Mokksha

Psychology was Mokksha's subject at Asutosh College, Kolkata, where she took a B.Sc. (Hons.), and while studying she taught at a school, giving dance lessons there as well, before acting took over. Born Pritha Sengupta on 10 March 2000, she comes from Barrackpore in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and is trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi. The actress and classical dancer began in Bengali films and has since worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema. Supporting parts in Bengali films such as Filter Coffee Liquor Cha and Switzerland led to the lead in Karma (2020) and then Shorshephool. In 2022 she made her Tamil debut as the female lead in the psychological thriller Yevaal, and her Telugu debut as Shreya in Lucky Lakshman. She was Seetha in the Telugu romance Neethone Nenu (2023). An audition won her a first Malayalam film, East Coast Vijayan's Kallanum Bhagavathiyum (2023), where she played the title character, Bhagavathy. In 2024 she led the Telugu films I Hate You and Alanaati Ramchandrudu and reunited with Vijayan for the horror film Chithini, playing a vengeful spirit in the title role. She is in the ensemble of Rejin S. Babu's mystery thriller Bouma, led by Vineeth, Dileesh Pothan and Sagar Surya and planned in five languages.