Rishi (Tamil actor)
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rishi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|05|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| othername =
| occupation = Actor, TV Anchor
| yearsactive = 2005–2013
2022–present
| spouse =
| domesticpartner =
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Rishi Raj is an Indian film, theatre and television actor. He is known for his work on Sun TV's Deala No Deala, the Tamil-language version of Deal or No Deal and Kaiyil Oru Kodi, the Tamil version of Million Dollar Money Drop.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunnetwork.in/1crore/tamil/ |title=Welcome to Kaiyil Oru Kodi Are you Ready Official Web Site |access-date=8 June 2018 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630191130/http://www.sunnetwork.in/1crore/tamil/ |url-status=dead }} Rishi has appeared in Tamil films most notably Anandha Thandavam and Payanam.
He stayed away from the limelight for more than five years from 2017 and made a comeback in 2022 with the prime-time SunTV soap opera Iniya, winning awards for it
Television
Rishi appeared in a few fiction and non-fiction shows on STAR Vijay before appearing on Sun TV with Endemol's Dealaa No Dealaa (Tamil version of Deal or No Deal). This was a runaway success with Rishi's anchoring style making him a household name among the Tamil people all over the world, with a special fan following in Malaysia and Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/rishi-profile-920-17.htm|title=Rishi|website=veethi.com}}
In 2012, Endemol South and Sun TV made Kaiyil Oru Kodi, Are you ready? (Tamil version of Million Dollar Money Drop) with Rishi as the anchor. It was one of the most successful shows of the year.
In 2009-10 Rishi played the lead in the popular Telugu-language soap opera, Sundarakanda the first Indian TV show to be shot in the USA.
Films
Rishi made his debut in Anandha Thandavam. (The forgettable and sparsely released Thodakkam came and went noiselessly). He then went on to do roles in a few films like Mandhira Punnagai, Naan Sigappu Manithan, Yaan and Payanam (Gaganam in Telugu) among others.
On the stage
Rishi has appeared in several theatre productions including the Metroplus Theatre Festival with The Madras Players twice.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year | Film | Role
! Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ananda Thandavam | Radhakrishnan
| |
| 2010 | Mandhira Punnagai | Shankar
| |
| rowspan="2" | 2011 | Gaganam | rowspan="2" | Vinod
| Telugu film |
| Payanam
| | ||
| 2012 | Mirattal | Gautham (Special Appearance)
| |
| rowspan="2" | 2014 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | Karthik
| |
| Yaan | Ram
| | |
| 2015 | JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | K. Anand
| |
| 2019 | Sathru | Mahendran
| |
=Television=
;Serials
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 | Idhu Oru Kadhal Kathai | Ananthu | Tamil | Vijay TV |
| 2009–2010 | Sundarakanda | Ajay | rowspan="2"| Telugu | rowspan="2"| Gemini TV |
| 2012–2013 | Padamatha Gali | |||
| 2022 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Sethupathi IPS (Special Appearance) | rowspan="2"| Tamil | Zee Tamil |
| 2022–2024 | Iniya | Vikraman (Vikram) | Sun TV |
;TV Shows
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005
|Hello Friend | rowspan="8" |Tamil | rowspan="5" |Anchor |Star Vijay | ||||
| 2011 | Deala No Deala | rowspan="2" | Sun TV | ||
| 2012 | Kaiyil Oru Kodi - Are You Ready? | |||
| 2014–2015 | Vendhar Veetukkalyanam | Vendhar TV | ||
| 2015–2016 | Super Challenge | rowspan="4"| Sun TV | ||
| 2022 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | ||
| rowspan="3"| 2023 | Iniyavale Iniya | rowspan="2"| Guest Participant
as Vikraman | ||
| Nattamai Theerpu Mathu |
References
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Category:Tamil male television actors
Category:Tamil television presenters
Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu
Category:Male actors from Chennai
Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema
Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu
Category:21st-century Tamil male actors