Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in

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and

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films. He has also appeared in

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, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has since, established himself as a leading character actor. Although he started his career in films as a villain, he has diversified into positive roles. He joins a list of non-Telugu speaking actors, such as Amrish Puri,

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, Paresh Rawal, Sharat Saxena, Pradeep Rawat,

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, Rahul Dev, Mukul Dev, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana, Sachin Khedekar, Boman Irani, and

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who have successfully established themselves in Telugu movies.

Early life

Rishi was born in

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. After his graduation from Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, and working for two years in Mumbai, Rishi went to work in

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where he met his wife of Fijian-Indian descent. Her family ran a traditional departmental store.Syed Firdaus Ashraf
Quite a Character
Interview with Mukesh Rishi. Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015. He has a lucrative Investment Portfolio including Warehouse Investements. After marriage, they went to

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, where Mukesh started his career as a model. However, he could hardly find time for modelling due to a busy work schedule and was dissatisfied with his modelling assignments. After seven years, he returned to Mumbai, India and enrolled in Roshan Taneja's acting school.

Filmography

Hindi

Telugu

Malayalam

Kannada

* '' Bhoopathi'' (2007) Aravind Ram * '' Bombaat'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Kanteerava'' (2011) * ''

Maryade Ramanna ''Maryade Ramanna'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language action comedy drama film directed by Guruprasad and starring Komal, Nisha Shah and Mukesh Rishi. The film is a remake of the Telugu film ''Maryada Ramanna'' (2010), which itself is based on ''O ...

'' (2011) * James (2022)

Punjabi

* Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna(2004) *'' Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'' (2006) * ''

Taur Mittran Di ''Taur Mittran Di'' is a 2012 Punjabi drama action comedy film starring Amrinder Gill, Rannvijay Singh, Surveen Chawla, Amita Pathak and Mukesh Rishi. The movie is directed by Navaniat Singh and produced by Eros Entertainment & Jimmy Sheirgill ...

'' (2012) * ''

Jatt James Bond ''Jatt James Bond'' or ''JJB'' is a 2014 Indian Punjabi film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Gippy Grewal and Zareen Khan as leads, along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Yashpal Sharma. The music of the film is given by Jatinder Shah and Mukh ...

'' (2014) *Sikka(2015) *Ishq My Religion(2019)

Bhojpuri

*'' Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se'' (2016)

Tamil

* '' En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'' (2015) as Bhai * '' Singam 2'' (2013) as Bhai, partner of Thangaraj (

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) * '' Ramana'' (2002) as Jalandhar Singh * ''

Vallarasu ''Vallarasu'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. Maharajan in his film debut. The film stars Vijayakanth and Devayani. The music is by Deva. It was released on 14 April to positive reviews and became a Blockbuster ...

'' (2000) as Wasim Khan

Marathi

* '' Balgandharva (film) '' (2011) as Pathan * '' Truckbhar Swapna'' (2021) as R.K. * ''

Sher Shivraj ''Sher Shivraj'' is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language historical action drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced by Chinmay Mandlekar, Digpal Lanjekar, Nitin Keni, Pradyot Pendharkar and Anil Warkhade. The film based on the life of Mar ...

'' (2022) as Afzalkhan

Odia

* ''Aakhi Palakare Tu'' (2010)

Television serials

* '' The Sword of Tipu Sultan'' (1990) * '' Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur'' (2009) * ''

Prithvi Vallabh Prithvi Vallabh (Hindi: पृथ्वी वल्लभ) is a historical drama Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner it was released in 1943. The story is an adaptation of K. M. Munshi's book '' Pr ...

'' (2018)

Web Series

* '' Abhay'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

*2000: Nominated:

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- ''

Sarfarosh ''Sarfarosh'' () is a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan and starring Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi. John started working on ''Sarfarosh'' in 1992. Seven years w ...

'' *2003: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Villain - Telugu - ''

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'' *2004: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Villain - Telugu - ''

Seetayya ''Seetayya'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary and written by Posani Krishna Murali. It stars late Nandamuri Harikrishna son of late Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao as lead actor and late Soundarya, Sim ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rishi, Mukesh Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors from Jammu and Kashmir People from Kathua district Male actors in Bengali cinema Male actors in Bhojpuri cinema Male actors in Odia cinema Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi television 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema 1956 births