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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Riddhi Kumar
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| occupation = Actress
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| birth_place = [[Kopargaon]], [[Shirdi]], [[Maharashtra]]
| years_active = 2018–present
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'''Riddhi Kumar''' is an Indian actress who works in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] [[Film|films]] and [[web series]], she made her [[feature film]] debut with the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] romance [[Lover (2018 film)|''Lover'' (2018)]]<ref name=":0" /> and has since appeared in web series ''[[Voot|Candy]]'' (2021), [[Crash Course (TV series)|Crash Course]], ''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]'' (2022) , Hack Crimes Online, as well as in several [[Pan-Indian film|pan-Indian]] projects, gaining attention on both the festival circuit and in commercial cinema. {{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}

She made her acting debut with the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[Lover (2018 film)|Lover]]'' (2018).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE! Riddhi Kumar On Her Love For Acting And 'Lover'|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 July 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/riddhi-kumar-on-her-love-for-acting-and-lover/article24451211.ece/|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718115106/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/riddhi-kumar-on-her-love-for-acting-and-lover/article24451211.ece/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> She then made her Malayalam debut with [[Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal|''Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal'' (2019)]] and her Marathi debut with ''[https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/marathi-actor-upcoming-movie-kadi-patta-first-poster-riddhi-kumar-becomes-bhushan-patil-heroine-film-will-be-released-across-maharashtra-on-7th-november-1379695 Kadhipatta]'' (2025).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=जगताप |first=नामदेव |date=2025-08-25 |title='कढीपत्ता'मध्ये भूषण पाटीलसोबत झळकणार 'ही' अभिनेत्री; अनोख्या प्रेमाची, अनोखी कहाणी |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/marathi-actor-upcoming-movie-kadi-patta-first-poster-riddhi-kumar-becomes-bhushan-patil-heroine-film-will-be-released-across-maharashtra-on-7th-november-1379695 |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>

==Early life==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=November 2025}}
Riddhi Kumar was born in [[Kopargaon]], near [[Shirdi]], [[Maharashtra]], into an Army family; her father is an officer in the [[Indian Army]]. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]]. Before entering films, she began her career in modelling and pageantry, participating in fashion shows and regional beauty contests, which eventually led her to acting. {{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}

==Career==
Kumar made her acting debut in 2018 with the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Lover (2018 film)|Lover]]''<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/lover/movie-review/65067145.cms |title=TOI Review |last=Nyayapati |first=Neeshita |date=20 July 2018 |work=Times of India |access-date=26 November 2019 |archive-date=14 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314232136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/lover/movie-review/65067145.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> opposite [[Raj Tarun]].<ref name=":2" /> The same year, she appeared in the telugu film ''[[Anaganaga O Premakatha]]'' opposite [[Viraj Ashwin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adivi |first=Sashidhar |date=2018-10-02 |title=Anaganaga O Prema Katha is a modern love story {{!}} Anaganaga O Prema Katha is a modern love story |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/021018/anaganaga-o-prema-katha-is-a-modern-love-story.html |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, she made her [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film debut with ''[[Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vinayakan-s-pranaya-meenukalude-kadal-trailer-shows-sea-side-love-story-108527|title=Vinayakan's 'Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal' trailer shows a sea-side love story|website=The News Minute|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=4 October 2019|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203163758/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vinayakan-s-pranaya-meenukalude-kadal-trailer-shows-sea-side-love-story-108527|url-status=live}}</ref> alongside [[Vinayakan]] and [[Dileesh Pothan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/pranaya-meenukalude-kadal/movieshow/70874675.cms|title=Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=25 July 2022|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929165118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/pranaya-meenukalude-kadal/movieshow/70874675.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Riddhi Kumar has also featured in a popular [[Cadbury Dairy Milk]] advertisement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-06 |title=Riddhi Kumar Age Biography Boyfriend Family Instagram Films |url=https://famoustarz.com/riddhi-kumar/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Riddhi made her web debut with the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] series ''Candy'' alongside [[Ronit Roy]] and [[Richa Chaddha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candy Season 1 Review: A gripping whodunit (3/5)|access-date=10 September 2021|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/candy/season-1/seasonreview/86160573.cms|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725051955/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/candy/season-1/seasonreview/86160573.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, she appeared in the Hindi series ''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]'' alongside [[Shefali Shah]] and [[Kirti Kulhari]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |date=14 January 2022 |title=Human Review: Shefali Shah-Kirti Kulhari Are The Pounding Heart And Pulsing Veins Of The Series |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/human-review-shefali-shah-kirti-kulhari-are-the-pounding-heart-and-pulsing-veins-of-the-series-4-stars-2707763 |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=NDTV |archive-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114082334/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/human-review-shefali-shah-kirti-kulhari-are-the-pounding-heart-and-pulsing-veins-of-the-series-4-stars-2707763 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kotwani |first=Hiren |date=14 January 2022 |title=Human Season 1 Review : A compelling medical thriller packed with some brilliant performances |work=[[Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/human/season-1/seasonreview/88697081.cms |archive-date=18 March 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318021155/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/human/season-1/seasonreview/88697081.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

