Rishi
Known for Acting · 9 credits
- Born
- 1988-06-21 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Bangalore
- Also known as
- Monish Nagaraj · Monish · Manish Rishi
Biography
Rishi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and brought up in Mysore, Karnataka. His father Sri K C Nagaraj was a bank official working in Kaveri Grameena Bank and his mother Anala Nagaraj is a home maker. Early name is Monish Nagaraj. He did his schooling from St Joseph's Primary School, Mysore and Pre - University course from Marimallappa 's College, Mysore. He went on to attend Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering.
During his engineering days, Rishi developed a keen interest in acting and started performing with various amateur theatre groups in Mysore. He was in charge of the dramatics team at his college and also worked as a Radio Jockey outside.
Known For
Movies (9)
Rudra Garuda Purana
2025
as Rudhra
Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege
2022
as Saikumar
Kavaludaari
2019
as K. S. Shyam
Mugil Pete
2021
as Cameo Appearance
Aatagara
2015
as Siddharth Mayya
Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakaasha
2019
as Vedhanth
Ramana Avatara
2024
as Rama Krishna
One Cut Two Cut
2022
as Cameo
Operation Alamelamma
2017
as Purmy
About Rishi
Rishi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and brought up in Mysore, Karnataka. His father Sri K C Nagaraj was a bank official working in Kaveri Grameena Bank and his mother Anala Nagaraj is a home maker. Early name is Monish Nagaraj. He did his schooling from St Joseph's Primary School, Mysore and Pre - University course from Marimallappa 's College, Mysore. He went on to attend Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering. During his engineering days, Rishi developed a keen interest in… With 9 credits spanning from 2015 to 2025, Rishi has appeared in 9 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rishi Movies
- Rudra Garuda Purana (2025) — as Rudhra
- Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege (2022) — as Saikumar
- Kavaludaari (2019) — as K. S. Shyam
- Mugil Pete (2021) — as Cameo Appearance
- Aatagara (2015) — as Siddharth Mayya
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