Mukesh Rishi

Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1993 with Gardish and has since, established himself as a notable supporting actor, generally as a villain.

Early life Rishi was born in Jammu. His pre-partition roots lie in Mirpur, now in Pakistan-administred Kashmir. After his graduation from Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, and working for two years in Mumbai, Rishi moved to Fiji for work, where he met his future wife, who is of Indo-Fijian ancestry. Her family ran a traditional departmental store. He has a lucrative investment portfolio including warehouse investments.

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, and later got his break with Sanjay Khan's serial The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990), where he played the villain, Mir Sadiq. Pratap Singh Gupt: The Hidden Truth Babu Anna Cameo Lahoo Ke Do Rang Teja Shikari

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Lohpurush Ganesh Tandiya Nyaydaata Jabbar / Lankeshwar / Jwala Prasad Lal Baadshah S.P. Ajit Singh Aarzoo C.L.Mishra Cameo Sarfarosh Inspector Saleem Sooryavansham Deshraj Thakur aka Kevda Thakur Kohram Ghafoor Changezi Arjun Pandit Ramu Kaalia

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Vishwa Teesri Aankh Sudama Pandey 2007 Fauj Mein Mauj General 2007 Nehlle Pe Dehlla Dilher Delayed film. 2008 Krazzy 4 Rana

Lahore Noor Mohammad Khuda Kasam Lalkar Singh Delayed film. Ramayana – The Epic Hanuman Animated film. 2011 Force Vijay Reddy (Anna) 2012 Khiladi 786 Ikhattar Singh

Rajdhani Express S.I Maazii Malhaan Singh 2014 Ek Tha Sardar Police Officer Deccani film 2015 Hum Tum Dushman Dushman Anil Gujjar 2016 Mahayoddha Rama Hanuman (voice) Animated film 2017 Raktdhar Linga Shetty 2020 Gul Makai Maulana Fazlullah 2022 Before You Die 2025 Mere Husband Ki Biwi Prabhleen’s father Telugu films

Malayalam films

Kannada films + Kannada film credits Year Title Role Notes 2005 Namma Basava ACP Dhanraj 2007 Bhoopathi Aravind Ram 2008 Bombaat Gajendra 2010 School Master Appu 2011 Kanteerava Balasahab 2011 Maryade Ramanna Desai 2022 James Rathanlal

Punjabi films Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna (2004) Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (2006) Taur Mittran Di (2012) Jatt James Bond (2014) Sikka (2015) Ishq My Religion (2019) Nidarr (2023) Nanak Naam Jahaz Hain (2024) Badnaam (2025)

Bhojpuri movies

Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se (2016)

Tamil movies Vallarasu (2000) as Wasim Khan Ramana (2002) as Jalandhar Singh Singam 2 (2013) as Bhai, partner of Thangaraj

Marathi Balgandharva (2011) as Pathan Truckbhar Swapna (2021) as R.K. Sher Shivraj (2022) as Afzalkhan

Odia Aakhi Palakare Tu (2010)

Television serials The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990) as Mir Sadiq Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur (2009) Prithvi Vallabh (2018)

Web series Abhay (2019) Indian Police Force (2024) Salakaar (2025) as Zia-ul-Haq Objection, My Lord! as Viswanath

Awards and nominations 2000: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Sarfarosh 2003: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu – Indra 2004: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu – Seetayya