She then appeared in the 2022 Telugu-Hindi bilingual ''[[Radhe Shyam]]'' alongside [[Prabhas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Radhe Shyam Movie Review : A love story whose destiny could have been something else… |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/radhe-shyam/movie-review/90135468.cms |work=[[The Times Of India]] |access-date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311064844/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/radhe-shyam/movie-review/90135468.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Radhe Shyam Movie Review: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde film has glossy visuals but lacks soul |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/radhe-shyam-movie-review-prabhas-pooja-hegde-film-has-glossy-visuals-but-lacks-soul-1924210-2022-03-11 |publisher=[[India Today]] |access-date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311093701/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/radhe-shyam-movie-review-prabhas-pooja-hegde-film-has-glossy-visuals-but-lacks-soul-1924210-2022-03-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Riddhi has appeared in the Hindi web series ''Crash Course'' alongside [[Annu Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annu Kapoor starrer Crash Course to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on August 5, 2022|work=Bollywoid Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/annu-kapoor-starrer-crash-course-premiere-amazon-prime-video-august-5-2022/|access-date=20 July 2022|archive-date=23 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723213016/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/annu-kapoor-starrer-crash-course-premiere-amazon-prime-video-august-5-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> She will also appear in the Malayalam film ''Chethi Mandaram Thulasi'' opposite [[Sunny Wayne]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunny Wayne shares an exclusive still from RS Vimal movie Chethi Mandaram Thulasi|work=Times Of India|access-date=3 February 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sunny-wayne-shares-an-exclusive-still-from-rs-vimal-movie-chethi-mandaram-thulasi/articleshow/80654685.cms|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203065604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sunny-wayne-shares-an-exclusive-still-from-rs-vimal-movie-chethi-mandaram-thulasi/articleshow/80654685.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Riddhi Kumar portrays Mallika in ''[[Superboys of Malegaon]]'', a heartfelt tribute to small-town cinema dreams, directed by [[Reema Kagti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2025-03-23 |title=Riddhi Kumar calls Superboys of Malegaon co-star Adarsh Gourav “effortlessly talented”: “He has this unique ability to surprise you” : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/riddhi-kumar-calls-superboys-malegaon-co-star-adarsh-gourav-effortlessly-talented-unique-ability-surprise/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |language=en}}</ref>

She also made her [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] film debut in 2025 with ''[https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/marathi-actor-upcoming-movie-kadi-patta-first-poster-riddhi-kumar-becomes-bhushan-patil-heroine-film-will-be-released-across-maharashtra-on-7th-november-1379695 Kadhi Patta]'' opposite [[Bhushan Patil]].<ref name=":1" />

