Rishi Rithvik
{{Short description|Indian film actor}}
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Rishi Rithvik is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in lead roles in Tamil-language films.
Career
Ritvik 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/mar/31/a-fairly-promising-attempt-1588341.html|title=A fairly promising attempt|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rathan-lingas-debut-film-attu/article17743193.ece|title=Of love and betrayal|date=March 30, 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Anantharam |first=Chitra Deepa |date=3 April 2017 |title=I hung out with gangsters for a year |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-hung-out-with-gangsters-for-a-year/article17776616.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123171947/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-hung-out-with-gangsters-for-a-year/article17776616.ece |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=The Hindu}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290918/no-adult-content-in-sillaakki-dumma-maran-kandhaswamy.html|title=No adult content in Sillaakki Dumma - Maran Kandhaswamy}}
Rishi played a police officer in his second release, Marijuana (2020), before starring in Dola (2021), a film which notably only starred two actors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020120/debut-director-prefers-a-tag-to-52-censor-cuts.html|title=Debut director prefers A' tag to 52 Censor cuts}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/281219/dola-has-only-two-characters.html|title=Dola has only two characters}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/241018/drug-abuse-film-from-true-life-incidents.html|title=Drug abuse film from true life incidents}}
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".{{Cite web|url=https://malinimannath.wordpress.com/2023/11/12/review-raid/|title=Review- Raid|date=12 November 2023}} His forthcoming film is Thirumbi Paar, where he features alongside Vidya Pradeep.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/aug/16/thirumbi-paar-team-released-the-first-look-poster-for-their-film-33805.html|title=Thirumbi Paar team released the first look poster for their film|website=The New Indian Express}}
Filmography
References
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External links
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