Ritika Mohan Singh is an Indian actress and martial artist who predominantly features in Tamil films, in addition to Hindi and Telugu films.
Ritika Singh | |
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 Ritika Singh in 2018 | |
| Born | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 2016—present |
| Awards | National Film Award – Special Jury Award Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
After competing for India at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games and then participating in the Super Fight League, she played a leading role in Sudha Kongara Prasad's Tamil film Irudhi Suttru (also simultaneously shot in Hindi as Saala Khadoos) alongside R. Madhavan.[1]
She received Filmfare Awards three times for the same role in three languages: Tamil (Irudhi Suttru), Hindi (Saala Khadoos) and Telugu (Guru). She has won a National Award, one SIIMA award, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award special Prize and three Filmfare Awards.
Mixed martial arts career
editSingh trained as a kickboxer and as a mixed martial artist since childhood, under the guidance of her father. She appeared in the inaugural season of the Super Fight League and competed as a mixed martial artist.[2][3]
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 4 matches | 1 win | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1–3 | Daizy Singh | Decision (Unanimous) | SFL 22-23 | 17 August 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Mumbai, India | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Irene Cabello Rivera | Submission (armbar) | SFL 18 | 24 May 2013 | 1 | 2:06 | Mumbai, India | |
| Win | 1-1 | Aya Saber | Decision (Unanimous) | SFL 11 | 30 November 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Mumbai, India | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Manjit Kolekar | TKO (punches) | SFL 5 | 19 October 2012 | 2 | 3:45 | Mumbai, India |
Acting career
editRitika Singh began her acting career in 2013. She was spotted by director Sudha Kongara Prasad in an advertisement for the Super Fight League, and she later auditioned to play a leading role in her bilingual film, Irudhi Suttru (2016), titled Saala Khadoos in Hindi, after the makers managed to contact her through the competition's chairman, Raj Kundra.[4] Portraying Madhi, a Marwari girl who grows up in the slums of Chennai, Singh was signed because the makers wanted a professional boxer to act, rather than an actress to act as a boxer. For the Tamil version, Irudhi Suttru, Singh phonetically learned her part in Tamil by writing down the dialogues in Hindi. Co-produced by the film's lead actors, R. Madhavan and Rajkumar Hirani, the film was released in late January 2016.[5] Ritika received rave reviews for her portrayal, with Sify.com stating "she is a marvelous discovery" and "her lip sync, body language, and gait are major highlights for the film".[6] For her performance in Irudhi Suttru, Ritika won the Special Mention at the 63rd National Film Awards and became the first actress who did not dub for her role to be recognised at the National Awards.[7] Singh later appeared in Manikandan's Aandavan Kattalai, which was released in September 2016.[8] Her next film is the Telugu movie Guru (2017), a remake of Irudhi Suttru.[9] Later, she performed in the horror comedy P. Vasu's Shivalinga (2017) and the Telugu movie Neevevaro (2018).[10] She played the female protagonist in the romantic fantasy film Oh My Kadavule (2020) with Ashok Selvan.[11]
In 2023, she has starred in leading role in the Hindi survivalist-thriller titled InCar.[12] Later, she acted in the streaming series Story of Things (2023) and Bench Life (2024).[13][14] Ritika plays a key role in Vettaiyan (2024) who is part of a team of investigators with Rajinikanth's character at the helm.[15]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Irudhi Suttru | Ezhil Madhi | Tamil | Bilingual film[16] |
| Saala Khadoos | Hindi | |||
| Aandavan Kattalai | Karmegha Kuzhali | Tamil | [17] | |
| 2017 | Guru | Rameshwari "Ramulu" | Telugu | Remake of Irudhi Suttru / Saala Khadoos |
| Shivalinga | Sathya | Tamil | [18] | |
| 2018 | Neevevaro | Anu | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Oh My Kadavule | Anu Paulraj | Tamil | [19] |
| 2023 | InCar | Sakshi Gulati | Hindi | |
| Kolai | Sandhya Mohanraj | Tamil | ||
| King of Kotha | Herself | Malayalam | Special appearance | |
| Valari | Divya Dharshini | Telugu | ||
| 2024 | Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance |
| Vettaiyan | ASP Roopa Kiran | Tamil |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Story of Things | Shurthi | Tamil | Sony LIV | Segment: Compressor | [20] |
| 2024 | Bench Life | Meenakshi Sharma | Telugu |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ritika Singh wants to stay grounded". The Indian Express. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Sunaina Kumar (22 June 2013). "Not Your Usual Punching Bags". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Ritika Singh MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Never thought of acting in Bollywood: boxer Ritika Singh". The Indian Express. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Saala Khadoos: Ritika Singh not the only real-life boxer in the Rajkumar Hirani movie!". India.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Review : Irudhi Suttru review". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "It's like winning an Oscar: Ritika Singh on National Award". The Indian Express. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Aandavan Kattalai: Overwhelming positive response from audiences!". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Guru movie review: Venkatesh and Ritika Singh battle egos in this intense sports drama". 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Neevevaro Movie Review {3/5}: A promising plot, but is too cluttered to make any impact". The Times of India.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule Movie Review : It is this sensitivity that makes Oh My Kadavule refreshing".
- ^ "'I'm a martial artist, but still feel unsafe at night', says 'InCar' actress Ritika Singh".
- ^ "Story of Things Review: A satisfying ride into a strange world of quirk and mystery".
- ^ "'Bench Life' web series review: A breezy comedy-drama about redemption and reconciliation".
- ^ "Ritika Singh on her Vettaiyan co-star Rajinikanth: "There is never going to be another human who is as legendary as him"".
- ^ "Ritika Singh gets 'immense appreciation' over "Saala Khadoos" trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Ritika to play an urban girl in Manikandan's next film". The Times of India.
- ^ "Lawrence Raghava, Ritika Singh pair up for horror flick Shivalinga". The Indian Express. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule first look out: Ritika Singh and Ashok Selvan are cute together". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date". The Indian Express. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "She got a special mention at the National Awards: Who is Ritika Singh? - SheThePeople TV".
- ^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards announced for 2015". Chennai, India: MSN. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - 2016". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2017 day 2: Janatha Garage, Kirik Party, U-turn win top awards". Firstpost. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award". Retrieved 3 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SIIMA 2017 concludes: Ranbir-Kat make a special appearance". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete list of winners". 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Best actor (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for Pink".
- ^ "65th Filmfare Awards (South): Here's a full list of winners". The New Indian Express. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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