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{{short description|Indian actress and former martial artist }}
{{short description|Indian actress and former martial artist}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Ritika Singh
| name = Ritika Singh
| image = Ritika Singh at the launch of the short film I Am Sorry.jpg
| image = Ritika Singh at the launch of the short film I Am Sorry.jpg
| caption = Ritika Singh at the launch of the short film I Am Sorry
| caption = Ritika Singh in 2018
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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| nationality = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|martial artist}}
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'''Ritika Mohan Singh''' is an Indian actress and former [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] who predominantly features in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films, in addition to [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] films. After competing for India at the [[Kickboxing at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|2009 Asian Indoor Games]] and then participating in the [[2012 in Super Fight League|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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ritika-singh-wants-to-stay-grounded/ |title=Ritika Singh wants to stay grounded |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> She won [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]] at the [[63rd National Film Awards]] for her performance in the film. She received [[Filmfare Awards]] three times for the same role in three languages: Tamil (''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''), Hindi (''[[Irudhi Suttru|Saala Khadoos]]'') and Telugu (''[[Guru (2017 film)|Guru]]''). She has won a [[National Award]], one [[SIIMA]] award, one [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards| Tamil Nadu State Film Award special Prize]] and three [[Filmfare Awards]] (2 [[Filmfare Award South]] and 1 [[Filmfare Award]]) respectively.
'''Ritika Mohan Singh''' is an Indian actress and [[Mixed martial arts|martial artist]] who predominantly features in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films, in addition to [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films.
After competing for India at the [[Kickboxing at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|2009 Asian Indoor Games]] and then participating in the [[2012 in Super Fight League|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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ritika-singh-wants-to-stay-grounded/ |title=Ritika Singh wants to stay grounded |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>
She received [[Filmfare Awards]] three times for the same role in three languages: Tamil (''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''), Hindi (''[[Irudhi Suttru|Saala Khadoos]]'') and Telugu (''[[Guru (2017 film)|Guru]]''). She has won a [[National Award]], one [[SIIMA]] award, one [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards| Tamil Nadu State Film Award special Prize]] and three [[Filmfare Awards]].


==Mixed martial arts career==
==Mixed martial arts career==
Singh trained as a kickboxer and as a [[Mixed martial arts|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sunaina Kumar |url=http://www.tehelka.com/2013/06/not-your-usual-punching-bags/ |title=Not Your Usual Punching Bags |website=[[Tehelka]] |date=22 June 2013 |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903163000/http://www.tehelka.com/2013/06/not-your-usual-punching-bags/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ritika-Singh-116827 |title=Ritika Singh MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography |website=[[Sherdog]] |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>
Singh trained as a kickboxer and as a [[Mixed martial arts|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sunaina Kumar |url=http://www.tehelka.com/2013/06/not-your-usual-punching-bags/ |title=Not Your Usual Punching Bags |website=[[Tehelka]] |date=22 June 2013 |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903163000/http://www.tehelka.com/2013/06/not-your-usual-punching-bags/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ritika-Singh-116827 |title=Ritika Singh MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography |website=[[Sherdog]] |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>


