Riyaz Khan

Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam through the 1994 film Sukham Sukhakaram, directed by Balachandra Menon.

Early and personal life

Khan was born to Rasheed, a Malayalam film producer and Rasheeda Baanu at Fort Kochi, Kerala. He has a sister, Roshini. Since his father was a movie producer and all the South Indian movies were then shot in Madras, now known as Chennai, his family migrated there.
He did his primary education from Chennai and pursued his bachelor's degree from the United States.
In 1992, he married actress Uma Riyaz, who is the daughter of Tamil music director Kamesh and actress Kamala Kamesh. The couple has two sons including actor Shariq Hassan.

Career

His notable films include Badri, Baba,'' Ramana, Balettan, Winner, Runway, Vesham Power of Women Ghajini, Tamil film)|Thirupathi], Stalin and Pokkiri Raja.
He has also made significant contributions to television, appearing in popular Tamil serials like Nandini and Kannana Kanne'' which was aired on Sun TV.
He is also a brand ambassador of a Chennai-based fitness studio called Inshape Health & Fitness.