Ritika Singh | |
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 Ritika Singh in 2018 | |
| Born | Mumbai,Maharashtra India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2016—present |
| Awards | National Film Award – Special Jury Award Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
Ritika Mohan Singh is an Indian actress andmixed martial artist who predominantly works inTamil andTelugu films.
After competing for India at the2009 Asian Indoor Games and then participating in theSuper Fight League, she played a leading role inSudha Kongara Prasad's Tamil filmIrudhi Suttru (also simultaneously shot in Hindi asSaala Khadoos) alongsideR. Madhavan.[1]
She receivedFilmfare Awards three times for the same role in three languages: Tamil (Irudhi Suttru), Hindi (Saala Khadoos) and Telugu (Guru). She has won aNational Award, oneSIIMA award, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award special Prize and threeFilmfare Awards.
Singh trained as a kickboxer and as amixed martial artist since childhood, under the guidance of her father. She appeared in the inaugural season of theSuper Fight League and competed as a mixed martial artist.[2][3]
| 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 |
Ritika Singh began her acting career in 2013. She was spotted by directorSudha 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), titledSaala 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 ofChennai, 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 andRajkumar Hirani, the film was released in late January 2016.[5] Ritika received rave reviews for her portrayal, withSify.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 inIrudhi Suttru, Ritika won theSpecial Mention at the63rd 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 inManikandan'sAandavan Kattalai, which was released in September 2016.[8] Her next film is the Telugu movieGuru (2017), a remake ofIrudhi Suttru.[9] Later, she performed in the horror comedyP. Vasu'sShivalinga (2017) and the Telugu movieNeevevaro (2018).[10]She played the female protagonist in the romantic fantasy filmOh My Kadavule (2020) withAshok Selvan.[11]
In 2023, she has starred in leading role in the Hindi survivalist-thriller titledInCar.[12] Later, she acted in the streaming seriesStory of Things (2023) andBench Life (2024).[13][14] Ritika plays a key role inVettaiyan (2024) who is part of a team of investigators withRajinikanth's character at the helm.[15]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions 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 | |
| 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 | Cameo appearance | |
| 2024 | Valari | Divya Dharshini | Telugu | |
| Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Vettaiyan | ASP Roopa Kiran | Tamil |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Story of Things | Shruthi | Tamil | Sony LIV | Segment:Compressor | [20] |
| 2024 | Bench Life | Meenakshi Sharma | Telugu |
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