Rishi S Kumar
Born18 August 1994
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2013 – present
Parent(s)Sunil Kumar (Father)
Pushpalatha (Mother)[1]

Rishi S Kumar is an Indian film, television actor and dancer works in Malayalam film and television industry.[2] He is known known for playing lead role in the Flowers TV sitcom Uppum Mulakum.[3] He is also fourth runner up of Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 6).[4]

Career

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He made his debut in television through Dance reality show D 4 Dance Season 2 on Mazhavil Manorama. From 2015, he played lead role of Vishnu(Mudiyan) in Uppum Mulakum on Flowers TV,[5] but got ejected from the show in 2023. In 2024, he participated in Bigg Boss Malayalam season 6 on Asianet and became fourth runner up of the season.[6]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Director Notes
2017 Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam Bash Domin D'Silva [7][8]
2024 Secret Dancer S. N. Swamy Promo Song[9]

Television

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Year Program Role Channel Notes
2014 D 4 Dance season 2 Contestant Mazhavil Manorama Reality show[10]
2015–2021 Uppum Mulakum Vishnu Balachandran Thampi/ Mudiyan Flowers TV TV Sitcom
2018 Seetha Mudiyan Flowers TV Special Appearance (Episode 412)
2019 Star Magic (Tamar Padar 2) Himself Flowers TV
2022 Erivum Puliyum Jojo/Julian Wodzynski Zee Keralam [11]
2022-2023 Uppum Mulakum 2 Vishnu Balachandran Thampi/ Mudiyan Flowers TV TV Sitcom[12]
2023 Aliyans Jithu/ Jithendran Kaumudy TV [13]
2024 Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 6) Contestant Asianet Fourth runner-up[14]
Star Singer season 9 Guest Asianet

Music video

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Year Program Role Channel Notes
2020 Bodham Poyi As actor, lyricist, singer YouTube [15]

Short film

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Year Program Role Channel Notes
2020 Ningalude Penn Pokkakari Aayirunnengil YouTube [16]

Controversy

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Rishi had some issues with R Unnikrishnan, director of show Uppum Mulakum and he publicly spoke out about alleged harassment.[17][18] He expressed his dissatisfaction with the direction of the show and vulnerability of his character and the storyline.[19][20] Later Sreekandan Nair officially revealed through a program in his news channel 24 News that he is ejected from the show stating that he misbehaved in shooting locations.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rishi S Kumar (Bigg Boss Malayalam season 6) Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Images". Studybizz. 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam 6 Contestant Rishi Kumar: Here's Everything About Malayalam TV's Dearest 'Mudiyan'". The Times Of India. 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Uppum Mulakum completes 500 episodes - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Jinto Bodycraft wins Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 6; Check full list of winners". Asianet News. 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ഒരു 'മുടി'യന്റെ ആത്മകഥ! മിനിസ്ക്രീനിന്റെ പ്രിയതാരം ഋഷി എസ്. കുമാർ പറയുന്നു". Vanitha (in Malayalam). 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam 6 Grand Finale: Jinto Bodycraft Wins; Arjun Syam comes second in Mohanlal led show". Jagran. 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "'Uppum Mulakum' Fame Rishi In 'Pipinchuvattile Pranayam'". The Times Of India.
  8. ^ "Seizing the big screen: Rishi S Kumar". Deccan Chronicle.
  9. ^ "Promo Song Titled Neram Poy, Composed By Jakes Bejoy, From Secret Movie Out". News18. 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam 6: Did you know finalist Rishi Kumar was a contestant in D 4 Dance?". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Erivum Puliyum: Juliet And Freddie To Spice Up The Humor Quotient". The Times of India. 10 January 2022.
  12. ^ "കാത്തിരിപ്പുകൾക്കൊടുവിൽ ഇണക്കവും പിണക്കവുമായി ബാലുവും കുടുംബവും വീണ്ടുമെത്തുന്നു!!! ഉപ്പും മുളകും സീസൺ 2 നാളെ മുതൽ". Samayam Malayalam. 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Uppum Mulakum's Mudiyan, Rishi Kumar Joins 'Aliyans'". The Times of India. 11 November 2023.
  14. ^ "ബിഗ് ബോസില്‍ നിറഞ്ഞാടാൻ 'മുടിയൻ'". Asianet News. 10 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Uppum Mulakum: ഇതാ മുടിയന്റെ 'ബോധം പോയി'". Indian Express Malayalam.
  16. ^ "ഉപ്പും മുളകും താരം മുടിയന്‍ പങ്കുവെച്ച പുതിയ ഷോര്‍ട്ട് ഫിലിം! ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകര്‍". Filmibeat Malayalam.
  17. ^ "ഡ്രഗ് കേസിൽ മുടിയനെ ജയിലിലാക്കി; ഒരിക്കലും സഹിക്കാൻ പറ്റാത്ത കാര്യങ്ങളാണ് നടക്കുന്നത്; ഉണ്ണി സാറാണ് പിന്നിൽ; റിഷി പറയുന്നു". Samayam Malayalam. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Uppum Mulakum Actor Rishi Kumar Accuses Director Unni Of Harassment; Says "The Sitcom Is My Family And I Am Raising My Voice For Them"". The Times of India. 12 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Rishi Kumar reacts to the ongoing controversy, says 'Happy that they have stopped making Uppum Mulakum a daily soap'". The Times of India. 18 July 2023.
  20. ^ "'എന്നെ ഒഴിവാക്കാൻ ഡ്രഗ് കേസിൽപ്പെട്ടെന്ന് വരുത്തിതീർക്കുന്നു, ഒരുപാട് ടോർച്ചർ അനുഭവിച്ചു'; പൊട്ടിക്കരഞ്ഞ് റിഷി". Filmibeat Malayalam. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  21. ^ "'ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റ് തടിച്ച് കൊഴുത്ത് ചാനലിന് മുകളിലേക്ക് വളർന്നാൽ വെട്ടിവീഴ്ത്തേണ്ടിവരും'; ശ്രീകണ്ഠൻ നായർ!". Filmibeat Malayalam. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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