Mithra Kurian was no lead figure in the southern industry but had an enviable charm that made her go on par with leading actresses. Along with Nayanthara, Mithra worked on Bodyguard to earn big praise for her portrayal of Sethulakshmi, who in the final stages of the movie arguably replaced Nayanthara as the lead. Bodyguard brought in success which took Mithra to try her luck with other languages. In the Tamil remake of Bodyguard, director Siddhique retained Mithra but changed all. Her last Malayalam movie came in 2014. She got married and started slowly fading from the reel world like all her contemporaries.

However, after nine years, she is returning to the Malayalam movie world with Rajesh Vaidya directed 'Sannidhanam P O'. The pan-Indian movie, a tribute to lord Ayyappa will star Gokul Suresh, Yogi Babu, and Pramod Shetty among big names. Menaka Suresh also plays a prominent role in the film.