Ritu Varma

Ritu Varma
Born Ritu Varma
10 March
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nationality Indian
Education B.Tech.
Occupation Actress, Model
Website Ritu Varma Website

Ritu Varma is an Indian film actress from Telangana who mainly works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. She is best known for her performance in the short film Anukokunda and the movie Pelli Choopulu, which elevated her into overnight fame.

Early life

Ritu Varma was born and brought up in Hyderabad. She did her education in Hyderabad and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Malla Reddy Engineering College. After completing her graduation, she took part in the Dabur Gulabari Miss Rose Glow pageant and was declared the first runner up.

Career

Ritu Varma rose to fame after her performance in the short film Anukokunda. The short film won the Best Film award at the 48HR Film Project competition in 2012 and also fetched Ritu the Best Actor (Female) award.[1] The short film was later screened at the Cannes Short Film Corner in 2013.[2]

After her appearance in Anukokunda, she entered the Telugu film industry. She appeared in Baadshah starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Kajal Aggarwal. She signed her first lead Telugu movie[3]Prema Ishq Kaadhal[4] in which she played the role of a costume designer opposite Sree Vishnu. Her next release was Naa Rakumarudu, which was followed by Yevade Subramanyam,[5] for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress (Female) at IIFA Utsavam.[6] She has signed a Tamil project, China. Her latest release, Pelli Choopulu, is a romantic-comedy Telugu film starring Vijay Deverakonda.

She also did an advertising for Amazon Pongal 2017 alongside Aari. Impressed with her performance in Pelli Choopulu, director Gautham Menon opted her as the lead lady in his upcoming Tamil flick with Vikram, Dhruva Natchathiram.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2013BaadshahInkyTelugu
Prema Ishq KaadhalSameeraTelugu
2014Naa RaakumaruduBinduTelugu
2015Yevade SubramanyamRiyaTeluguNominated - IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Role Female
2016Pelli ChoopuluChitraTeluguNandi Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Telugu
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu
Nominated - IIFA Utsavam Best Actress Telugu
Nominated - SIIMA Best Actress Telugu
2017KeshavaSathyabamaTelugu
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2AnithaTamilCameo
VIP 2Telugu[8]
2018ChinaSherlynTamilPost-production
Dhruva NatchathiramAnupamaTamilFilming
Kannum Kannum KollaiyadithaalMeeraTamilPost-production

Awards

Filmfare Awards
Nandi Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article380423.ece
  2. ↑ http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130405/lifestyle-offbeat/article/their-way-cannes
  3. ↑ "Ritu Varma excited about her Telugu debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Prema Ishq Kadhal to be aired on TV soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ritu Varma to romance Nani".
  6. ↑ "Nominations 2016".
  7. ↑ quintdaily (11 August 2017). "VIP 2 Review: Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 Theatrical Response & Rating – QuintDaily".
  8. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (24 July 2017). "Didn't want to exit Raghuvaran's world, says Dhanush about VIP 2". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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