Rituraj Mohanty


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.

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 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 Hindustani classical 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.

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. Before that he also sang a song named Aam Ke Aam Honge on Satyamev Jayate, then he also got some break in Bollywood industry., 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.

Hindi songs

Film/AlbumSongComposerWriterCo-singerMusic LabelYearRef.
Budhia Singh – Born to RunSuna Pua Daud DaudSidhant MathurGopal Dutt2016
Teraa SurroorAdhuri Zindagi HaiHimesh ReshammiyaHimesh ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya2016
Sunle MaulaSunle MaulaSameet Pattnaik, Sudeep Prabhu, Biswajit MohapatraSameet PattnaikViya Music India2016
BangistanIshwar MaulaRam SampathPuneet KrishnaRam Sampath2015
SaraaabLaawarisSourabh ShrivastavaSourabh Shrivastava2015
SaraaabSajniSourabh ShrivastavaSourabh Shrivastava2015
SaraaabBharam HaiSourabh ShrivastavaSourabh Shrivastava2015
Bhoothnath ReturnsSahibRam SampathMunna DhimanRam Sampath2014
Room - The MysteryJhalli JawaniAjay, Din MohdRonkini Gupta2014
Jag Mein Sabse Pyara Naam Sai RamRubaroo Ho Ja Re bandeKrishnakant SharmaKrishnakant Sharma, Vijay Pratap Sharma2013
Jag Mein Sabse Pyara Naam Sai RamJag Mein Sabse Pyara Naam Sai RamKrishnakant SharmaKrishnakant Sharma, Vijay Pratap Sharma2013

Odia songs

Film/AlbumSongComposerWriterCo-singerYearRef.
Bhuli Jibi Tote"Jebethu Dekhili"Ritu RajKiran Kishore2015
Bhuli Jibi Tote"Tu Asile College"Ritu Raj2015
Sister SrideviSupper songAbhijit MajumdarNirmal Nayak2017