Richard Rishi

Richard Rishi is an Indian film actor who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. He started his career as a child artist in films such as Mani Rathnam’s Anjali and Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari along with his sisters Shamili and Shalini. He started back in mainstream cinema as a hero in Kathir’s Kadhal Virus. His major break through came with the Telugu thriller A Film by Aravind.

Production
Despite a relatively high-profile launch through Kadhal Virus, Rishi found it difficult to experience further success in the following years. Films such as Thiru 420 by director duo Sekar Kumar and Sengattuvan, where he starred opposite former Miss India contestant Swetha Vijay, were stalled after production began.

Personal life
Rishi's father migrated to Madras with an ambition of becoming an actor and the family settled there. Later he fulfilled his ambition through his children.