Riddhi Kumar will be seen as one of the leading heroines [[Prabhas]] in ''[[The RajaSaab|The Raja Saab]]'', a multilingual romantic-horror film directed by [[Maruthi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-13 |title=The Raja Saab: Prabhas Is 'Absolute Darling' To Work With, Says Riddhi Kumar; Actress Calls Him 'Helpful' - EXCL |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/the-raja-saab-prabhas-is-absolute-darling-to-work-with-says-riddhi-kumar-actress-calls-him-helpful-excl-article-152990780 |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
She was nominated for the [[Indian Television Academy Awards|Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards]] alongside [[Rasika Dugal]] and [[Shabana Azmi]] in the Best Supporting Actress – Drama (OTT) category for her role in ''[[Candy (Indian TV series)|Candy]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14479078/awards/ |title=Candy (TV Series 2021– ) - Awards - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2025-10-19 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Notes
! class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
|''[[Lover (2018 film)|Lover]]''
|Charita
| rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riddhi Kumar in Raj Tarun's next film 'Lover'|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/241217/riddhi-kumar-in-raj-taruns-film.html|access-date=30 December 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|archive-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231225756/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/tollywood/241217/riddhi-kumar-in-raj-taruns-film.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Anaganaga O Premakatha]]''
|Ananya
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''[[Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal]]''
|Jasmine
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actress Riddhi Kumar plays Jasmine in 'Pranayameenukalude Kadal'|work=Times Of India|access-date=29 September 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/actress-riddhi-kumar-plays-jasmine-in-pranayameenukalude-kadal/articleshow/71334307.cms|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930225557/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/actress-riddhi-kumar-plays-jasmine-in-pranayameenukalude-kadal/articleshow/71334307.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''Dandam''
|Priya
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2022
|rowspan="2"|''[[Radhe Shyam]]''
|rowspan="2"|Tara
|Telugu
|rowspan="2"|Bilingual film
|
|-
|[[Hindi]] ||
|-
|''[[Salaam Venky]]''
|Sharda Prasad Krishnan
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[[Superboys of Malegaon]]''
|Mallika
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riddhi Kumar as Mallika in Superboys of Malegaon (2024) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28007064/characters/nm9661819/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
|-
|''Kadhipatta''
|
|Marathi
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2026
|''[[The RajaSaab]]''
|Anitha
|Telugu
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-27 |title=Prabhas: ప్రభాస్‌-మారుతీ మూవీ ఆ ముగ్గురు హీరోయిన్స్‌ ఫిక్స్‌ |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/movies/three-heroins-in-prabhas-raja-deluxe/0205/122222340 |access-date=2022-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127022949/https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/movies/three-heroins-in-prabhas-raja-deluxe/0205/122222340 |archive-date=27 November 2022 }}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
|2021
|''[[Candy (Indian web series)|Candy]]''
|Kalki Rawat
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2022
|''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]''
|Deepali
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=देखें, रियल लाइफ में कितनी ग्लैमरस हैं Human की ड्रग विक्टिम 'दिपाली', जीती हैं ऐसी जिंदगी|work=ABP Live|access-date=27 January 2022|url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/human-series-drug-victim-actress-deepali-aka-riddhi-kumar-looks-glamorous-in-real-life-2047430/amp}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Crash Course (Indian web series)|Crash Course]]''
|Shanaya Qazi
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amazon Prime Video announces 'Crash Course' starring Annu Kapoor, Riddhi Kumar, Bhanu Uday and Anushka Kaushik among others|work=The Print|access-date=20 July 2022|url=https://theprint.in/features/amazon-prime-video-announces-new-series-crash-course/1047818/%3famp}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''Hack Crimes Online''
|Shakti
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hack Crimes Online |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/hack-crimes-online/seriesreview/105089196.cms |access-date=2023-12-24 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=17 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517002234/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/hack-crimes-online/seriesreview/105089196.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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