===Mixed martial arts record===
===Mixed martial arts record===
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==Acting career==
==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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/never-thought-of-acting-in-bollywood-boxer-ritika-singh/ |title=Never thought of acting in Bollywood: boxer Ritika Singh |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/saala-khadoos-ritika-singh-not-the-only-real-life-boxer-in-the-rajkumar-hirani-movie-890567/ |title=Saala Khadoos: Ritika Singh not the only real-life boxer in the Rajkumar Hirani movie! |website=India.com |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> Ritika received rave reviews for her portrayal, with [[Sify|Sify.com]] stating "she is a marvelous discovery" and "her lip sync, body language, and gait are major highlights for the film".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irudhi-suttru-review-tamil-qb3kkffigibjj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129065746/http://www.sify.com/movies/irudhi-suttru-review-tamil-qb3kkffigibjj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2016 |title=Review : Irudhi Suttru review |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> For her performance in ''Irudhi Suttru'', Ritika won the [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/its-like-winning-an-oscar-ritika-singh-on-national-award/ |title=It's like winning an Oscar: Ritika Singh on National Award |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 March 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> Singh later appeared in [[M. Manikandan|Manikandan]]'s ''[[Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)|Aandavan Kattalai]]'', which was released in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aandavan-kattalai-overwhelming-positive-response-from-audiences-news-tamil-qjyrmtfjhagdb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925171808/http://www.sify.com/movies/aandavan-kattalai-overwhelming-positive-response-from-audiences-news-tamil-qjyrmtfjhagdb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2016 |title=Aandavan Kattalai: Overwhelming positive response from audiences! |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref> Her next film is the Telugu movie ''[[Guru (2017 film)|Guru]]'' (2017), a remake of ''Irudhi Suttru''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/guru-movie-review-venkatesh-and-ritika-singh-battle-egos-in-this-intense-sports-drama-3360140.html |title=Guru movie review: Venkatesh and Ritika Singh battle egos in this intense sports drama |date=30 March 2017}}</ref> Later, she performed in the horror comedy [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|Shivalinga]]'' (2017) and the Telugu movie ''[[Neevevaro]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sivalinga/sivalinga-review.html |title=Sivalinga (Aka) Shivalinga review |date=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/neevevaro/movie-review/65525405.cms|title = Neevevaro Movie Review {3/5}: A promising plot, but is too cluttered to make any impact|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/never-thought-of-acting-in-bollywood-boxer-ritika-singh/ |title=Never thought of acting in Bollywood: boxer Ritika Singh |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/saala-khadoos-ritika-singh-not-the-only-real-life-boxer-in-the-rajkumar-hirani-movie-890567/ |title=Saala Khadoos: Ritika Singh not the only real-life boxer in the Rajkumar Hirani movie! |website=India.com |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> Ritika received rave reviews for her portrayal, with [[Sify|Sify.com]] stating "she is a marvelous discovery" and "her lip sync, body language, and gait are major highlights for the film".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irudhi-suttru-review-tamil-qb3kkffigibjj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129065746/http://www.sify.com/movies/irudhi-suttru-review-tamil-qb3kkffigibjj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2016 |title=Review : Irudhi Suttru review |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> For her performance in ''Irudhi Suttru'', Ritika won the [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/its-like-winning-an-oscar-ritika-singh-on-national-award/ |title=It's like winning an Oscar: Ritika Singh on National Award |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 March 2016 |access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> Singh later appeared in [[M. Manikandan|Manikandan]]'s ''[[Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)|Aandavan Kattalai]]'', which was released in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aandavan-kattalai-overwhelming-positive-response-from-audiences-news-tamil-qjyrmtfjhagdb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925171808/http://www.sify.com/movies/aandavan-kattalai-overwhelming-positive-response-from-audiences-news-tamil-qjyrmtfjhagdb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2016 |title=Aandavan Kattalai: Overwhelming positive response from audiences! |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref> Her next film is the Telugu movie ''[[Guru (2017 film)|Guru]]'' (2017), a remake of ''Irudhi Suttru''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/guru-movie-review-venkatesh-and-ritika-singh-battle-egos-in-this-intense-sports-drama-3360140.html |title=Guru movie review: Venkatesh and Ritika Singh battle egos in this intense sports drama |date=30 March 2017}}</ref> Later, she performed in the horror comedy [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|Shivalinga]]'' (2017) and the Telugu movie ''[[Neevevaro]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/neevevaro/movie-review/65525405.cms|title = Neevevaro Movie Review {3/5}: A promising plot, but is too cluttered to make any impact|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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She played the female protagonist in the romantic fantasy film ''[[Oh My Kadavule]]'' (2020) with [[Ashok Selvan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/oh-my-kadavule/movie-review/74104692.cms|title = Oh My Kadavule Movie Review : It is this sensitivity that makes Oh My Kadavule refreshing}}</ref>


