Guess This Actress From the Early 2000s; Hint: She Debuted With Thalapathy Vijay

Many yesteryear actresses have often impressed audiences with their charm and vigour. One of them, who appeared in films like Nuvve Kavali, Shahjahan, and Alli Arjuna, was a big name before embracing marriage and motherhood. After a hiatus of nine years since her appearance in Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum, she returned to the big screen in 2015 with Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty’s Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka, portraying a meaningful character.

Still unable to recognise her? She is none other than Richa Pallod.

Recently, Richa has been quite active on Instagram where she is constantly sharing her family and personal life. In her pics, she is seen wearing a white fabric bikini layered with an orange shrug. She is seen holding a pink drink in her hands and smiling at the photo. Currently, Richa is occupied with TV ads.

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Richa Pallod entered the film industry with brief roles as a child artiste in Lamhe (1991) and Pardes (1997). Beginning her modelling career at 16, she featured in over 500 commercials and starred in Falguni Pathak’s music videos like Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi and Piya Se Mil Ke Aaye Nain. Making her cinematic debut in the Telugu movie Nuvve Kavali (2000) alongside Tarun, with whom she had previously worked in a commercial directed by Rajiv Menon, the film depicting the love between childhood friends in college garnered immense commercial success. Richa’s performance earned her acclaim, with reviewers noting that she didn’t appear like a debutant, ultimately winning her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu.

In her Tamil cinema debut, Richa Pallod took on the lead role alongside Vijay in Shajahan, earning appreciation from critics, although her performance was deemed to have “done little good.” Her second Tamil film, Alli Arjuna, directed by the renowned filmmaker Saran and featuring Manoj Bharathiraja, portrayed Richa as an independent girl pursued romantically by Manoj. However, the film received unfavourable reviews, with critics expressing that “you do not feel for Richa.”