Elsa George, better known by her

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s Muktha and Bhanu is an Indian actress who works in

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and

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film industries and television actress. She is also a classical dancer and an entrepreneur.

Early life

Originally from

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

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. She has an elder sister, Doshy Marya George. She went to St. Augustine's Girls Higher Secondary School, Kothamangalam, Kerala.

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

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'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, and Indrajith Sukumaran. The film was released on 28 January 2006. F ...

'', 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 Anand and Anjali. She made her successful entry into the

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with the film ''

Thaamirabharani ''Thaamirabharani'' 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 play supporting roles. The score and ...

'' opposite Vishal. 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 ''Pudhumugangal Thevai'' () is a 2012 Indian drama film directed by Manish Babu and starring Shivaji Dev, Rajesh Yadav, and Banu. Cast * Shivaji Dev as Anand *Rajesh Yadav as Mani * Banu as Bindutara *Vishnupriya *Delhi Ganesh * M. S. Bhaska ...

''. 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 Bhanu and Lasini. The film features music composed by Yuvan S ...

'' 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

On 23 August 2015, she got engaged to Rinku Tomy, brother of

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. On 30 August 2015, they married at St. George Catholic Forane Church in

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. They have a daughter, Kanmani, born in 2016. Muktha is a trained classical dancer and has done many stage shows. She is also managing a beauty salon.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muktha Living people Actresses from Kochi Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1991 births Indian television actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil television