Rishi (Tamil actor)


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

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.
Rishi appeared in a few fiction and non-fiction shows on STAR Vijay before appearing on Sun TV with Endemol's Deala No Deala. In 2012, Endemol South and Sun TV made Kaiyil Oru Kodi, Are you ready? 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. In 2011, he briefly returned to theatre for the play Raj And His Red Hot Lovers.

Filmography

Television

;Serials
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2005–2006Idhu Oru Kadhal KathaiAnanthuTamilVijay TV
2009–2010SundarakandaAjayTeluguGemini TV
2012–2013Padamatha GaliTeluguGemini TV
2022Ninaithale InikkumSethupathi IPSTamilZee TamilSpecial Appearance
2022–2024IniyaVikraman TamilSun TV

;TV Shows
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2005Hello FriendAnchorTamilStar Vijay
2011Deala No DealaAnchorTamilSun TV
2012Kaiyil Oru Kodi - Are You Ready?AnchorTamilSun TV
2014–2015Vendhar VeetukkalyanamAnchorTamilVendhar TV
2015–2016Super ChallengeAnchorTamilSun TV
2022Vanakkam TamizhaGuestTamilSun TV
2023Iniyavale IniyaParticipantTamilSun TVGuest role
2023Nattamai Theerpu MathuVikramanTamilSun TV
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