Muktha George also known by Bhanu is an Indian actress who works in

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and

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films. She is well known for her role as Bhanumathy in the Tamil film ''

Thaamirabharani ''Thaamirabharani'' (lit. River of red-coloured leaves) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari. The film has Vishal and newcomer Bhanu, while Prabhu, Nadhiya, Vijayakumar, Nassar, and Ganja Karuppu ...

''.

Early life

Originally from

Angamaly Angamaly () is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Angamaly is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located northeast of the Kochi city centre. As of the 2011 Indian census, the municipality has a population of 33 ...

, Muktha was born the youngest of two children to George and Saly at

Kolenchery Kolenchery is a town in the Poothrikka gram panchayat in Ernakulam district, Kerala. Located on National Highway 85, Kolenchery is situated from Poothrikka and from Kochi. There have been plans to include Kolenchery as part of the Kochi metr ...

. She has an elder sister. She went to St. Augustine's Girls Higher Secondary School,

Kothamangalam, Kerala Kothamangalam () is a municipality at the foot of the Western Ghats in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per t ...

Career

Muktha started her career as a child artist when she was in class six. She acted in television serials such as ''Swaram'' (on Amrita TV) and then switched to the film industry. She started her carrier by playing supporting role in ''

Otta Nanayam ''Otta Nanayam'' is a 2005 Malayalam-language film directed by Suresh Kannan and written by Kaloor Dennis. It stars Dinu Dennis and Priyamani in the lead roles, with music composed by S. P. Venkatesh. Plot The film tells the story of Aravindan ...

'', released in 2005.But her first film in main role was

Lal Jose Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer, and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film '' Oru Maravat ...

's ''

Achanurangatha Veedu ''Achanuragantha Veedu'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Salim Kumar, Muktha, Samvrutha Sunil, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Indrajith Sukumaran. The film was released ...

'', released in 2005, when Muktha was doing her 8th standard. She was seen as Lisamma in the film and ''

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'' wrote "It's perhaps one of the most enduring female roles in modern Malayalam cinema". She later acted in a

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film titled ''

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'' opposite

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and Anjali. She made her successful entry into the

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with the film ''

'' opposite

Vishal Vishal may refer to: People * Vishal (name), a common Indian given name * King Vishal, emperor of the Mahabharata era who founded the ancient city of Vishalapura * Vishal (actor) (born 1977), Indian film actor, producer and anti-piracy activi ...

. She later starred in some Malayalam films like '' Nasrani'' and ''

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''. She played an established actress in the Tamil film ''

Pudhumugangal Thevai ''Puthumugangal Thevai'' () is a 2012 Indian drama film directed by Manish Babu and starring Shivaji Dev, Rajesh Yadav, and Banu. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Twinz Chan(Twinz Tunes). *"Karuvizhi" - Haricharan, Swetha Mo ...

''. In ''

Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal ''Moondru Per Moondru Kadal'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romance film co-edited, co-written and directed by Vasanth. It stars Arjun, Cheran, Vimal, Surveen Chawla, Muktha and Lasini. It marks Tamil debuts of Chawla and Lasini. The ...

'' she played the role of a "feisty young woman" called Mallika who belongs to a fishing community. For her role, she spent one month on the beach under the sun, getting herself a tan and also learnt to speak Tamil in the Nagercoil slang. In 2013, she signed her first Kannada film, ''Darling'', directed by Santhu where she starred opposite Yogi.

Personal life

Muktha was engaged on 23 August 2015 to Rinku Tomy, brother of

Rimi Tomy Rimi Tomy is an Indian playback singer, carnatic musician, television host and actress. She started her career by anchoring music programs in television and sang her first song "Chingamasam Vannu Chernnal" in the 2002 film '' Meesa Madhavan'' ...

and then married on 30 August 2015 in

Edappally Edappally or Idappalli is a region in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is a major commercial centre as well as a prominent residential region. Edappally junction is one of the busiest junctions in the city. History Edappally in English li ...

. Muktha is a trained classical dancer and has done many stage shows. She is also managing a beauty salon.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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