In 2023, she has starred in leading role in the Hindi survivalist-thriller titled ''[[InCar]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2023/Mar/01/im-a-martial-artist-but-still-feel-unsafeat-night-says-incar-actress-ritika-singh-2551807.html|title = 'I'm a martial artist, but still feel unsafe at night', says 'InCar' actress Ritika Singh}}</ref> Later, she acted in the streaming series ''[[Story of Things]]'' (2023) and ''[[Bench Life]]'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/Jan/06/story-of-things-anthology-reviewa-satisfying-ride-into-a-strange-world-of-quirkand-mystery-38482.html|title = Story of Things Review: A satisfying ride into a strange world of quirk and mystery}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2024/Sep/14/bench-life-web-series-review-a-breezy-comedy-drama-about-redemption-and-reconciliation|title = 'Bench Life' web series review: A breezy comedy-drama about redemption and reconciliation}}</ref> Ritika plays a key role in ''[[Vettaiyan]]'' (2024) who is part of a team of investigators with [[Rajinikanth]]'s character at the helm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Oct/11/ritika-singh-on-her-vettaiyan-co-star-rajinikanth-there-is-never-going-to-be-another-human-who-is-as-legendary-as-him|title = Ritika Singh on her Vettaiyan co-star Rajinikanth: "There is never going to be another human who is as legendary as him"}}</ref>
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In 2020, she played the female protagonist in the film ''[[Oh My Kadavule]]'' with [[Ashok Selvan]] and [[Vani Bhojan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/oh-my-kadavule/oh-my-kadavule-review.html |title=Oh My Kadavule (Aka) OMK review |date=12 February 2020}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| rowspan="3" |2016 ||''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''|| rowspan="2" | Ezhil Madhi ||Tamil|| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ritika-Singh-gets-immense-appreciation-over-Saala-Khadoos-trailer/articleshow/50214900.cms |title=Ritika Singh gets 'immense appreciation' over "Saala Khadoos" trailer |work=The Times of India |access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |2016 ||''[[Irudhi Suttru]]''|| rowspan="2" |Ezhil Madhi||Tamil|| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ritika-Singh-gets-immense-appreciation-over-Saala-Khadoos-trailer/articleshow/50214900.cms |title=Ritika Singh gets 'immense appreciation' over "Saala Khadoos" trailer |work=The Times of India |access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>
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|''[[Irudhi Suttru|Saala Khadoos]]''
|''[[Irudhi Suttru|Saala Khadoos]]''
|Hindi
|Hindi
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|[[Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)|''Aandavan Kattalai'']]|| Karmegha Kuzhali || Tamil ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ritika-to-play-an-urban-girl-in-Manikandans-next-film/articleshow/51208818.cms |title=Ritika to play an urban girl in Manikandan's next film |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|[[Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)|''Aandavan Kattalai'']]||Karmegha Kuzhali||Tamil||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ritika-to-play-an-urban-girl-in-Manikandans-next-film/articleshow/51208818.cms |title=Ritika to play an urban girl in Manikandan's next film |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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|rowspan=2|2017 || [[Guru (2017 film)|''Guru'']]|| Rameshwari "Ramulu" || Telugu ||
|rowspan=2|2017 ||[[Guru (2017 film)|''Guru'']]||Rameshwari "Ramulu"||Telugu||Remake of ''[[Irudhi Suttru]]'' / ''[[Irudhi Suttru|Saala Khadoos]]''
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|[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|''Shivalinga'']] || Sathya || Tamil || <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2016 |title=Lawrence Raghava, Ritika Singh pair up for horror flick Shivalinga |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/lawrence-raghava-ritika-singh-pair-up-for-horror-flick-shivalinga-4392938/ |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|''Shivalinga'']]||Sathya||Tamil|| <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2016 |title=Lawrence Raghava, Ritika Singh pair up for horror flick Shivalinga |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/lawrence-raghava-ritika-singh-pair-up-for-horror-flick-shivalinga-4392938/ |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|2018 ||''[[Neevevaro]]''|| Anu || Telugu ||
|2018||''[[Neevevaro]]''||Anu||Telugu||
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|2020 ||''[[Oh My Kadavule]]''|| Anu Paulraj ||Tamil|| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/oh-my-kadavule-first-look-out-ritika-singh-and-ashok-selvan-are-cute-together-1598517-2019-09-12 |title=Oh My Kadavule first look out: Ritika Singh and Ashok Selvan are cute together |newspaper=India Today |language=en |access-date=13 January 2020 |agency=Ist}}</ref>
|2020||''[[Oh My Kadavule]]''||Anu Paulraj||Tamil|| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/oh-my-kadavule-first-look-out-ritika-singh-and-ashok-selvan-are-cute-together-1598517-2019-09-12 |title=Oh My Kadavule first look out: Ritika Singh and Ashok Selvan are cute together |newspaper=India Today |language=en |access-date=13 January 2020 |agency=Ist}}</ref>
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|rowspan="4" |2023 || ''[[InCar]]'' || Sakshi Gulati || Hindi ||
|rowspan="4" |2023 ||''[[InCar]]''||Sakshi Gulati||Hindi||
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| ''[[Kolai (film)|Kolai]]'' || Sandhya Mohanraj || Tamil ||
|''[[Kolai (film)|Kolai]]''||Sandhya Mohanraj||Tamil||
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| ''[[King of Kotha]]'' || Herself || Malayalam || Special appearance
|''[[King of Kotha]]''||Herself||Malayalam||Special appearance
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| ''Valari'' || Divya Dharshini || Telugu ||
|''Valari''||Divya Dharshini||Telugu||
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| 2024 || ''[[Vettaiyan]]'' || TBA || Tamil || Filming
| rowspan="2"| 2024 ||''[[Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan]]'' ||Herself||Tamil||Special appearance
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| ''[[Vettaiyan]]'' ||ASP Roopa Kiran||Tamil||
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=== Web series ===
=== Television ===
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|[[SonyLIV|Sony LIV]] Originals Segment: ''Compressor''
| rowspan="2" |[[SonyLIV|Sony LIV]]
|Segment: ''Compressor''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-27 |title=SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/sonylivs-anthology-series-story-of-things-to-debut-on-jan-6-8346084/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2022 |title=SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/sonylivs-anthology-series-story-of-things-to-debut-on-jan-6-8346084/ |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|''[[Bench Life]]''
|Meenakshi Sharma
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==Awards==
==Awards and nominations==
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|rowspan="6"|2016 || rowspan="4" | ''[[Irudhi Suttru]]'' || [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/a-national-award-special-mention-on-debut-an-introduction-to-ritika-singh/ |title=She got a special mention at the National Awards: Who is Ritika Singh? - SheThePeople TV}}</ref>
|rowspan="8"|2016 || rowspan="6" | ''[[Irudhi Suttru]]'' || [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/a-national-award-special-mention-on-debut-an-introduction-to-ritika-singh/ |title=She got a special mention at the National Awards: Who is Ritika Singh? - SheThePeople TV}}</ref>
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Ritika Singh
Ritika Singh in 2018
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • martial artist
Years active2016—present
AwardsNational 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.

