Rishi (Tamil actor)

Indian actor

Rishi

Born|  (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 40)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Occupation(s)| Actor, TV Anchor
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. 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 Sun TV soap opera Iniya.

## Early life and career

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He was born to Malayali and Gujarati parents with his father being a musician and his mother a poet and was brought up in Chennai. While studying engineering, he decided to switch to visual communications and had an interest in theatre.[1]

Rishi appeared in a few fiction and non-fiction shows on STAR Vijay before appearing on Sun TV with Endemol's Deala No Deala (Tamil version of Deal or No Deal).[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. 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.[3] In 2011, he briefly returned to theatre for the play Raj And His Red Hot Lovers.[4]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year | Film | Role  | Notes

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2008 | Thodakkam | Habeeb |
2009 | Ananda Thandavam | Radhakrishnan  |
2010 | Mandhira Punnagai | Shankar  |
2011 | Gaganam | Vinod  | Telugu film
Payanam |
2012 | Mirattal | Gautham  | Special appearance
2014 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | Karthik  |
Yaan | Ram  |
2015 | JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | K. Anand  |
2019 | Sathru | Mahendran |
2023 | Beauty |  |

### Television

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Serials
Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel

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

TV Shows
Year | Title | Language | Role | Channel

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2005  | Hello Friend | Tamil | Anchor  | Star Vijay
2011 | Deala No Deala | Sun TV
2012 | Kaiyil Oru Kodi - Are You Ready?
2014–2015 | Vendhar Veetukkalyanam | Vendhar TV
2015–2016 | Super Challenge | Sun TV
2022 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest
2023 | Iniyavale Iniya | Guest Participant

as Vikraman

Nattamai Theerpu Mathu

## References

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1. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (24 September 2010). "Meet Tamil TV's hottest host!". Rediff.com. Chennai. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
2. ^ "New game show on Sun". The Hindu. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
3. ^ "Rishi". veethi.com.
4. ^ "Rishi goes back to theatre". The Times of India. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2025.