 Sreelekha was born on 25 December 1960, the daughter of Prof. N. Velayudhan Nair and B. Radhamma.She is married to Dr. Sethunath, Prof. Paediatric Surgery, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram and has one son, Gokul, who runs his own Management/Business Consultancy firm in Kochi.Sreelekha completed her schooling from Cotton Hill Girls School, Thiruvananthapuram where she was involved in various activities like music, drama, NCC and NSS.