Rishi (Tamil actor)

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Rishi
Born (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39)
Occupation(s)Actor, TV Anchor
Years active2005–2013
2022–present

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 . [1] 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

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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. [2] 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. [3] 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

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009 Ananda Thandavam Radhakrishnan
2010 Mandhira Punnagai Shankar
2011 Gaganam VinodTelugu film
Payanam
2012 Mirattal Gautham (Special Appearance)
2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Karthik
Yaan Ram
2015 JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai K. Anand
2019 Sathru Mahendran

Television

Serials
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2005–2006Idhu Oru Kadhal KathaiAnanthu Tamil Vijay TV
2009–2010 Sundarakanda Ajay Telugu Gemini TV
2012–2013Padamatha Gali
2022Ninaithale InikkumSethupathi IPS (Special Appearance) Tamil Zee Tamil
2022–2024 Iniya Vikraman (Vikram) Sun TV
TV Shows
YearTitleLanguageRoleChannel
2005Hello Friend Tamil AnchorStar Vijay
2011 Deala No Deala Sun TV
2012 Kaiyil Oru Kodi - Are You Ready?
2014–2015Vendhar Veetukkalyanam Vendhar TV
2015–2016 Super Challenge Sun TV
2022 Vanakkam Tamizha Guest
2023Iniyavale IniyaGuest Participant

as Vikraman

Nattamai Theerpu Mathu

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References

  1. "Welcome to Kaiyil Oru Kodi Are you Ready Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Rishi". veethi.com.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)