Monica's story

The true story from the life of monica 

“I embraced Islam because I was attractedto Islamic rules especially the women’s rights in Islam. I started reading about Islam in 2010 with the misconception that it promotes extremism. However, during my research I found out thatIslam is indeed a religion of peace,” she said.“I have been practicing Islam for almost four years now. My father is a Christian and my mother is a Hindu and they support my decision fully. My last film ‘Nadhigal Nanaivathillai’ would be releasing soon and I won’t be acting in films henceforth,” Monica said during a press conference (video below) at RKV Studios on May 30, 2014.Monica, 26, has changed her name to MG Rahima where ‘M’ has been extracted fromher father’s name Marothi Raj while ‘G’ represents her mother’s name Gracy.Born as Rekha Maruthiraj, she took the name Monica for her acting career in Tamiland Telugu films. Later, she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam filmsMonica has acted in nearly 70 Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films likeInidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu,Isai Arasan 23m Pulikesi,Varnamand the 2013 filmJannal Oram.Monica won Tamil Nadu State Award as the best child actor for her performance inEn Aasai Machan.