Riythvika
Riythvika | |
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| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Madras (film) Bigg Boss Tamil 2 |
| Parent | Pannerselvam (Father) Sumathi (Mother) |
Riythvika is an Indian film actress who appears in supporting roles in Tamil films. After starting her career with a role in Bala's Paradesi (2013), she made a breakthrough with her performance as a feisty housewife in Pa. Ranjith's Madras (2014). In 2018, she won the Tamil reality television show, Bigg Boss Tamil.
Career
Riythvika studied at Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College For Women (SIET) in Teynampet, Chennai.[1] She has stated that she had always dreamt of acting in films and that she used to act out scenes and reel out dialogues from films as a child. While studying at SIET, she acted in a number of short films and sent her photos to film PROs, trying for an entry into the cinema industry.[1]
During that period, director Bala was casting for his next project, Paradesi (2013), an adaptation of the English novel Red Tea (1969), which delves into the plight of tea plantation workers in the Madras Presidency during the British Raj. After going through a couple of auditions, she was selected to play the role of Karuthakanni, a young woman who gets tortured and sexually exploited in the plantations.[1] She went on to act in Vikraman's romance film Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014) before being chosen by Pa. Ranjith for Madras (2014) to play a pivotal supporting role opposite Kalaiyarasan. Her portrayal of a North Chennai girl was lauded by critics and she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil besides several other nominations.[2][3]
The success of Madras prompted Ranjith and other film-makers to often cast her as a girl from a lower socio-economic background. In this trend, she notably appeared as a drug addict in Kabali (2016), and as a prostitute in Iru Mugan (2016),Torchlight (2018) and Sigai (2018).[4][5] In other assignments during the period, she featured as a liberal radio jockey in Oru Naal Koothu (2016), and as a ghost in the horror comedy, Onaaigal Jakkiradhai (2018).
She is currently working on projects including Odavum Mudiyathu Oliyavum Mudiyathu, and an untitled biopic of actor-politician MGR, where she essays the role of Janaki Ramachandran. For the latter role, Riythvika carefully studied the habits and behaviour of Janaki, including by watching her old films.[6] In 2018, she won the second season of the Tamil reality television show Bigg Boss.
Filmography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Paradesi | Karuthakanni | |
| 2014 | Ninaithathu Yaaro | Thenmozhi | |
| Madras | Mary | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2016 | Azhagu Kutti Chellam | Saravanan's wife | |
| Anjala | Anjala | ||
| Oru Naal Koothu | Susheela | ||
| Kabali | Meena | ||
| Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu | Dhivya | ||
| Iru Mugan | Kidnapped girl | Cameo appearance | |
| 2018 | Onaaigal Jakkiradhai | Anjali | |
| Torchlight | Kavitha | ||
| 2019 | Sigai | Bhuvana | direct-to-video |
| Nethra | Jessie | ||
| Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu | Tanya | ||
| 2020 | Walter | Padmavathi | |
| MGR | Janaki Ramachandran | Filming | |
| Maadu | Filming | ||
| Odavum Mudiyathu Oliyavum Mudiyathu | Post-production | ||
| Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | TV Channel | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bigg Boss Tamil 2 | Star Vijay | Contestant | Season 2 winner |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss Tamil 3 | Star Vijay | Guest | To promote her film Irandaam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Kundu |
| Bigg Boss Tamil 3 | Star Vijay | Guest | To introduce the biggboss Trophy and to escort Sherin as she finished fourth | |
| 2020 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Sun TV | Guest |
References
- ^ a b c "An eye on good films – Chennai – The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Ritwika to play an RJ in her next – The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Complete list of Filmfare awards (Tamil)". sify.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Rajini sir appreciated my act and I got emotional – The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Riythvika is the new ghost in town. Deccan Chronicle (22 September 2017).
- ^ Excited to play Janaki in MGR biopic: Riythvika. Times of India (18 January 2018). Retrieved on 10 October 2018.