Mokksha


Pritha Sengupta, professionally credited as Mokksha, is an Indian film actress, teacher and classical dancer, who started her career in film industry in Bengali films and she also appeared in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema. Her debut Bengali film lead role is Karma ; she made debuts in Tamil with Yevaal, Telugu with Lucky Lakshman and Malayalam with Kallanum Bhagavathiyum.

Early life

Mokksha was born as Pritha Sengupta and hails from Barrackpore, in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. She studied at St. Claret School, Barrackpore, and at the Douglas Memorial Higher Secondary School, Barrackpore.
Mokksha worked as a teacher at St. Augustine's Day School, Barrackpore, where she also taught dance. She worked and studied in parallel. She completed her B.Sc. degree in Psychology at Asutosh College, Kolkata. She is a classical dancer who is trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Odissi.

Career

She started her acting career in the Bengali film industry. In her early career, she appeared in films such as Filter Coffee Liquor Cha and Switzerland. She continued to play supporting roles until she grabbed the lead role in the Bengali film Karma. It was followed by another leading role in the Bengali film Shorshephool. In 2022, she played the female lead role in the psychological thriller Yevaal, a Tamil film based on witchcraft. In the same year, she starred in the Telugu drama Lucky Lakshman. Critic from The Times of India wrote that "Mokksha, as Shreya, did well portraying the quintessential lover".
In the 2023 Telugu romantic drama Neethone Nenu, she played Seetha, one of the two female leads. A critic from The Hans India noted that "Mokksha leaves a positive impression with her performance". Mokksha auditioned and was selected for her debut Malayalam film, Kallanum Bhagavathiyum, directed by East Coast Vijayan, in which she played the title role of Bhagavathy. In their review, OnManorama praised her for "a spectacular performance as the titular character".
In 2024, she played the female lead role in the Telugu romantic thriller I Hate You. She also played the female lead role in her second Telugu film, the romantic drama Alanaati Ramchandrudu, directed by Chilukuri Akash Reddy. She collaborated with East Coast Vijayan again in the horror film Chithini. She played the title role of a malevolent spirit.

Personal life

Mokksha was born to her parents, Partha Sengupta and Rina. She is a Hindu. In August 2024, she performed a street dance to a song by poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at Santoshpur, Kolkata, to express solidarity for the protest against the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder. It went viral over the social media platforms.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2019Filter Coffee Liquor ChaRaiBengaliSupport role
2020SwitzerlandBengaliSupport role
2020KarmaSanjana BoseBengaliLead debut film
2021ShorshephoolIndraniBengali
2022YevaalTamilTamil debut film
2022Lucky LakshmanShreyaTeluguTelugu debut film
2023Neethone NenuSeethaTelugu
2023Kallanum BhagavathiyumLord DurgaMalayalamMalayalam debut film
2024I Hate YouIndhuTelugu
2024Alanaati RamchandruduDharaniTelugu
2024ChithiniSeethaMalayalam
2025Ramam RaghavamVarshaTelugu