Rishi Rithvik is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in lead roles in Tamil-language films.
Rishi Rithvik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 |
Career
editRitvik began his career as an athlete and competed professionally between 2001 and 2007, before moving on to work as a computer software engineer. He was later offered the lead acting role in Rathan Linga's directorial debut Attu (2017), where he portrayed a Chennai-based gangster. To prepare for the role, Rishi lost weight and interacted with real-life gangsters from the region. The film opened to positive reviews but took a low-key opening at the Chennai-based office.[1][2] As a result, a further film planned with Rathan Linga, Ugramm co-starring R. K. Suresh, and Sillaakki Dumma by Maran Kandhaswamy. were also put on hold.[3][4]
Rishi played a police officer in his second release, Marijuana (2020), before starring in Dola (2021), a film which notably only starred two actors.[5][6][7]
He co-starred Vikram Prabhu in Raid (2023), a remake of the Kannada film Tagaru in which he reprised Dhananjaya's role as Daali. Regarding his performance, national film critic Malini Mannath wrote that "Rishi Rithvik reveals a new dimension to his performance and infuses life in the character".[8] His forthcoming film is Thirumbi Paar, where he features alongside Vidya Pradeep.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Attu | Attu | |
| 2018 | Ezhumin | ||
| 2020 | Marijuana | Guru | |
| 2021 | Dola | ||
| 2023 | Dinosaurs | Dhana | |
| Raid | Daali | ||
| 2024 | Thirumbipaar |
References
edit- ^ "A fairly promising attempt". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Of love and betrayal". March 30, 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (3 April 2017). "I hung out with gangsters for a year". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "No adult content in Sillaakki Dumma - Maran Kandhaswamy".
- ^ "Debut director prefers A' tag to 52 Censor cuts".
- ^ "Dola has only two characters".
- ^ "Drug abuse film from true life incidents".
- ^ "Review- Raid". 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Thirumbi Paar team released the first look poster for their film". The New Indian Express.