Riythvika

Riythvika Panneerselvam
Riythvika in 2017
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active2013–present

Riythvika Panneerselvam is an Indian actress who appears in supporting roles in Tamil films. In 2018, she participated in the show Bigg Boss 2 and emerged as the winner.

Personal life

Riythvika studied at Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women (SIET) in Teynampet, Chennai.[1] She has stated that she had always dreamt of acting in films and that she used to act out scenes and reel out dialogues from films as a child. While studying at SIET, she acted in a number of short films and sent her photos to film PROs, trying for an entry into the cinema industry.[1]

Career

2013–2016: Debut and breakthrough with Madras

During that period, director Bala was casting for his next project, Paradesi (2013), an adaptation of the English novel Red Tea (1969), which delves into the plight of tea plantation workers in the Madras Presidency during the British Raj. After going through a couple of auditions, she was selected to play the role of Karuthakanni, a young woman who gets tortured and sexually exploited in the plantations.[1] She went on to act in Vikraman's romance film Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014) before being chosen by Pa. Ranjith for Madras (2014) to play a pivotal supporting role opposite Kalaiyarasan. Her portrayal of a North Chennai girl was lauded by critics and she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil besides several other nominations.[2][3]

The success of Madras prompted Ranjith and other film-makers to often cast her as a girl from a lower socio-economic background. In this trend, she notably appeared as a drug addict in Kabali (2016), and as a prostitute in Iru Mugan (2016),Torchlight (2018) and Sigai (2019).[4][5] In other assignments during the period, she featured as a liberal radio jockey in Oru Naal Koothu (2016), and as a ghost in the horror comedy, Onaaigal Jakkiradhai (2018).

2018–present

In 2018, Riythvika appeared in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 2 as a contestant, and later emerged as the winner of the 2nd season in the franchise. She also appeared in the film Torchlight (2018) playing a crucial role in the film alongside actress Sadha.

In 2019, Rythvika, plays as an activist and journalist in Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu.[6] She was seen in the cop drama Walter (2020), starring Sibiraj in the lead role. Riythvika gave a notable performance in the film, and the movie received positive reviews.[7] In 2022, she was seen in Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal followed by Cadaver and Aadhaar. In 2024, she has starred in the drama film Yaavarum Vallavare and Deepavali Bonus.

Filmography

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2013 Paradesi Karuthakanni
Sandhithathum Sindhithathum Kumaresan's sister
2014 Ninaithathu Yaaro Thenmozhi
Madras Mary Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Saravanan's wife
Anjala Anjala
Oru Naal Koothu Susheela
Kabali Meena
Enakku Veru Engum Kilaigal Kidayathu Dhivya
Iru Mugan Kidnapped girl Cameo appearance
2018 Onaaigal Jakkiradhai Anjali
Torchlight Kavitha
2019 Sigai Bhuvana direct-to-video released on ZEE5[8]
Nethra Jessie
Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu Tanya
2020 Walter Padmavathi
2021 4 Sorry Selvi
2022 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal Kayal
Cadaver Priya
Aadhaar Thulasi
2023 Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir Kannigai
800 Angammal
Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu
2024 Yaavarum Vallavare Revathy
Deepavali Bonus Geetha
Eleven † TBA Simultaneously shot in Telugu[9]

Television

Year Title Role TV Channel Notes
2018 Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Star Vijay Winner
2019 Bigg Boss 3 Guest Star Vijay To promote her film Irandaam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Kundu
Bigg Boss 3 Guest Star Vijay To introduce the Bigg Boss Trophy and to escort Sherin as she finished fourth
Vanakkam Tamizha Guest Sun TV
2020 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Guest Sun TV
2022 Thavamai Thavamirundhu Lawyer Eswari Zee Tamil Guest Appearance

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2019 Madras Meter Show Guest ZEE5 Episode 4[10]
2021 Navarasa Anbu Netflix

References

  1. ^ a b c "An eye on good films – Chennai – The Hindu". The Hindu. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Ritwika to play an RJ in her next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Complete list of Filmfare awards (Tamil)". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Balachandran, Logesh. "Rajini sir appreciated my act and I got emotional". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ Riythvika is the new ghost in town Archived 8 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Deccan Chronicle (22 September 2017).
  6. ^ "Review: 'Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu' – Worth the blast".
  7. ^ "Walter' actress Riythvika gives a befitting reply to a cyber bully who mocks her with a casteist remark".
  8. ^ "'Sigai' movie review: A whodunit that over-emphasises its message". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ Features, C. E. (19 June 2024). "Eleven teaser: Naveen Chandran plays a baffled cop probing a series of clueless murders". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Episode 4 – Riythvika and Aishwarya Dutta's fun chat show". Zee5.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
Preceded by Bigg Boss Tamil Winner
(Series 2) 2018 		Succeeded by