{"id":609492,"date":"2026-07-29T06:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/609492\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:10:15","slug":"blast-actress-preity-mukhundhan-lands-imdb-breakout-star-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/609492\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Blast&#8217; Actress Preity Mukhundhan Lands IMDb Breakout Star Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/blast\/\" id=\"auto-tag_blast\" data-tag=\"blast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blast<\/a> and\u00a0Idhayam Murali star <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/preity-mukhundhan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_preity-mukhundhan\" data-tag=\"preity-mukhundhan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Preity Mukhundhan<\/a> is the latest recipient of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/imdb\/\" id=\"auto-tag_imdb\" data-tag=\"imdb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IMDb<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Breakout Star\u2019 STARmeter Award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNew to the Indian film and TV business having started in 2024, she has already worked across Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema, and IMDb has now bestowed its award on her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe award recognizes those in Popular Indian Celebrities list published on the IMDb app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIMDb has feted Mukhundhan on the back of her performances in Tamil movies Blast and\u00a0Idhayam Murali, which released within two months of each other. The roles drove a surge in her popularity on IMDb, ranking as the second-most popular Indian celebrity one week and sixth biggest the following week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMukhundhan has five more projects scheduled, including the Telugu film Emo Emo Idi and an untitled Tamil film alongside Ashok Selvan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cReceiving the IMDb \u2018breakout star\u2019 STARmeter Award is incredibly special and a moment I will always cherish,\u201d said Mukhundhan. \u201cThis recognition means a lot to me because it comes directly from the interest and support of audiences around the world.\u00a0I\u2019m so grateful to my fans for all the love they have showered upon me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t think I would be here without you, and I feel so encouraged to do better every day, to put out good movies, and to keep growing. To IMDb,\u00a0as a movie buff, the kid in me is really happy, so this means a lot. This is recognition I\u2019ve worked really hard for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tShe added: \u201cAs an actor, you hope that the characters you portray leave an impact, and the response to my work has reassured me that I am on the right path. This award motivates me to keep learning, challenging myself, and taking on roles that resonate with people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tPrevious IMDb Breakout Star STARmeter Award recipients include\u00a0Akash Makhija, Ramandeep Yadav,\u00a0Ambrish Verma, Ahaan Panday,\u00a0Aneet Padda,\u00a0Monika Panwar, Zahan Kapoor, Kani Kusruti, Sharvari, Nitanshi Goel, Adarsh Gourav, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Hawke and Reg\u00e9-Jean Page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Blast and\u00a0Idhayam Murali star Preity Mukhundhan is the latest recipient of IMDb\u2018s \u2018Breakout Star\u2019 STARmeter Award. 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