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Birth name C. Rishi
Birth at Chennai (Inde)

Rishi is an Indian film, theatre and television actor. He is a regular performer on the Chennai stage and is best known for his trend-setting anchoring style in Sun TV's phenomenally successful Deala No Deala (Tamil version of Deal or No Deal).His second non-fiction show with Endemol India was Sun TV's Kaiyil Oru Kodi (Tamil version of Million Dollar Money Drop), one of the most successful TV programmes of the year.
Rishi has appeared in supporting roles in Tamil films most notably Anandha Thandavam and Payanam (Gaganam in Telugu).

He is currently the brand ambassador for Vim Liquid for South India. He is currently in talks with producers to remake the Malayalam super-hit Diamond Necklace (film) in Tamil.

Usually with

Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
(3 films)
V. Jayaprakash
V. Jayaprakash
(4 films)
Karu Pazhanaiappan
Karu Pazhanaiappan
(1 films)
Santhanam
Santhanam
(3 films)
G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rishi aka Rishi Raj (9 films)

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Yaan
Yaan (2014)
, 2h52
Directed by Ravi K. Chandran
Genres Thriller, Action, Romance
Actors Jiiva, Thulasi Nair, Nassar, Thulasi Nair, Thulasi Nair, Prakash Raj
Roles Ram
Rating37% 1.891751.891751.891751.891751.89175
The film begins in Mumbai, where the cops plan the encounter of a terrorist 'Malik' (Nawab Shah), who is a notorious criminal.The cops succeed in trapping him and the Commissioner of police, Anwer kills Malik. Then comes Chandru (Jiiva), a happy go lucky jobless youth who lives in his Grandmother's expense. Chandru meets Sreela (Thulasi Nair) on the day of encounter and helps her elope the spot, saving her life. Chandru falls for Sreela at first sight and starts to follow her. Though initially she refuses him, they both fall in love soon. As usual, Sreela's father (Nasser) Opposes their marriage, as Chandru is jobless and doesn't have an income.Hence Chandru decides to find a job with full fledge. He finally gets a job offer in 'Basilistan', a strict Islamic nation. Chandru travels to Basilistan with the help of a travel agent 'Haridas'. He also introduces Iqbal, an autistic teen boy to Chandru, who is also travelling to Basilistan for a work and asks Chandru to take care of him till they reach Basilistan, Morocco.
Naan Sigappu Manithan
Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014)
, 2h28
Directed by Thiru
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Vishal, Lakshmi Menon, Iniya, Saranya, V. Jayaprakash, Sunder Ramu
Roles Karthik
Rating64% 3.245763.245763.245763.245763.24576
In the middle of the night, Indhiran (Vishal), accompanied by his two friends, Sathish (Jagan) and Karuna (Sunder Ramu), purchases a gun illegally from a local gangster. Back home, Indhiran stares at his wishlist and recalls his past.
Gaganam
Gaganam (2011)
, 1h58
Directed by Radha Mohan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion
Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna, Prakash Raj, Poonam Kaur, Bharath Reddy, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Sana Khan
Roles Vinod
Rating71% 3.5891653.5891653.5891653.5891653.589165
On a flight from Chennai to Delhi five passengers retrieve weapons hidden in the toilet and use them to hijack the plane. An engine is damaged during the struggle with the pilots so they make an emergency landing at Tirupati Airport. Government authorities arrive. The hijackers demand ₹100 Crore (c. US $22,000,000), the release of their imprisoned leader Yusuf Khan (Sricharan), and a fresh aircraft for their escape.
Mandhira Punnagai
Mandhira Punnagai (2010)

Directed by Karu Pazhanaiappan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Karu Pazhanaiappan, Meenakshi, Santhanam, Thambi Ramaiah, Rishi aka Rishi Raj, Srikanth
Roles Shankar
Rating67% 3.3960553.3960553.3960553.3960553.396055
The film tells the story of an architect, Kathir (Karu Pazhaniappan), who is talented but also forthright in his dealings whether in office or in his personal life. He doesn't have any girlfriend or many friends whether at work or in personal life. When he is asked to design a spanking new showroom for Honda Dealership, Nandini (Meenakshi) one of the employees there meets Kathir in connection with the new design and falls in love with Kathir's forthrightness unbeknownst to him. He doesn't pay much attention to Meenakshi's overtures initially, perhaps influenced by his troubled childhood. He is approached by Shankar (Rishi), Nandini's colleague who happens to like her, to find out what it is that attracts her to Kathir, for which Kathir drags Shankar to Nandini's house and asks him to convey his love for Nandini himself. This increases Nandini's attraction towards Kathir's straightforward attitude. Gradually, Kathir starts to like her but at the same time he also fears that she is cheating on him and tries to kill her. He goes to the police station confessing his crime that he killed her. When police come to find the body in his apartment, they are unable to find the body. Kathir's friend Manmadha Naidu (Thambi ramaiah) says that last night Kathir was talking to himself and broken all the things in a fit of anger (When Kathir saw Nandini sleeping with Srikanth, Kathir got angry broken all the things imagining himself as killing Nandhini). Kathir had a troubled childhood where his mother committed suicide after her illegal affair with his father's friend came to light, his father also died at the same time, which made him to view things in a different light. In the end, Nandini claimed that she planned things to make him reform him but Kathir in anger says that he celebrate people dying. In next scene, kathir receives a call that nandini had committed suicide he immediately goes to hospital and finds out that nandini didn't commit suicide and she gave him shock to make him realize the wrongdoings. The film ends with Nandini and Kathir uniting, reflection of kathir's father gives acceptance.
Ananda Thandavam
Ananda Thandavam (2009)

Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Siddharth Venugopal, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rukmini Vijayakumar, Rishi aka Rishi Raj, Kitty, Kalairani
Roles Radhakrishnan
Rating45% 2.2987852.2987852.2987852.2987852.298785
The film deals with the life of Raghu, whose mother died in childbirth. He grows up with plenty of affection from his father and grows into a quiet, sensible and a bit of a serious person. He is frustrated because he is unemployed, when he meets Madhumitha (Tammana Bhatia); a native character, she plays childish pranks and brings energy into his life.
Thodakkam
Thodakkam (2008)

Actors Monica (a) M. G. Rahima, Raghuvaran, S. Manivannan, Rishi aka Rishi Raj

Vanchinathan (Raguvannan), Gayathri (Monika), Chindo (Abinay), Habeeb (Rishi) and Nancy (Meha Nair) have studied together from childhood. Now graduates, they plan to find opportunities abroad to earn money. The day arrives but their plans are thwarted as they find themselves in the thick of a conspiracy.