1992ChantiTeluguChild actress
Endrum AnbudanMalluTamilChild actress
PandiyanPriyaTamilChild actress
1993Sakkarai DevanTamilChild actress
1994En Aasai MachanThayamma (child)TamilWinner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Star
MaindhanTamilChild actress
Manju VirattuPoovazhagi (child)TamilChild actress
Varavu Ettana Selavu PathanaPatmaTamilChild actress
1995Sathi LeelavathiTamilChild actress
IndiraYounger IndiraTamilChild actress
ChellakannuYounger ChandraTamilChild actress
AasaiTamilChild actress
1997IruvarManimegalaiTamilChild actress
Pasamulla PandiyareTamilChild actress
1998MoovendharUma's sisterTamilChild actress
2001TheerthadanamYounger VinodhiniMalayalamChild Actress
Love ChannelRajeswariTamilDebut as Heroine
12BShakti's coworkerTamilSupporting Actress
2002AzhagiYounger DhanalakshmiTamilSupporting Actress
Kadhal AzhivathillaiMonicaTamilHeroine
Phantom PaileyHemaMalayalam
Siva Rama RajuSwathiTelugu
Otte Ee Ammai Evaru TeleeduSavitriTelugu
BagavathiPriyaTamil
2003Banda ParamasivamShenbagamTamil
Maa Alludu Very GoodMeghana RaoTelugu
Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal InidhuDeepikaTamil
2004Kanninum KannadikkumAbhiramiMalayalam
KodukuUshaTelugu
2005AreTelugu
DaasPunithaTamil
SandakozhiBalu's cousinTamil
SelvamTamil
2006Imsai Arasan 23rd PulikeceiVasantha SundariTamil
Paisalo ParamatmaTelugu
2007ChilanthyMalayalam
2008ThodakkamGayathriTamil
Rosa KaleNimsaraSinhala
SilandhiMonikaTamil
2009A Aa E EeAnithaTamil
Devaru Kotta ThangiGowriKannada
2010GowravargalPoongodiTamil
Hrudayadalli IdeniduGeethaKannada
2011Muthukku MuthaagaAnnamayilTamil
NanjupuramMalarTamil
VarnamKavithaTamil
Kalla Malla SullaPoojaKannada
2012916LekshmiMalayalam
2013Kurumbukara PasangaSindhuTamil
Benki BirugaliKannada
SuvadugalTamil
Jannal OramBus ConductressTamil
2014ThalaivanTamil
Ninaithathu YaaroHerselfTamilCameo appearance
Madipakkam MadhavanHerselfTamilGuest appearance
2016Meera JaakirathaiMeeraTamil

References

  1. ↑ Kalki interview
  2. ↑ Monica will be Parvana in Mollywood. The Times of India (15 January 2017). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Monica: Monica converts to Islam and quits films. The Times of India (16 January 2017) Retrieved on 2 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Sameer (19 October 2015). "Tamil actress Monika converts to Islam and quits cinema". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Film star plans marriage after embracing Islam". Arab News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Another Indian Actress Converts to Islam, quits films. Jafria News. 4 June 2014
  7. ↑ "Rahima ties the knot". 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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