Mukesh Rishi

Mukesh Rishi
Mukesh Rishi
	Mukesh Rishi during a Peace Rally in Mumbai on 20 November 2011
Born	Mukesh Singh Rishi; 19 April 1956 (age 61); Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse	Keshni Rishi

Mukesh Rishi is an Indian film actor who works in Telugu, Hindi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Punjabi and Tamil.He got his first break in Tollywood in 1988 and has since, established himself as a leading character actor. Although he started his career in Telugu films as a villain, he has diversified into positive roles. In this transition, he joins a list of non-Telugu speaking actors, such as Amrish Puri, Puneet Issar, Sharat Saxena, and Pradeep Rawat, who have played the role of the villain in Telugu movies. He has also acted in Oriya films.

Early life

After his graduation from Chandigarh, and working for two years in Mumbai, Rishi went to work in Fiji where he met his wife of Fijian-Indian descent. Her family ran a traditional departmental store.^[1]

After marriage they went to New Zealand, where Mukesh started his career as a model.^[2] 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.^[1]

Filmography

Telugu films

Year	Film	Role
1994	Gandeevam	Inspector Veeru Pentaiah
2000	Manoharam	Basha
2001	Narasimha Naidu	Kuppi Swamy Naidu
2001	Adhipathi	Dunnapothula Dharma Rao
2002	Indra	Veera Shankar Reddy
2003	Okkadu	DCP Vijay Varma
	Simhadri	Bhai Saab
	Palanati Brahmanaidu
2006	Nenunnanu	JP
	Suryam
	Vijayendra Varma
2005	Bunny	Maisamma
2006	Pournami	Narasimha
	Bangaram
	Stalin	Lt. Col. Iqbal
2008	Jalsa	Damodar Reddy
2008	Kantri	Kranti's grandfather
2009	Maska	Simhachalam
	Drona
	Arya 2	Raji Reddy
2010	Namo Venkatesa	Chengala Rayudu / Shankar Thakur
	Shambo Shiva Shambo
	Darling	Nisha's father
	Brindavanam	Surendra
2012	Rebel	Bhupathi's Brother and Robert
2012	Racha	Bellary
2013	Baadshah	Dhanraj
	Ramayya Vasthavayya	Mosallapadu Nagabhushanam
	Attarintiki Daredi	Hari Nanda
2014	Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda	Suryodhana
	Race Gurram	Peddi Reddy
	Power	Home Minister Jayavardhan
	Loukyam	Keshava Reddy
2015	Beeruva
	Srimanthudu	Venkata Ratnam
	Sher	Dadha
	Bruce Lee	IB Chief Bharadwaj
2016	Krishnarjuna
2016	Sardaar Gabbar Singh	Hari Narayana
2017	Winner	Dharmendra Reddy

Hindi films

Ek Tha Sardar (2014) .... Police Officer
Maazii (2013) .... Malhaan Singh
Khiladi 786 (2012) .... Ikhattar Singh
Force (2011) as Reddy (Anna)
Ramayana – The Epic (2010) .... Hanumaan
Help (2010)
Lahore (2010) .... Noor Mohammad
Bombaat (2008)
Krazzy 4 (2008) .... Rana
Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007) .... Dilher
Fauj Mein Mauj (2007) .... General
Teesri Aankh (2006) .... Sudama Pandey
Vishwa (2006)
Blackmail (2005) .... Chota
It Could Be You (2005) .... Mr. Sidhu
The White Land (2005) .... Social Worker
Asambhav (2004) .... Youssan Baksh
Garv (2004) .... Zafar Supari
Run (2004) .... Rajeev
Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa (2003) .... Tabrez Baig
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) .... Inspector Khurshid Khan
Jaal (2003) .... Afghani
Om (2003) .... DSP Pathan
Indian Babu (2003) .... Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh
Dum (2003) .... Raj Dutt Sharma
Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002) .... Pillai's Brother
Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat (2002) .... ACP
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002) .... Inspector M.K.Sharma
Indian (2001) .... Wasim Khan
Jodi No.1 (2001) .... Baburao
Aashiq (2001) .... Sapna's Brother
Khiladi 420 (2000)
Kurukshetra (2000) .... Iqbal Pasina
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) .... Bhawani Chaudhry
Pukar (2000) .... Bakshi
Arjun Pandit (1999) .... Ramu Kaalia
Kohram (1999) .... Ghafoor Changezi
Sooryavansham (1999) .... Deshraju Thakur aka Kevda Thakur
Sarfarosh (1999) .... Inspector Salim
Aarzoo (1999) .... C.L.Mishra
Lal Baadshah (1999) .... S.P. Ajit Singh
Nyaydaata (1999)
Bandhan (1998) .... Gajendra
Zulm-O-Sitam (1998)
Iski Topi Uske Sarr (1998)
Humse Badhkar Kaun (1998)
Vinashak – Destroyer (1998)
Gunda (1998)
Hatyara (1998)
Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998)
Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997)
Gupt (1997)
Judwaa (1997)
Kaalia (1997)
Mrityudaata (1997)
Naseeb (1997)
Ram Aur Shyam (1996)
Ghatak (1996)
Sapoot (1996)
Loafer
Bhishma (1996)
Saajan Chale Sasural (1996)
Shastra (1996)
Ram Shastra (1995)
Sanjay (1995)
Baazi (1995)
Surakshaa (1995)
Gardish (1993)
Parampara (1992)
Humlaa (1992)
Ghayal (1990)
The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1989)

 Judwaa (1997)

Malayalam films

Year	Film	Role
1992	Gandharvam	Rangan
2000	Olympiyan Anthony Adam
2003	War and Love	Jaffar Khan

Punjabi films

Tamil films

Singam 2 (2013)
Ramana (2002)
Vallarasu (2000)

Bhojpuri films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2016	Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se

Television serials

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

Awards and nominations

2000:Nominated:Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Sarfarosh
2003:Nominated:Filmfare Award for Best Villain - Telugu-Indra
2004:Nominated:Filmfare Award for Best Villain - Telugu-Seetayya

References

^ ^a ^b Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Quite a Character. Interview with Mukesh Rishi. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 8 August 2015.
^ Anuj Kumar (24 March 2007) Terror gets a name. Interview with Mukesh Rishi. Hindu.com.

External links

Mukesh Rishi at IMDb

[Interview_with_Mukesh_Rishi-1] Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Quite a Character. Interview with Mukesh Rishi. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 8 August 2015.

[2] Anuj Kumar (24 March 2007) Terror gets a name. Interview with Mukesh Rishi. Hindu.com.

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