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{{short description|Indian singer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
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| image = Rituraj.jpg
| name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Puri, Odisha]], India
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2011–present
| awards =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| background = solo_singer
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* drums
* guitar
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[Sufi]]
* [[Rock Music|rock]]
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
* Viya Music India
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
* [[Ram Sampath]]
}}
| website =
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| signature =
}}

'''Rituraj Mohanty''' better known by his stage name '''Rituraj''', is an Indian singer. Mohanty is the winner of a singing competition-show [[India's Raw Star]].<ref name=india1>{{cite web|last1=Jadhav|first1=Prathamesh|title=India's Raw Star finale: Rituraj Mohanty is India's first Raw Star!|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/indias-raw-star-finale-rituraj-mohanty-is-indias-first-raw-star-207955/|website=India.com|date=30 November 2014|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

== Life and career ==

===1988–2011: Early life and career===
Rituraj Mohanty was born in [[Puri district]] of [[Odisha]]. He is the elder son of Sri Chakradhar Mohanty and Pravati Mohanty. Sri Chakradhar Mohanty is a musician (Tabla) by profession and singer in small-time jatra dunia. The cousin elder brother Sri Sumanta Mohanty was a reputed music director in oriya classical music industry. He learnt [[Odissi music]] at [[Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya]], [[Bhubaneswar]]. He left singing after meeting an accident. He then left for Mumbai seeking for a job and met his family during the show.<ref name=nie>{{cite news|last1=Ray|first1=Kasturi|title=Raw Star Finetuned |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2014/11/28/Raw-Star-Finetuned/article2544031.ece|accessdate=30 November 2014|date=28 November 2014}}</ref>

=== 2011: Early career and the ''Raw Star'' ===
Mohanty was trying to get a break as a professional singer. In 2014, he sang the song ''"Sahib"'' in [[Bollywood]] movie [[Bhoothnath Returns]]. He won as one of the three contestants of the "India's Raw Star" and won the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rituraj Mohanty Wins India's Raw Star|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/rituraj-mohanty-wins-indias-raw-star-706451|access-date=2021-02-23|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Before that he also sang a song named ''Aam Ke Aam Honge'' on [[Satyamev Jayate (Season 2)]], then he also got some break in Bollywood industry.,<ref name=bhaskar>{{cite web|last1=Jain|first1=Kiran|title=EXCLUSIVE: Rituraj Mohanty wins India's Raw Star|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-exclusive-rituraj-mohanty-wins-indias-raw-star-4824741-NOR.html|website=Bhaskar.com|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=india>{{cite web|last1=Jadhav|first1=Prathamesh|title=India's Raw Star finale: Darshan, Mohit or Rituraj-who should win?|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/indias-raw-star-finale-darshan-mohit-or-rituraj-who-should-win-207879/|website=India.com|date=30 November 2014|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> recently he sung a song for upcoming movie The Pushkar Lodge and also acted in the movie as a leading singer of a rock band.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/ajmer/news/RAJ-AJM-OMC-bollywood-singer-rituraj-mohanti-shaers-experience-5748816-PHO.html | title=पैसे / ये बॉलीवुड सिंगर कभी नहीं भुला पाएंगा वो दिन, चाय पीने तक नहीं होते थे पैसे | date=18 November 2017 | publisher=bhaskar.com | accessdate=10 September 2019 }}</ref>

