Reba Monica John
Born (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 29)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2016–present
Spouse
Joemon Joseph
​
(m. 2022)​

Reba Monica John (born 4 February 1994) is an Indian actress and model who works prominently in Tamil and Malayalam films and worked in few Telugu and Kannada films.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and personal life

Reba Monica John was born on 4 February 1994[5] into a Malayalee family in Bangalore.[6][7] She married Joemon Joseph in 2022.[8]

Career

Before essaying a guest role in the film, she was seen in a few advertisements in which Dhatri Hair Oil was one of her notable works. In 2013, she won the 2nd runner-up title of the reality series Midukki, which launched on Mazhavil Manorama.[citation needed]

In 2016, she made her debut in the Malayalam film industry through Jacobinte Swargarajyam, directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.[9] She essayed the role of "Chippy" in the film, co-starring Nivin Pauly. The movie was a big success at the box office and her second movie with Neeraj Madhav, Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam, also became a hit at the box office. It was directed by Domin d'Silva, with music by Bijibal.[citation needed]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language(s) Notes Ref.
2016 Jacobinte Swargarajyam Chippy Malayalam Malayalam debut
2017 Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam Teena Kunjachan Malayalam
2018 Jarugandi Keerthi Tamil
2019 Mikhael Anna Malayalam Cameo
Bigil Anitha Tamil [10]
Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale Anitha Tamil
2020 Forensic Shikha Damodar Malayalam [11]
2021 Rathnan Prapancha Mayuri Kannada Amazon Prime release
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada 		[12]
2022 FIR Archana Krishnamoorthy Tamil [13]
Innale Vare Aishu Malayalam [14]
2023 Boo Meera Tamil/Telugu Bilingual film; Telugu debut
Samajavaragamana Sarayu Telugu Debut as Lead actress in Telugu. [15]
Rajni Shilpa Malayalam [16]
Aval Peyar Rajni Tamil
TBA Sakalakala Vallabha † Kadambari Kannada Delayed [17]

Television

Year Title Roles Language Network Notes Ref.
2013 Midukki Contestant Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama 2nd Runner-up
2022 Akash Vaani Vaani Tamil Aha Tamil [18]

Music video

Year Title Music by Language Label Notes Ref
2021 "Kutty Pattas" Santhosh Dhayanidhi Tamil Sony Music [19][20]
"Rowdy Pattasu" Telugu

References

  1. ^ "റീബയുടെ സ്വർഗരാജ്യം". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Vijay's Bigil actress Reba Monica John proud of her role in the film". The Times of India. 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "I'm glad to establish myself in different regions: Reba Monica John on taking up Ratnan Prapancha". Cinema Express.
  4. ^ Subramanian, Aditi (19 September 2019). "Bigil's Reba Monica John: 'Vijay sir and I would riddle each other on the sets'". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Actress Reba Monica John to enter wedlock". Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Nivin pauly makes everyone smile". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
  7. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (16 August 2018). "Reba Monica John to make her Telugu debut?". Deccan Chronicle.
  8. ^ "Reba Monica John marries longtime boyfriend Joemon". 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Reba, a new 'midukki' for Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. 27 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Amritha joins Vijay's 'Thalapathy 63' shoot". The Times of India. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Reba Monica John joins Tovino Thomas in 'Forensic'". The News Minute. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Rathnan Prapancha to go on floors on November 9". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Reba Monica John is excited for people to watch Vishnu Vishal's 'FIR'". The Times of India. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Asif Ali-Jis Joy film begins rolling". The New Indian Express. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  15. ^ India, The Hans (28 June 2023). "'Samajavaragamana' review: A fun-filled laughter ride". The Hans India. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram unveils the title of his next!". The Times of India. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Sakalakala Vallabha is the title of Rishi's upcoming film directed by Jacob Varghese". The New Indian Express. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  18. ^ "First look of Kavin, Reba Monica John web series Akash Vaani out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Reba Monica John recalls working with Ashwin on 'Kutty Pattas'". The Times of India. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Cooku With Comali Ashwin's video hits 100M - Celebration Video goes viral". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 July 2021.

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