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Riythvika Panneerselvam
Riythvika in 2017
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active	2013–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. 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.

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. 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.

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). 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. 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. 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.

Films

Television

Web series

References

1. ^ "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.

External links

• Riythvika at IMDb

• Living people
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses from Chennai
• Indian film actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Big Brother (franchise) winners
• Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) contestants