Ritu Varma

Ritu Varma
Born Ritu Varma
10 March 1990 (age 27)
Hyderabad, India
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nationality Indian
Education B.Tech.
Occupation Actress, Model

Ritu Varma (born 10 March 1990) is an Indian film actress who predominately works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is best known for her performance in the award winning 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. Her mother tongue is Hindi. 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 Dabur Gulabari Miss Rose glow pageant and was declared the first runner up.

Career

Ritu Varma rose to fame post her performance in the short film Anukokunda. The short film won 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 Telugu film industry. She signed her first 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
2013 Baadshah Inky Telugu
Prema Ishq Kaadhal Sameera Telugu
2014 Naa Raakumarudu Bindu Telugu
2015 Yevade Subramanyam Riya Telugu Nominated - IIFA Utsavam - Best Supporting Role Female
2016 Pelli Choopulu Chitra Telugu Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
Nominated - IIFA Utsavam Best Actress - Telugu
2017 Keshava Sathyabama Telugu
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 Riya Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as V.I.P 2
China Sherlyn Tamil Post-Production
Dhruva Natchathiram Anupama Tamil Filming

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".
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