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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, Punjabi,

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and

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. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has since, established himself as a

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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

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, Paresh Rawal,

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, Pradeep Rawat,

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, Rahul Dev,

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, 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
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, where Mukesh started his career as a

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. 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

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and enrolled in Roshan Taneja's acting school.

Filmography

Hindi

Telugu

Malayalam

Kannada

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

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'' (2008) * '' School Master'' (2010) * ''

Kanteerava ''Kanteerava'' is a 2011 Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tushar Ranganath and produced by Ramu. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Simhadri'' (2003). The film features Duniya Vijay, Shuba Poonja and Rishika Singh in the lead r ...

'' (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 '' ...

'' (2011) *

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(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 Mukhta ...

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

Bhojpuri

*''

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'' (2016)

Tamil

* '' En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'' (2015) as Bhai * ''

Singam 2 ''Singam II'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari. A sequel to the 2010 film '' Singam'' and the second installment in the ''Singam'' film series, the film stars Suriya, Hansika Motwani, Anushka Shetty, ...

'' (2013) as Bhai, partner of Thangaraj ( Rahman) * ''

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'' (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. T ...

'' (2000) as Wasim Khan

Marathi

* '' Balgandharva (film) '' (2011) as

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* '' 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 ...

'' (2022) as

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Odia

* ''Aakhi Palakare Tu'' (2010)

Television serials

* ''

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'' (1990) * ''

Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur ''Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur'' (English: ''The Johur of the Queen Padmini of Chittod'') is an Indian historical drama television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, based on the life of Rani Padmini, the famous 14th-century ...

'' (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 ...

'' *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, S ...

References

External links

* {{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