Rishi (Tamil actor)

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Rishi Raj
Born	(1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, television host
Years active	2005–2013 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 supporting roles in Tamil films most notably Anandha Thandavam and Payanam. He has stayed away from the limelight since 2017.

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 hugely 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 supporting roles in a few films like Mandhira Punnagai, Mirattal, Naan Sigappu Manithan and Yaan. He also appeared in the ensemble cast of Payanam (Gaganam in Telugu).

On the stage

Rishi has appeared in several theatre productions including the Metroplus Theatre Festival with The Madras Players twice.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Thodakkam	Habeeb
2009	Ananda Thandavam	Radhakrishnan
2010	Mandhira Punnagai	Shankar
2011	Gaganam	Vinod	Telugu film
2011	Payanam	Vinod
2012	Mirattal	Gautham (Special Appearance)
2014	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Karthik
2014	Yaan	Ram
2015	JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai	K. Anand
2019	Sathru	Mahendran
2021	Iruvar Ullam	Suresh
2023	Beauty

Television

Serials

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel
2005–2006	Idhu Oru Kadhal Kathai	Ananthu	Tamil	Vijay TV
2009–2010	Sundarakanda	Ajay	Telugu	Gemini TV
2012–2013	Padamatha Gali		Telugu	Gemini TV
2022	Ninaithale Inikkum	Sethupathi IPS (Special Appearance)	Tamil	Zee Tamil
2022–2024	Iniya	Vikraman (Vikram)	Tamil	Sun TV

Shows

Year	Title	Language	Role	Channel
2011	Deala No Deala	Tamil	Host	Sun TV
2012	Kaiyil Oru Kodi - Are You Ready?			Sun TV
2014–2015	Vendhar Veetukkalyanam			Vendhar TV
2015–2016	Super Challenge			Sun TV
2022	Vanakkam Tamizha		Guest
2023	Iniyavale Iniya		Vikraman
	Nattamai Theerpu Mathu		Vikraman

References

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