{{short description|Indian actress}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Muktha | image = Muktha2026.jpg | caption = Muktha in 2026 | birth_name = Muktha George | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Kolenchery]], [[Ernakulam district]], Kerala | other_names = Bhanu | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2005–present | children = 1 | spouse = {{marriage|Rinku Tomy|2015}} | relatives = [[Rimi Tomy]] (sister-in-law) }}
'''Muktha George''' also known by '''Bhanu''' is an Indian actress who works in [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films. She is well known for her role as Bhanumathy in the Tamil film ''[[Thaamirabharani]]''.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web |author=A Sharadhaa |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Bhanu-all-for-darling/2013/10/09/article1823994.ece |title=Bhanu all for darling |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023141400/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Bhanu-all-for-darling/2013/10/09/article1823994.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== Muktha was born at [[Kolenchery]] in the [[Ernakulam district]] of [[Kerala]] to George and Saly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Muktha recalls a scary stretch along her refreshing picnics |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/celebrity-travel/2018/11/17/actress-muktha-recalls-scary-stretch-along-refreshing-picnics.html |work=Actress Muktha recalls a scary stretch along her refreshing picnics |language=en}}</ref> She has an elder sister. Her family is originally from [[Angamaly]]. She was educated at St. Augustine's Girls' School in [[Kothamangalam]].<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news |author=Nita Sathyendran |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/act-of-expression/article2702565.ece |title=Act of expression |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |date=10 December 2011 |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430020531/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/act-of-expression/article2702565.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>
==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)<ref name="thehindu1"/> and then switched to the film industry.<ref>{{cite web |author=A Sharadhaa |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/article1458349.ece |title=Muktha replaces Vedhika in Brindavana |work=The New Indian Express |date=11 February 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023133915/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/article1458349.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> She started her career by playing supporting role in ''[[Otta Nanayam]]'', released in 2005.But her first film in main role was [[Lal Jose]]'s ''[[Achanurangatha Veedu]]'', released in 2005, when Muktha was doing her 8th standard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/muktha-exploited-by-her-father-news-malayalam-kkfsKQfggec.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216024352/http://www.sify.com/movies/muktha-exploited-by-her-father-news-malayalam-kkfsKQfggec.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2013 |title=Muktha – Exploited by her father! |website=[[Sify]] |date=16 October 2008 |access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> She was seen as Lisamma in the film and ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "It's perhaps one of the most enduring female roles in modern Malayalam cinema".<ref name="thehindu1"/>
She later acted in a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film titled ''[[Photo (2006 film)|Photo]]'' opposite [[Nandu (actor)|Anand]] and [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tikkview.com/artist/3300-muktha |title=Muktha – Find what you like |publisher=tikkview |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024035851/http://www.tikkview.com/artist/3300-muktha |url-status=live}}</ref> She made her successful entry into the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]] with the film ''[[Thaamirabharani]]'' opposite [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]. She later starred in some Malayalam films like ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]]'' and ''[[Goal (2007 Malayalam film)|Goal]]''.
She played an established actress in the Tamil film ''[[Pudhumugangal Thevai]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=V Lakshmi, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32619476_1_sivaji-ganesan-film-industry-rajesh |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017211650/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32619476_1_sivaji-ganesan-film-industry-rajesh |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |title=Bhanu is back with Sivaji now! |date=11 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> In ''[[Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal]]'' she played the role of a "feisty young woman" called Mallika who belongs to a fishing community.<ref name="thehindu1"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-23/news-interviews/35969670_1_actress-bhanu-thamirabharani-vasanth |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131017211650/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-23/news-interviews/35969670_1_actress-bhanu-thamirabharani-vasanth |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |title=Bhanu is back! |date=23 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> In 2013, she signed her first Kannada film, ''Darling'', directed by Santhu where she starred opposite Yogi.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Yogisizzles-with-Darling-co-star-Bhanu/articleshow/24297283.cms |title=Yogi sizzles with Darling co-star Bhanu |work=The Times of India |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325031614/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Yogisizzles-with-Darling-co-star-Bhanu/articleshow/24297283.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Muktha married Rinku Tomy on 30 August 2015 in [[Edappally]]. He is the brother of playback singer [[Rimi Tomy]].