=== Hindi songs ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Songs from the films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" width="100%"
|-
! scope="col" width=19%|Film/Album
! scope="col" width=22%|Song
! scope="col" width=20%|Composer(s)
! scope="col" width=16%|Writer(s)
! scope="col" width=17%|Co-singer(s)
!Music Label
! scope="col" width=5%|Year
! scope="col" width=1%|Ref.
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''The Pushkar Lodge''
|Mhara Dholna
|Vijay Suthar
|Vijay Suthar
|
|Zee Music Company
|2021
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Gujjubhai Most Wanted''
|Le Le Meri Jaan
|Sagar Desai
|Niren Bhatt
|
|Saregama Gujarati
|2021
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''IPML Soundtracks-Season 1''
|Mere Shona
|Sachin-Jigar
|
|Nikhita Gandhi
|Zee Music Company
|2021
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Haathi Mere Saathi''
|Shukriya
|Shantanu Moitra
|
|
|EROS
|2021
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Aadhaar''
|Chanda
|
|
|
|Jio Studios
|2021
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Made in Heaven''
|Baraat Company
|
|
|
|Sony Music
|2021
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Tenu Takeya Bina]]''
|Tenu Takeya Bina
|Sunil Rajat
|Sunil Rajat & Dipanjan
|
|Aura Transmedia
|2020
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Budhia Singh – Born to Run]]''
| Suna Pua Daud Daud
| Sidhant Mathur
| Gopal Dutt
|
|
| 2016
|<ref name="sunapua">{{cite web |title=Mere Suna Pua Daud Daud Video Song from Budhia Singh Born to Run Movie
|url=http://www.newodisha.in/mere-suna-pua-daud-daud-video-song-budhia-singh-bord-run-movie/|accessdate = 18 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Teraa Surroor]]''
| Adhuri Zindagi Hai
| [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| Himesh Reshammiya
| Himesh Reshammiya
|
| 2016
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Sunle Maula''
| Sunle Maula
| Sameet Pattnaik, Sudeep Prabhu, [[Biswajit Mohapatra]]
| Sameet Pattnaik
|
|'''Viya Music India'''
| 2016
|<ref name="moodisha">{{cite web |title=Sunle Maula – a music video against child labour by Rituraj Mohanty|url=http://www.moodisha.in/sunle-maula-a-music-video-against-child-labour-by-rituraj-mohanty/|accessdate = 18 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Bangistan]]''
| Ishwar Maula
| [[Ram Sampath]]
| Puneet Krishna
| Ram Sampath
|
| 2015
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Saraaab''
| Laawaris
| [[Sourabh Shrivastava]]
| Sourabh Shrivastava
|
|
| 2015
|<ref name="incredibleorissa">{{cite web |title=Rituraj Mohanty New Song Laawaris Hindi Film Saraaab|date=19 June 2015|url=http://incredibleorissa.com/rituraj-mohanty-new-song-laawaris-hindi-film-saraaab/|accessdate = 22 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Saraaab''
| Sajni
| Sourabh Shrivastava
| Sourabh Shrivastava
|
|
| 2015
|
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Saraaab''
| Bharam Hai
| Sourabh Shrivastava
| Sourabh Shrivastava
|
|
| 2015
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]''
| Sahib
| Ram Sampath
| Munna Dhiman
| Ram Sampath
|
| 2014
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Room - The Mystery]]''
| Jhalli Jawani
| Ajay, Din Mohd
| Ronkini Gupta
|
|
| 2014
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|''Jag Mein Sabse Pyara Naam Sai Ram''
| Rubaroo Ho Ja Re bande
| Krishnakant Sharma
| Krishnakant Sharma, Vijay Pratap Sharma
|
|
| rowspan="2"|2013
|
|-
| Jag Mein Sabse Pyara Naam Sai Ram
| Krishnakant Sharma
| Krishnakant Sharma, Vijay Pratap Sharma
|
|
|
|-
|}

=== Odia songs ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%"
|-
! scope="col" width=19%|Film/Album
! scope="col" width=22%|Song
! scope="col" width=20%|Composer(s)
! scope="col" width=16%|Writer(s)
! scope="col" width=17%|Co-singer(s)
! scope="col" width=5%|Year
! scope="col" width=1%|Ref.
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" rowspan="2"|''Bhuli Jibi Tote''
| "Jebethu Dekhili"
|Ritu Raj
| Kiran Kishore
|
| 2015
|
|-
| "Tu Asile College"
|Ritu Raj
|
|
| 2015
|<ref name="odiasong">{{cite web |title=Bhuli Jibi Tote|url=http://odiasong.co.in/site_bhuli-jibi-tote-new-odia-album-songs.xhtml|accessdate = 11 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Sister Sridevi]]
| Supper song
| Abhijit Majumdar
| Nirmal Nayak
|
| 2017
|
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|7157017}}

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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male singers]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Odisha]]
[[Category:People from Puri district]]

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