Ritika Singh

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Ritika Singh
Ritika Singh at the launch of the short film I Am Sorry.jpg
Ritika Singh in 2018
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • martial artist
Years active2016—present
Awards National Film Award – Special Jury Award
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil

Ritika Mohan Singh is an Indian actress and martial artist who predominantly features in Tamil films, in addition to Hindi and Telugu films.

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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

Singh 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

Professional record breakdown
4 matches1 win3 losses
By knockout01
By submission01
By decision11
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss1–3Daizy SinghDecision (Unanimous) SFL 22-23 17 August 201335:00 Mumbai, India
Loss1–2Irene Cabello RiveraSubmission (armbar) SFL 18 24 May 201312:06 Mumbai, India
Win1-1Aya SaberDecision (Unanimous) SFL 11 30 November 201235:00 Mumbai, India
Loss0–1Manjit KolekarTKO (punches) SFL 5 19 October 201223:45 Mumbai, India

Acting career

Ritika 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

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2016 Irudhi Suttru Ezhil MadhiTamilBilingual film [16]
Saala Khadoos Hindi
Aandavan Kattalai Karmegha KuzhaliTamil [17]
2017 Guru Rameshwari "Ramulu"TeluguRemake of Irudhi Suttru / Saala Khadoos
Shivalinga SathyaTamil [18]
2018 Neevevaro AnuTelugu
2020 Oh My Kadavule Anu PaulrajTamil [19]
2023 InCar Sakshi GulatiHindi
Kolai Sandhya MohanrajTamil
King of Kotha HerselfMalayalamSpecial appearance
ValariDivya DharshiniTelugu
2024 Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan HerselfTamilSpecial appearance
Vettaiyan ASP Roopa KiranTamil

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotesRef.
2023 Story of Things ShurthiTamil Sony LIV Segment: Compressor [20]
2024 Bench Life Meenakshi SharmaTelugu

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
YearTitleAwardRef.
2016 Irudhi Suttru National Film Award – Special Jury Award [21]
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize [22]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Actress [23]
IIFA Utsavam for Best Actress – Tamil [24]
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil [25]
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress [26]
Saala Khadoos Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut [27]
Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut [28]
2018 Guru Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu [29]

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