Ritika Singh


Reethika Singh is an Indian actress and mixed martial artist, who predominantly appears in Tamil films in addition to Hindi and Telugu films. 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 alongside R. Madhavan. She won Special Mention at the 63rd National Film Awards for her performance in the film. She next appeared in the Telugu film Guru and Tamil film Shivalinga. She received Filmfare Awards thrice for a same role in three different languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Mixed martial arts career

Singh trained as a kickboxer and as a mixed martial artist since childhood, under the guidance of her father. She made her debut in a national competition by competing in the 52 kg category at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games as a kickboxer. She subsequently appeared in the inaugural season of the Super Fight League and competed as a mixed martial artist.

Mixed martial arts record

Acting career

Ritika Singh began her acting career in 2013, she was spotted by director Sudha Kongara Prasad in an advert for the Super Fight League and she later auditioned to play a leading role in her bilingual film, Saala Khadoos, after the makers managed to contact her through the competition's chairman, Raj Kundra. 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 actor R. Madhavan and Rajkumar Hirani, the film was released in late January 2016. Ritika received rave reviews for her portrayal, with Sify.com stating "she is a marvelous discovery" and "her lip sync, body language and gait is a major highlight for the film". For her performance in Irudhi Suttru, Ritika won the a 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. Singh later appeared in Manikandan's Aandavan Kattalai, which was released in September 2016.
As of September 2016, Singh is working on P. Vasu's Shivalinga and Guru, the Telugu remake of Irudhi Suttru.

Filmography

Awards

YearFilmAward
2016Irudhi SuttruNational Film Award – Special Jury Award
2016Irudhi SuttruAnanda Vikatan Cinema Awards-Best Actress Award
2016Irudhi Suttru2nd IIFA Utsavam - Best Actor Female
2016Saala KhadoosFilmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2016Saala KhadoosZee Cine Award for Best Female Debutant
2017GuruApsara Awards - Latest Sensation of the Year
2017Irudhi Suttru64th Filmfare Awards South - Best Actor Female
2017Irudhi SuttruSIIMA 2017 - Best Debutant Female Award
2018Guru65th Filmfare Awards South - Critics Award for Best Actress
2018GuruZee Telugu Golden Awards - Best Find of the Year 2017