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

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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

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Professional record breakdown
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

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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

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Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
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

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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

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List of awards and nominations
Year Title Award Ref.
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]

References

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  1. ^ "Ritika Singh wants to stay grounded". The Indian Express. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ Sunaina Kumar (22 June 2013). "Not Your Usual Punching Bags". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Ritika Singh MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Never thought of acting in Bollywood: boxer Ritika Singh". The Indian Express. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Saala Khadoos: Ritika Singh not the only real-life boxer in the Rajkumar Hirani movie!". India.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Review : Irudhi Suttru review". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ "It's like winning an Oscar: Ritika Singh on National Award". The Indian Express. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Aandavan Kattalai: Overwhelming positive response from audiences!". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Guru movie review: Venkatesh and Ritika Singh battle egos in this intense sports drama". 30 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Neevevaro Movie Review {3/5}: A promising plot, but is too cluttered to make any impact". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Oh My Kadavule Movie Review : It is this sensitivity that makes Oh My Kadavule refreshing".
  12. ^ "'I'm a martial artist, but still feel unsafe at night', says 'InCar' actress Ritika Singh".
  13. ^ "Story of Things Review: A satisfying ride into a strange world of quirk and mystery".
  14. ^ "'Bench Life' web series review: A breezy comedy-drama about redemption and reconciliation".
  15. ^ "Ritika Singh on her Vettaiyan co-star Rajinikanth: "There is never going to be another human who is as legendary as him"".
  16. ^ "Ritika Singh gets 'immense appreciation' over "Saala Khadoos" trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Ritika to play an urban girl in Manikandan's next film". The Times of India.
  18. ^ "Lawrence Raghava, Ritika Singh pair up for horror flick Shivalinga". The Indian Express. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Oh My Kadavule first look out: Ritika Singh and Ashok Selvan are cute together". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  20. ^ "SonyLIV's Tamil anthology series Story of Things gets release date". The Indian Express. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  21. ^ "She got a special mention at the National Awards: Who is Ritika Singh? - SheThePeople TV".
  22. ^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards announced for 2015". Chennai, India: MSN. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  23. ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards - 2016". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  24. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2017 day 2: Janatha Garage, Kirik Party, U-turn win top awards". Firstpost. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  25. ^ "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award". Retrieved 3 July 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "SIIMA 2017 concludes: Ranbir-Kat make a special appearance". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete list of winners". 15 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Best actor (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for Pink".
  29. ^ "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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