Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

and

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films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and

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films, as well as two

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films. Riyaz debuted in

through the 1994 film '' Sukham Sukhakaram'', directed by

Balachandra Menon Balachandra Menon (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the Malayalam films of the 1980s, 1980s and Malayalam films of the 1990s, 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in o ...

Early and personal life

Khan was born to Rasheed, a Malayalam film producer and Rasheeda Baanu at Fort Kochi,

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. He has a sister, Roshini who is married. Since his father was a movie producer and all the South Indian movies were then shot in

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, now known

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, his family migrated there. He did his primary education from

and pursued his bachelor's degree from

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. 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 Shariq Hassan.

Career

His notable films include '' Badri'' (2001), '' Baba'' (2002),'' Ramana'' (2002), ''

Balettan ''Balettan'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by V. M. Vinu, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Devayani, Nedumudi Venu, Harisree Ashokan, Riyaz Kh ...

'' (2003), '' Winner'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), '' Vesham'' (2004) '' Power of Women'' (2005) '' Ghajini'' (2005), '' Thirupathi'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006) and '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010). He has also made significant contributions to television, appearing in popular Tamil serials like '' Nandini'' (2017-2018) and '' Kannana Kanne'' (2020-2023) which was aired on Sun TV. He is also a brand ambassador of a Chennai-based fitness studio called Inshape Health & Fitness.

Controversy

In 2024, actress Revathy Sampath has claimed that actor Riyaz Khan made inappropriate sexual remarks during a phone call. Sampath alleges that Khan's comments were sexually explicit and offensive.

Filmography

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

Hindi

Television

References

External links

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Riyaz Khan at MSI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Riyaz Male actors from Kochi Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Tamil male actors Living people 1972 births Male actors in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Malayalam television