Ritu Varma

Ritu Varma is an Indian film actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil cinema.[2] She is best known for her performance in the short film Anukokunda and the movie Pelli Choopulu, which elevated her into overnight fame.[3] She received Nandi Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – South for her performance in Pelli Choopulu.[4]

Ritu Varma
Born
Ritu Varma

Hyderabad, Telangana, India[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationB.Tech.
OccupationActress, Model
AwardsNandi Award, Filmfare Award

Early life

Ritu Varma was born and brought up in Hyderabad.[1] Her parents are from Madhya Pradesh and she speaks Hindi at home.[5] She did her intermediate from Villa Marie College for Women, Hyderabad and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Malla Reddy Engineering College.[6] After completing her graduation, she took part in the Miss Hyderabad Beauty pageant and was declared the first runner-up.[7]

Career

Ritu Varma rose to fame with 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.[8] The short film was later screened at the Cannes Short Film Corner in 2013.[2]

After her appearance in Anukokunda, she signed her first Telugu movie as a lead[9] Prema Ishq Kaadhal[10] 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,[11] for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Female) award at IIFA Utsavam.[12] Her next release, Pelli Choopulu, was a romantic-comedy Telugu film starring Vijay Deverakonda.[13] The film went on to be commercially successful and won the Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 64th National Film Awards as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.[14] She received critical praise for her performance and eventually won the Nandi Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress - Telugu for her performance.[15][16]

Her next release was Keshava along with Nikhil Siddharth.[17] She did an advertisement for Amazon Pongal 2017 alongside Aari. Impressed with her performance in Pelli Choopulu, director Gautham Menon chose her as the lead in his upcoming Tamil flick with Vikram, Dhruva Natchathiram.[18] She was roped in to play the leading role in Desingh Periyasamy's Tamil-language romantic film Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal alongside Dulquer Salmaan, which released in 2020 and went on to be commercially successful and critically acclaimed.[19] She was later roped in opposite Nani in Tuck Jagadish, marking the second collaboration between the two actors since 2015's Yevade Subramanyam.[20]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
2013BaadshahPinkyTelugu
Prema Ishq KaadhalSameera
2014Naa RakumaruduBindu
2015Yevade SubramanyamRiya
2016Pelli ChoopuluChitraNandi Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Telugu
2017KeshavaSathyabama
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2AnithaTamil
2020Kannum Kannum KollaiyadithaalJessie / Meera / Madhumitha / Ishita / Unknown
Dhruva NatchathiramAnupamaFilming
ChinaTBAPost-Production
Tuck JagadishTBATeluguFilming
Untitled movie with SharwanandTBA Telugu/TamilFilming

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result Ref
2016 IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Role Female Yevade Subramanyam Nominated [21]
2017 Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Actress Pelli Choopulu Won [15]
Filmfare Awards Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress - Telugu Won [16]
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [22]
IIFA Utsavam Best Actress - Telugu Nominated [23]
SIIMA Film Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Nominated [24]

References
  1. kavirayani, suresh (6 August 2016). "Ritu Varma: A star in the making". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. kavirayani, suresh (17 August 2016). "Pellichoopulu director Tharun yet to make up his mind". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. Bhandaram, Vishnupriya (23 February 2013). "The young and the restless". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. Nov 15, Amrutha Vasireddy | Updated; 2017; Ist, 18:56. "Nandi awards: Nandi Awards Winners List: AP government announces Nandi awards for 2014-2016 | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Ritu Varma Special Interview | Diwali Special | Telugu News | TV5 News, retrieved 18 February 2020
  6. "I got caught when i bunked: Ritu Varma". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. "The hunt for go-getting Hyderabadi girls is on". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  8. "'Anukokunda' wins best 48-Hour Film award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  9. "Ritu Varma excited about her Telugu debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. "Prema Ishq Kadhal to be aired on TV soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  11. "Ritu Varma to romance Nani".
  12. "Nominations 2016".
  13. Hooli, Shekhar H. (27 July 2016). "'Pelli Choopulu' movie review roundup: Vijay-Ritu starrer bags positive verdict, rich ratings from critics". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  14. "Pelli Choopulu bags two national awards; is 'best film' in Telugu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  15. Nov 15, Amrutha Vasireddy | Updated; 2017; Ist, 18:56. "Nandi awards: Nandi Awards Winners List: AP government announces Nandi awards for 2014-2016 | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. "Filmfare Awards South 2017: Complete List Of Winners". NDTV.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  17. "Keshava box office collection: Nikhil Siddhartha-starrer mints Rs. 11.4 crore in three days". The Indian Express. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  18. quintdaily (11 August 2017). "VIP 2 Review: Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 Theatrical Response & Rating – QuintDaily".
  19. "[VIDEO]Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal trailer out! Dulquer Salmaan as the lover boy will instantly win you over". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  20. "Nani to romance his 'Yevade Subramanyam' actress in Shiva Nirvana's next? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  21. "four emerging tollywood heroines who are finding their way top". www.thenewsminute.com. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  22. "Nominations for the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  23. Filmfare Official (24 October 2017), IIFA Utsavam 2017 Awards Full Event Telugu - South India IIFA Awards Full Show, retrieved 29 July 2019
  24. "SIIMA Nominations: Theri, Janatha Garage, Maheshinte Prathikaram and Kirik Party lead". The Indian Express. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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