Occupation Actor Spouse Keshni Rishi Role Film actor | Name Mukesh Rishi Years active 1988–present | |
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Nominations Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Movies Gunda, Kurukshetra, Racha, Rebel, Khiladi 786 Similar People Pradeep Rawat, Kelly Dorji, Ashish Vidyarthi, Brahmanandam, Mani Sharma Profiles |
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.
Contents
- Testimonial from mukesh rishi film actor
- Mukesh Rishi Bollywood Actor of Jammu Interview
- Early life
- Awards and nominations
- Filmography
- References

Testimonial from mukesh rishi film actor
Mukesh Rishi Bollywood Actor of Jammu | Interview
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.

After marriage they went to New Zealand, where Mukesh started his career as a model. 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.


