Ritu may refer to:
Ritu (ऋतु) is Nepalese romantic love story film that portrays the emotional behaviour of young lovers. Directed by Manoj Adhikari, Ritu is the first Nepali Film produced from Australia. The theme of the movie is "Seasons change with time, so do the hearts and feelings inside". Change is inevitable. Be it in the nature, or our feelings, or relationships. Things don't always work out the way we've planned. It takes turns we'd never even imagined.
"Ritu" is a simple romantic story about the similar changes that took place in the lives of Meena, Suraj and Kripa. Ritu analyses the relationships of its characters through time. It's not about falling in love, but about not letting your love wither and fall. Cast of the movie are Raj Ballav Koirala, Malina Joshi, Rima Bishwokarma, Kamal Silwal, Bishnu Neupane, Iva Ivanova, Bulson, Mana Khatri, Sushila Budhathoki, Written By Sandeep Badal Produced By Alp Entertainment in Association with Planet3Films, Apil Bista Films and Ashok Gautam Films
Ritu (Sanskrit: ऋतु) defines "season" in different calendars around the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and there are six ritus (also transliterated rutu) or seasons. The word is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word Ṛtú, a fixed or appointed time, especially the proper time for sacrifice (yajna) or ritual in Vedic religion; this in turn comes from the word Ṛta (ऋत), as used in Vedic Sanskrit literally means the "order or course of things". This word is used in nearly all Indian languages.
Nepal and India observes six ecological seasons.South India experiences the seasons on a different schedule than the one depicted here.
The Bengali Calendar is similar but differs in start and end time. It has the following seasons or ritu:
The Tamil calendar follows a similar pattern of six seasons.
The seasons are described in literature such as the Sanskrit poem Ṛtusaṃhāra written by the legendary Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa.