Prakruti Mishra

Prakruti Mishra is an Indian actress known for her work in Odia films and Hindi television. She is best known for her performance in the film Hello Arsi for which she won the National Film Award (Special Mention) in 2018 .^[1] She is also known for her roles in Hindi television shows and is known for her role as Devanyi In Jai Kanhaiya Lal Kion Star Bharat, as Bitti in Bitti Business Wali on & TV and in the reality show of MTV Ace Of Space 2 in which she was 5th runner up.

Prakruti Mishra
Mishra in Zee cine award 2018
Born	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Education	Bachelors of Arts
Alma mater	Bhavan's College, Mumbai
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, singer
Years active	2000–present

Early life

Mishra is the second child of Odia music director Manmath Mishra and news reader Krushnapriya Mishra. She completed schooling from Venkateswar English Medium School, Bhubaneswar, followed by studying commerce at Rama Devi Women's College, Bhubaneswar. Later, she studied B.A. from Bhavan's College, West Mumbai.

Mishra has learnt Odissi dance from Guru Gangadhar Pradhan.^[2]

Career

Mishra made her acting debut as a child artist at the age of five with the film Sabata Maa and Suna Pankhuri . She rose to popularity after she appeared in ETV Odia's Tulasi playing Smruti. In 2006, she won the Odisha State Film Award for Best Child Actor for Sashughara Chalijibi.

She made her debut in Ollywood as a lead actress with the film Thukool alongside Babushan. She then starred in more than 10 Odia feature films.^[2] Later she played the lead role in Omm by S3 Movies along with Sambit Acharya, Bindas Romeo, Om Sai Ram, ACP Sagarika, Mitha Mitha, etc.^[3] In 2018, she starred in Hello Arsi opposite to Partha Sarathi Ray, and the movie got the national award.^[1]

In 2014, Mishra participated in Zee TV's India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj. She went on to star in various Odia films. In 2018 she also played Madhura In Laal Ishq in an episodic role.

She gained nationwide recognition for her role in Bitti Business Walli, a Hindi serial aired on &TV. ^[4]

In 2019, she participated in MTV India's Ace Of Space 2, emerging as a finalist.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Hari Bhai Harena		Odia
2003	Sabata Maa	Rama
2006	Sasughara Chalijibi
2009	Sata Sure Bandha Ae Jibana	Sangita
	Pagala Karichi Pauji Toro
	Thukul	Aaina
2012	Omm	Shree
2013	ACP Sagarika	Chandni
	Premika
	Kuanri Kanya	Rangabati
2014	Bindas Romeo
	Om Sai Ram	Lalita
2015	Kaun Kitne Paani Mein	Special appearance in Rangabati song	Hindi
2017	Mitha Mitha	Prakruti	Odia
2017	Hello Arsi	Arsi
2020	Masala Steps	Anuradha	Hindi
2022	Premam	Padmini	Odia	credited as Prakruti
2024	Kuhudi
2024	Prachand		Hindi
TBA	Poglu (Paglu)[5][6]		Odia	Unreleased
TBA	Droupadi	Droupadi		Pre-production
TBA	Coffee Shop	TBA		Completed; unreleased

Television

Year	Show	Channel	Role
2005–2006	Tulasi	ETV Odia	Smruti
2013	Mr and Miss Kalinga	Kalinga TV	Judge
2014	India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj	Zee TV	Contestant
2015	Raja Queen 2015	Zee Sarthak	Judge
2016	Trideviyaan	SAB TV	Nancy
2017	Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki	Star Bharat	Devjani
2018	Bitti Business Wali	&TV	Bitti
	Laal Ishq		Madhura (Episode 91 and 105)
2019	Ace Of Space 2	MTV India	Contestant (6th place)
2022	Ditch Witch	Atrangi TV

Web series

Year	Title	Language	Channel
2020	Class of 2020	Hindi	MTV India
2023	The Haunting		Amazon Mini TV

Music videos

Year	Title	Language
2004	Deuchi Mo Ban Aakhi	Odia
2015	Nazdikiyan 1
2017	Nazdikiyan 2
	Nagei De Bhogo
	Priya
2018	Goolam
	Re Parichaya
	Pyaasi Hai Rooh	Hindi
2019	Theher Ja
	Casanova
	I Am Waiting Zindagi

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
2006	Odisha State Film Award	Best Child Actress	Sasu Ghara Chali Jibi	Won
2018	National Film Award	Special Mention	Hello Arsi	Won	[7]
2019	Odisha Music Awards	Odia Sensation Of The Year	—	Won	[8]