Rishi Rithvik is an Indian film actor, who has appeared 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. 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.
Rishi played a police officer in his second release, Marijuana (2020), before starring in Dola (2021), a film which only starred four actors.
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". In Thirumbipaar (2024), he featured alongside Vidya Pradeep.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2017 Attu Attu 2018EzhuminUncredited 2020 Marijuana Guru 2021 Dola 2022 Viruman Sembadiyan 2023 Dinosaurs Dhana Raid Daali 2024 Thirumbipaar 2025 Padai Thalaivan PhoenixMadharaasi Harsha Kutram Thavir Rudra DieselDilli Babu
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