Monica (Tamil actress)

Monica
Born
Rekha Maruthiraj

Other namesRahima
M. G. Rahima
OccupationActress
Years active1990–1999 (Child artist)
2001–2014
Spouse
Malik
(m. 2015)

Monica (born Rekha Maruthiraj) is an Indian former 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]

  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.