Richard Rishi

Richard Rishiis an Indian actor who predominantly appears inTamilandTelugufilms and fewMalayalamandKannadafilms. He is known forKoottu,A Film by Aravindand his subsequent movies with director Mohan G, namelyDraupathiandRudra Thandavam.
Despite a relatively high-profile launch throughKadhal Virus, Rishi found it difficult to experience further success in the following years. After that he acted in the Malayalam film called Koottu released in 2004 which gave him a great success and improved his career. Koottu was a great nostalgic film. Films such asThiru 420by director duo Sekar Kumar and Sengattuvan, where he starred opposite former Miss India contestant Swetha Vijay, were stalled after production began.
Richard studied in Loyola Matriculation. He has two younger sisters, former film actressesShaliniandShamili. Their father is from Kollam and mother hails from a Malayali family living in Chennai. The sole reason behind his father's shifting to Madras was to become a singer. ActorAjith Kumaris his brother-in-law.
Rishi made his acting debut withJagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundariwhich is released in 1990.He was cast as a child artiste in the Tamil filmAnjaliin the same year 1990. He first appeared as an adult actor inKadhal Virusin 2002, playing the lead oppositeSridevi Vijaykumar. The film was released after some delay and fared poorly at the box office.
His next movie wasKoottu(2004), which tells the story of two college buddies. The songs were a hit.In 2005,Girivalama remake of the Bollywood filmHumraazwas released.The movieA Film by Aravind(2005) made him famous.In 2006, the Tamil movieNaalaiwas released.The same year came another film,Yuga(2006).  Richard had a lesser role to play, and the film  received mixed reviews.Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw, a Telugu film was released in 2007. It was the remake of Bollywood filmMalamaal Weekly. It also had Rishi playing a side role.Then came the movieBangaru Konda(2007) with actressNavaneet Kaur.Maharajasri, is another movie for 2007. In 2008, cameVeedu Mamoolodu Kaduwith Rishi portraying as negative role,thenGeetha, a remake of the Hollywood filmPhone BoothandThreein which Rishi was reunited with the directorSekhar Suri. In 2009, he acted in Tamil movieThamizhagam.In 2010, he appeared in Telugu movieDammunnodu.His next moviePen Singam(2010) failed at the content of story.In 2011,Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action(2011) was received negative reviews.Then came the movieEndukante... Premanta!(2012) where Rishi was in again in a small side role but the film was a commercial hit.The filmUu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?(2012) was a Telugu socio-fantasy with Rishi in a small role.In 2013, the only film that came was Kannada action comedy filmBenki Birugali, where Rishi was in the lead.
His filmNer Ethir(2014), which was a remake ofAcross the Hallfollowed byNinaithathu Yaaro(2014). Then cameAvatharam(2014), with a devotional story.The filmNetru Indru(2014) andSutrula(2014) and  was not received well.The Telugu filmAdavi Kaachina Vennela(2014) was released to positive reviews.In 2015, came the comedy-horror,Maharani Kottaiand action film,Adhibar.In 2016, he appeared in Telugu,Srimathi Bangaramfollowed by three Tamil filmsKallattam,Pazhaya VannarapettaiandAndaman. His following films areDr Chakravarty(2017) andOollo Pelliki Kukkala Hadavidi(2018).  Richard Rishi has joined hands with his 2016's political thrillerPazhaya Vannarapettaidirector Mohan G, to deliver a revenge drama stained with casteism inDraupadi(2020).The film turns into a drama where message gains preference over storytelling.He appeared alongsideTrishaandNandhain the political thriller film,Paramapadham Vilayattu(2021), portraying David, a goon who tries to strike fear with psychopathic tendencies.