Soumitrisha Kundu

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Soumitrisha Kundu
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Soumitrisha Kundu from Kone Bou in 2020
Born (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)
Barasat, West Bengal, India
Other namesSTK [1]
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater Indira Gandhi National Open University
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Notable work

Soumitrisha Kundu (born 24 February 2000), [2] also known by the initialism STK, [1] is an Indian actress who works in Bengali film and television industry. Noted for her acting skills and good looks in the media, she is widely regarded as one of the most popular and promising young actresses in Tollywood. [3] [4] [5] She made her acting debut in the drama series E Amar Gurudakshina (2017) and became well known for portraying the female lead Mithai and her lookalike Mithi in Mithai (2021). [6] [7] [8] After being a popular and critically acclaimed artist in the television industry for five years, she made her film debut with Avijit Sen's Pradhan (2023) portraying the female lead Rumi Pradhan opposite Dev. The film became one of the major successes of the year while Kundu's performance, screen presence and chemistry with her co-stars were well-received. She subsequently received her first Filmfare Awards Bangla nomination for Best Female Debut for the film. [9] [10]

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Early life and education

Kundu is from Barasat, West Bengal. She was born to Goutam Kundu and Mousumi Kundu in a Bengali Hindu family. She passed her higher secondary examination from Barasat Girls High School. She came to Kolkata to learn dancing and started modeling in the meanwhile. She took admission in St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College in Kolkata but soon dropped out to concentrate on her acting career. Later she did her graduation in English literature from Indira Gandhi National Open University. [4] [5]

Career

Kundu started her career with the television series E Amar Gurudakshina in 2017. [11] She has also featured in a number of shows like Jai Kali Kalkattawali , Aloukik Na Loukik and Gopal Bhar. She got her breakthrough as a lead in Kone Bou in 2019. In January, 2021 she was cast and had started portraying the dual characters Mithai/Mithi in Mithai which wrapped up in June 2023. [12] [13] Kundu made her film debut with Avijit Sen's Pradhan opposite Dev in 2023. [14] Released on the occasion of Christmas vacations, the film became a major critical and commercial success. Kundu portrayed the female lead Rumi Pradhan and received praise for her performance, screen presence and chemistry with her co-stars. She was further nominated for the Filmfare Awards Bangla in the Best Female Debut category for the film. [9] [10] Kundu is next slated to star as the leading lady in Rupak Chakraborty's thriller drama film 10e June opposite Sourav Das. [15] She will be making her OTT debut as the lead in streaming platform Hoichoi's upcoming murder-mystery drama web series Kaalratri directed by Ayan Chakraborti. [16]

Personal life and in the media

Kundu is an only child. She shares a close relationship with her family and has credited her parents for giving her confidence and encouraging her professionally. [17] She has named Sridevi as her acting inspiration. [18] Kundu is single. She has mentioned sketching, singing and dancing as her occasional habits. [17] Kundu is one of the most followed Tollywood actresses on social platforms. She is noted to be quite active on her social profiles and regularly interacts with her fans and followers. [19] She is a Lord Krishna devotee and visited Vrindavan to mark her 23rd birthday. [20] Regarded as one of the most popular and successful young artists in the media, her looks, personality, fashion and artistry have received considerable public attention. [21] [22]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotesRef.
2023 Pradhan Rumi PradhanAvijit SenDebut film [14]
202410e JuneMitaliRupak ChakrabortyThriller [23]

Web series

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef.
2024KaalratriDeviAyan ChakrabortiMurder-mystery [16]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotesProduction Company(s)Ref
2016– 2018E Amar GurudakshinaJhillyBengali Colors Bangla Main AntagonistSubrata Roy Productions [24]
2017– 2019 Jai Kali Kalkattawali RakaBengali Star Jalsha Episodic role Shree Venkatesh Films [2]
2017– 2018 Gopal Bhar JahnaviBengaliSupporting role [11]
2019Aloukik Na LoukikPutulBengaliEpisodic RoleRaj Chakraborty Productions [2]
2019– 2020Kone BouKoli SenBengali Sun Bangla Lead role Blues Productions [25]
2021–2023 Mithai Mithai Modak/Mithi BiswasBengali Zee Bangla Lead roleZee Bangla Productions [26]

Special appearances

YearSerialChannelRoleCharacterReference
2021 Dadagiri Unlimited Season 9 Zee Bangla ParticipantMithai [27]
Rannaghor GuestHerself [28]
2022 Dadagiri Unlimited Season 9 Grand Finale [29]
Didi No. 1 Season 9 ParticipantMithai [30]

Mahalaya

YearProgramChannelRoleReference
2021 Nana Roope Mahamaya Zee Bangla Devi Kamalekamini [31]
2022 Singhobahini Trinayani Devi Jayadurga [32]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryName
2022Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar 2022Sera Nayika Mithai
Priyo Bouma
Priyo Juti(with Adrit Roy)
West Bengal Tele Academy Awards [33] Best Actress [34]
2023Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar 2023Sera Nayika
Zee 5 Popular Face
TV 9 Bangla Ghorer Bioscope Award 2023Best Actress Television
2024Bochorer Sera AwardBest Actress
Telly Cine AwardsBest Debutant Female Prodhan
2025Anandalok Puraskar 2025Best Actress OTTKalratri

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