<ref name="english.manoramaonline.com">{{Cite web |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/actress-muktha-to-tie-the-knot.html |title=Actress Muktha to tie the knot |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813040915/http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/actress-muktha-to-tie-the-knot.html |website=Onmanorama |date=11 August 2015 |archivedate=13 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple has a daughter named Kiara.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muktha's daughter Kiara to step into movies; deets inside |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mukthas-daughter-kiara-to-step-into-movies-deets-inside/articleshow/85656455.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 August 2021}}</ref> Muktha is a trained classical dancer and has performed in many stage shows.<ref name="thehindu1"/> She also manages a beauty salon.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of Muktha film credits |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes |- | 2005 || ''[[Otta Nanayam]]'' || Chinnu || rowspan="2" | [[Malayalam]] || Film debut |- | rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Achanurangatha Veedu]]'' || Lisamma || Debut film in main role |- | ''[[Photo (2006 film)|Photo]]'' || Bhanu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || |- | rowspan="4" | 2007 || ''[[Thaamirabharani]]'' || Bhanumathy Saravanaperumal || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut<br>Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]] |- | ''[[Goal (2007 Malayalam film)|Goal]]'' || Maria || Malayalam || |- | ''[[Rasigar Mandram]]'' || Kavitha || Tamil || |- | ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]]'' || Annie || rowspan="3" | Malayalam || |- | rowspan="3"|2009 || ''[[Hailesa]]'' || Shalini || |- | ''[[Kancheepurathe Kalyanam]]'' || Meenakshi || |- | ''[[Azhagar Malai]]'' || Janani || Tamil || |- | rowspan="4"|2010 || ''[[Avan (2010 film)|Avan]]'' || Mallika || rowspan="4" | Malayalam || |- | ''[[Holidays (2010 film)|Holidays]]'' || Janet || |- | ''[[Chaverpada]]'' || Gopika || |- | ''Khilafath'' || || |- | rowspan="5"|2011 || ''[[Sattapadi Kutram]]'' || Poorani || Tamil || |- | ''[[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]'' || || Tamil || Special appearance |- | ''Shivapuram'' || || rowspan="5" | Malayalam || |- | ''[[The Filmstaar]]'' || Gowri || |- | ''Themmadi Pravu'' || || |- | rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Ee Thirakkinidayil]]'' || Savithri || |- | ''[[Manthrikan]]'' || Rukku || |- | ''[[Pudhumugangal Thevai]]'' || Bindutara || Tamil || |- | rowspan="4"|2013 || ''[[Emmanuel (film)|Emmanuel]]'' || Jennifer || Malayalam || |- | ''[[Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal]]'' || Mallika || Tamil || |- | ''[[Desingu Raja]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Special appearance for nilavatam nethiyela song |- | ''[[Ginger (2013 film)|Ginger]]'' || Roopa || Malayalam || |- | rowspan="3"|2014 || ''[[Darling (2014 film)|Darling]]'' || Poorni || [[Kannada]] || |- | ''[[Angry Babies in Love]]'' || Interviewer || rowspan="4" | Malayalam || |- | ''[[Ormayundo Ee Mukham]]'' || Hema || |- | rowspan="4"|2015 || ''[[You Too Brutus (film)|You Too Brutus]]'' || Ancy || |- | ''[[Chirakodinja Kinavukal]]'' || Dancer || Special appearance |- | ''[[Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga]]'' || Seema || Tamil || |- | ''Sukhamayirikkatte'' ||Sreelakshmi || Malayalam|| |- | 2016 ||''[[Vaaimai]]'' || Jhanavi || rowspan="3" | Tamil || |- | rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Paambhu Sattai]]'' || Malar || |- | ''Sagunthalavin Kadhalan'' || Sakunthala|| |- | 2024|| ''Kuruvipaappa'' ||Mubeena || Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite web | title=Vineeth to headline the upcoming drama film 'Kuruvi Pappa'; check out the poster here | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vineeth-to-headline-the-upcoming-drama-film-kuruvi-pappa-check-out-the-poster-here/articleshow/101384916.cms | access-date=2025-10-05 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> |}
==Television== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of Muktha television credits |- ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Language ! scope="col" |Channel ! scope="col" |Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes |- | rowspan="3" | 2004 || ''Ayilliyam Kavu'' || rowspan="8" | Malayalam || [[Surya TV]] || Actress || rowspan="5" | TV Serial |- | ''Gunapadam'' || Telefilm || Actress |- | ''Pavithrabandham'' || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] || Actress |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''Swaram'' || [[Amrita TV]] || Actress |- | ''De Maveli Kombath'' || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| Actress |- | 2010 || ''Ente Priya Ganangal'' || [[Surya TV]]|| Host || Music show |- | 2012 || ''Munch Dance Dance'' || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| Judge || Reality show |- | 2015 || ''Star Challenge'' || [[Flowers TV]]|| Contestant || Reality show |- | 2018–2019 || ''[[Chandrakumari]]'' || Tamil <br /> Kannada || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] <br /> [[Udaya TV]] || Anjali || rowspan="1" |TV Serial |- | 2019 || ''Atham Pathu Ruchi 2019'' || rowspan="2" | Malayalam || [[Mazhavil Manorama]] || Celebrity Host || Cookery show |- | 2020 || ''Koodathayi'' || [[Flowers TV]]|| Dolly || TV Serial; Based on [[Koodathayi cyanide killings]] |- | 2021 || ''Velammal'' || Tamil || [[Star Vijay]] || Rani Umaiyaal || TV Serial |- | 2021–2022 || ''Star Magic'' || rowspan="4" | Malayalam || rowspan="3" | [[Flowers TV]]|| Mentor || rowspan=3 | Game show |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''Flowers Top Singer 2'' || Guest Mentor |- | ''Flowers Oru Kodi'' || Contestant |- | 2022–2023 || ''Nammal'' || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| Gayathri || TV Serial |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=2569482|name=Muktha}}
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