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.Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Quite a Character . Interview with Mukesh Rishi. Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015. 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.
Filmography
Hindi films
+ Hindi film credits Year Title Role Notes 1993 Parampara Thakur Bhavani Singh's Man Gardish Billa Jilani 1995 Surakshaa Jagtap Baazi Raghu Sanjay Ram Shastra Satpal Dhonga 1996 Shastra Baadshah Khan Saajan Chale Sasural Nana Bhishma Nagesh Rana Loafer Badshah Sapoot Tejeshwar Ghatak Jeena Ram Aur Shyam Jabar 1997 Naseeb Mrityudaata Rana Tonga Judwaa Ratanlal TigerKaaliaPratap Singh Gupt: The Hidden Truth Babu AnnaCameo Lahoo Ke Do Rang Teja Shikari 1998 Hatyara Singhania Gunda Bulla Vinashak – Destroyer Ajgar Humse Badhkar Kaun Akal Iski Topi Uske Sarr Zulm-O-Sitam Police Commissioner Bandhan Gajendra1999LohpurushGanesh Tandiya Nyaydaata Jabbar / Lankeshwar / Jwala Prasad Lal Baadshah S.P. Ajit Singh Aarzoo C.L.MishraCameo Sarfarosh Inspector Saleem Sooryavansham Deshraj Thakur aka Kevda Thakur Kohram Ghafoor Changezi Arjun Pandit Ramu Kaalia 2000 Jwalamukhi Ranga Rao Pukar Bakshi Qurbaaniyan Singhania Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Bhawani Chaudhry Kurukshetra Iqbal Pasina Khiladi 420 Bhai 2001 Aashiq Sapna's Brother Jodi No.1 Baburao Indian Wasim Khan 2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Inspector M.K.Sharma Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat ACP Hum Kisise Kum Nahin Pillai's Brother Maseeha Surajbhan 2003 Dum Raj Dutt Sharma Indian Babu Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh Om DSP Pathan Jaal Afghani Koi... Mil Gaya Inspector Khan Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa Tabrez Baig 2004 Run Rajeev Garv Zafar Supari Asambhav Youssan Baksh 2005 The White Land Social Worker It Could Be You Mr. Sidhu Blackmail Chota 2006 Vishwa Teesri Aankh Sudama Pandey 2007 Fauj Mein Mauj General 2007 Nehlle Pe Dehlla DilherDelayed film. 2008 Krazzy 4 Rana 2010 Lahore Noor Mohammad Khuda KasamLalkar SinghDelayed film. Ramayana – The Epic HanumanAnimated film. 2011 Force Vijay Reddy (Anna) 2012 Khiladi 786 Ikhattar Singh2013Rajdhani ExpressS.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 Die2025Mere Husband Ki BiwiPrabhleen’s father
Telugu films + Telugu film credits Year Title Role Notes1994GandeevamInspector Veeru Pentaiah2000ManoharamBasha2001Narasimha NaiduKuppu Swamy NaiduAdhipathiDunnapothula Dharma Rao2002IndraVeera Shankar Reddy2003OkkaduDCP Vijay VarmaSimhadriBhai SaabPalnati BrahmanayuduNarsinga Naidu's friendSeetayyaVenkat Naidu2004Nenunnanu JPAaptudu Gangi ReddySuryam Madhulatha's fatherVijayendra Varma Aslam Khan 2005Bunny MaisammaAllari Pidugu G. K. OkkadeSubbarayudu2006PournamiNarasimhaBangaramPeddi ReddyStalin Lt. Col. Iqbal Kakar2008JalsaDamodar ReddyKantriKranti's grandfather2009Maska SimhachalamDrona Drona's fatherArya 2 Raji ReddySaleemAppala Naidu 2010Namo VenkatesaChengala Rayudu / Shankar ThakurShambo Shiva ShamboRajannaDarlingNisha's fatherBrindavanamSurendra 2011 Teen MaarVasumathi's father Rajanna LandlordDhadaRhea's father2012RebelJayram / RobertRacha Bellary2013BaadshahDhanrajRamayya Vasthavayya Mosallapadu NagabhushanamAttarintiki DarediHari Nanda2014Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda SuryodhanaRace GurramPeddi ReddyPowerHome Minister JayavardhanLoukyamKeshava Reddy2015Beeruva AdikeshavuluSrimanthuduVenkata RatnamSherDadhaLoaferMouni's FatherBruce LeeIB Chief BharadwajSoukhyamKrishna Rao2016Krishnashtami Raghupati Sardaar Gabbar SinghHari NarayanaBrahmotsavamBabu's distant relative2017Goutham NandaMudraWinnerDharmendra Reddy2018PanthamAnand SuranaKavacham Mahendra Varma2019Vinaya Vidheya RamaPandyam ParasuramMaharshi Bhanu PrasadSye Raa Narasimha Reddy Papa Khan2021Vakeel Saab MP Korentla Rajendra2022Khiladi Home Minister Guru Singham2024 Saindhav Vishwamithra "Mithra" Buddy Aditya’s uncle Manamey Kushi’s grandfather
Malayalam films + Malayalam film credits Year Title Role Notes1993GandharvamRangan1999Olympian Anthony AdamAlvin2003War and LoveJaffar Khan2007Black CatADGP Aggarwal
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
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