  We present optical photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a Type Iax
supernova (SN) 2020rea situated at the brighter luminosity end of Type Iax
supernovae (SNe). The light curve decline rate of SN~2020rea is
$\Delta$m$_{15}$(g) = 1.31$\pm$0.08 mag which is similar to SNe 2012Z and
2005hk. Modelling the pseudo bolometric light curve with a radiation diffusion
model yields a mass of $^{56}$Ni of 0.13$\pm$0.01 M$_{\odot}$ and an ejecta
mass of 0.77$^{+0.11}_{-0.21}$ M$_{\odot}$. Spectral features of SN~2020rea
during the photospheric phase show good resemblance with SN 2012Z. TARDIS
modelling of the early spectra of SN~2020rea reveals a dominance of Iron Group
Elements (IGEs). The photospheric velocity of the Si {\sc II} line around
maximum for SN~2020rea is $\sim$ 6500 km s$^{-1}$ which is less than the
measured velocity of the Fe {\sc II} line and indicates significant mixing. The
observed physical properties of SN~2020rea match with the predictions of pure
deflagration model of a Chandrasekhar mass C-O white dwarf. The metallicity of
the host galaxy around the SN region is 12+log(O/H) = 8.56$\pm$0.18 dex which
is similar to that of SN 2012Z.
