Rio Raj is an Indian actor and video jockey, who has appeared in

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films and television. Often working on shows by network

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, Raj became known for his role on the soap opera ''

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'', before moving to work in Tamil cinema.

Career

Rio Raj started his career as an actor in

's 2013 television drama ''Kana Kaanum Kalangal Kalloori Saalai'', a spin-off of its ''

Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil drama soap opera that aired on weekdays on Star Vijay. It was the first soap in Tamil television that focused on school life. Due to the success of the show, a sequel called ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloor ...

'' series. He later moved to work with

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as a video jockey, hosting day-time shows such as ''Kaloorikalam'', ''Suda Suda Chennai'', and ''Free Ah Vidu'' among others. He later returned to Star Vijay by portraying the lead role in the third season of the drama, ''

'' between 2016 and 2018. Following a supporting role in ''

Sathriyan ''Chatriyan'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film, written and produced by Mani Ratnam under Aalayam Productions. The film was directed by K. Subash, an assistant of Mani Ratnam. The film stars Vijayakanth, Bhanupriya and Thila ...

'' (2017), Raj appeared in his first lead role in a feature film through the comedy drama, ''

Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja ''Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Karthik Venugopalan in his directorial debut. The film stars Rio Raj in his lead acting debut, Shirin Kanchwala, and RJ Vigneshka ...

'' (2019), produced by actor

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. The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic noting he makes a "decent debut". His next film ''

Plan Panni Pannanum ''Plan Panni Pannanum'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Badri Venkatesh, produced by Rajesh Kumar and Sinthan L from Positive Print Studios. The film’s title was taken from a dialogue spoken by Vadivelu. T ...

'', another comedy drama, was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. In October 2020, he participated in ''Bigg Boss'' (Tamil season 4). He was listed by the

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as the ninth most "Desirable Man on Television 2020“.

Filmography

Film

References

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