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Hrishikesh (actor)

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Hrishikesh
OccupationActor
Years active2014-present
RelativesKrishnaswami Subrahmanyam (great-grandfather)
Dhanush (brother-in-law)
Anirudh Ravichander (cousin)
Padma Subrahmanyam (grand-aunt)
S. Krishnaswamy (grand-uncle)

Hrishikesh is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is best known for his performance in Velaiilla Pattadhari and its sequel.[1]

Personal life

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Hrishikesh's grandfather is S. V. Ramanan, and his great-grandfather is Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. He is the cousin of music director Anirudh Ravichander and the brother-in-law of actor Dhanush, from the latter's ex-wife's side.[2]

Early life and career

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Hrishikesh did his schooling from PSBB (KKN) and then studied Visual Communication from Madras University where he was involved in a lot of creative projects. He then assisted Jayendra, working in ads and documentaries.

He made his acting debut portraying Dhanush's younger brother in Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014). For the role, he received an SMS from Dhanush's production office, which asked him to audition for the role. He was selected after his screen test ended successfully.[3] He reprised his role in the film's sequel, Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (2017). He has also played lead roles in Rum (2016), and Bommala Koluvu (2022), making his Telugu debut with the latter.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2014Velaiilla PattadhariKarthik
2017RumSiva
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2Karthik
2021AnnaattheGroom
2022Bommala KoluvuRudraTelugu film[4]
2024Unarvugal ThodarkadhaiKarthik
The Greatest of All TimeMenon's henchmancredited as Rishikesh
TBAReklaFilming

References

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  1. Subhakeerthana, S. (10 February 2016). "I'm open to any fresh script: Hrishikesh". Deccan Chronicle.
  2. "Dhanush launches Hrishikesh in VIP". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (6 July 2014). "Cinema is in my genes: Hrishikesh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. "Hrishikesh in Prabhudeva's crime-thriller". The Times of India.