Mukesh Rishi was born into a Gujjar family. He is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood and Tollywood & also Kannada. Coming from a family into the stone-crushing business in Jammu, Mukesh was the first person in his family to try his luck in the world of cinema. After doing his graduation from Chandigarh and working for two years in the stone-crushing business in Mumbai, he left India to work in Fiji where he met his wife of Fijian-Indian descent whose family ran a traditional departmental store.^[1]

After marriage they went to New Zealand where Mukesh started his career as a model. ^[2] However, he could hardly find out time for modelling due to busy job schedule. Also, he wasn't completely satisfied with his modelling assignments and his heart yearned for home. And so, after seven long years, he returned to Mumbai and enrolled at Roshan Taneja's acting school.^[1]

He got his first break in Tollywood in 2002 and has established himself as a leading character actor. Although he started his career in telugu films as the villain, he has since then diversified into donning some positive roles. In this transition, he joins a list of many non-telugu speaking actors who donned such roles including Amrish Puri, Puneet Issar, Sharat Saxena, and Pradeep Rawath among others.

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Telugu

• Jalsa (2008) charcter-Damodhar Reddy
• Stalin (2006)
• Bangaram (2006)
• Pournami (2006)
• Bunny (2005) Character-MIsamma
• Sooryam (2004)
• Nenunnanu (2004)
• Simhadri (2003)
• Okkadu (2003)
• Indra (2002) Character-VeerashankarReddy
• Palanati Brahmanaidu (2002)
• Narasimhanaidu (2001) Character-Kuppu Swamy
• Manoharam (2000)

• Lahore (2009)
• Bombaat (2008)

• Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007)
• Fauj Mein Mauj (2007)
• Teesri Aankh (2006)
• Vishwa (2006)

• Blackmail (2005)
• It Could Be You (2005)
• The White Land (2005)
• Asambhav (2004)
• Garv (2004)

• Run (2004)
• Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa (2003)
• War & Love (2003)
• Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
• Jaal (2003)

• Om (2003)
• Indian Babu (2003)
• Dum (2003)
• Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002)
• Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat (2002)
• Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002)
• Indian (2001)
• Jodi No.1 (2001)
• Aashiq (2001)
• Khiladi 420 (2000)
• Kurukshetra (2000)
• Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000)
• Pukar (2000)
• Arjun Pandit (1999)
• Kohram (1999)
• Sooryavansham (1999)
• Sarfarosh (1999)
• Aarzoo (1999)
• Lal Baadshah (1999)
• Nyaydaata (1999)
• Bandhan (1998)
• Zulm-O-Sitam (1998)
• Iski Topi Uske Sarr (1998)
• Humse Badhkar Kaun (1998)
• Vinashak (1998)
• Gunda (1998)
• Hatyara (1998)
• Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997)
• Gupt (1997)
• Judwaa (1997)
• Kaalia (1997)
• Mrityudaata (1997)
• Naseeb (1997)
• Ram Aur Shyam (1996)
• Ghatak (1996)
• Sapoot (1996)
• Loafer (1996)
• Bhishma (1996)
• Saajan Chale Sasural (1996)
• Shastra (1996)
• Ram Shastra (1995)
• Sanjay (1995)
• Baazi (1995)
• Surakshaa (1995)
• Gardish (1993)
• Parampara (1992)
• Humlaa (1992)
• Ghayal (1990)

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