Riyaz Khan

Riyaz Khan
Riyaz Khan at the Aagam Audio Launch
Born	Riyaz Khan Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)	Film actor, bodybuilder
Years active	1993–present
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Spouse	Uma Riyaz Khan ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	Shariq Hassan, Shamshad Hassan
Parent(s)	Rasheed, Rasheeda Baanu

Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu-language and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films and two Bengali films. He debuted in the Malayalam film Sugham Sughakaram, directed by Balachandra Menon. Later, he went on to act in Tamil and Telugu films. After many years, he came back to the Malayalam film industry acting in Balettan, starring Mohanlal.

Family

He is born to Rasheed, a Malayalam movie producer and Rasheeda Baanu at Fort Kochi, Kerala. He has a sister, Roshini who is married and settled. Since his father was a movie producer and all the South Indian movies were then shot in Madras, now known Chennai, his family migrated there. He had his primary education from Chennai and pursued his bachelor's degree from United States. He is married to actress Uma Riyaz in 1992 on the 14th of July who is the daughter of Tamil music director Kamesh and yesteryear actress Kamala Kamesh. The couple has two sons, Shariq Hassan and Samarth Hassan.

Career

Shariq made his acting debut with Pencil where he played the lead antagonist and achieved further recognition participating in Bigg Boss Tamil.

His notable films include Badri (2001), Baba (2002), Ramana (2002), Balettan (2003), Winner (2003), Runway (2004), Power of Womeni (2005) Ghajini (2005), Thirupathi (2006) and Stalin (2006).

Currently he is acting in the serial Nandini, which is airing on Sun TV.

He is also a brand ambassador of a Chennai-based fitness studio called Inshape Health & Fitness.

Filmography

Malayalam

• Sukham Sukhakaram (1994)
• Nandhagopalante Kusruthikal (1996)
• Raakkilikal (2000)
• Ennum Sambavami Yuge Yuge(2001)
• Balettan (2003) as Bhadran
• Symphony (2004) as Sathyanath
• Vajram(2004)
• Shambu (2004) as Parthasaradhi
• Jalolsavam (2004)
• Runway (2004) as Chinnatan Babu
• Mayilattam (2004)
• Vesham (2004) as Deepak
• Five Fingers (2005)
• Kochi Rajavu (2005) as Siva
• Sarkar Dada (2005)
• Isra (2005) as Revanna
• Hai (2005)
• Pauran (2005) as Thomachan
• Highway Police (2006) as C.I. Jayachandran
• Lion (2006). as Harshan
• Bada Dosth (2006) as S.I Niranjan Das
• Narakasuran (2006)
• Yes Your Honour (2006) as Gopikrishnan
• Subhadram (2007)
• Payum Puli (2007)
• The Speed Track (2007) as Tinu Nalinakshan
• Rakshakan (2007)
• July 4 (2007)
• Indrajith (2007) as Rajendran
• Duplicate (2009) as ACP Antony Rosarrio
• Thirunakkara Perumal (2009) as Jose
• Rahasya Police (2009) as Kallan Keshu
• Pokkiri Raja (2010)
• The Thriller (2010)
• Avan (2010)
• Vandae Matharam (2010)
• Campus Days (2011)
• Snehaadaram (2011)
• Pachuvum Kovalanum (2011)
• Oru Nunakkadha (2011)
• Manthrikan (2012)
• Red Alert (2012)
• The Hit List (2012)
• Casanovva (2012) as Joseph
• Grandmaster (2012). as Jerome Jacob
• Simhasanam (2012)
• Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu (2012)
• Mayamohini (2012)
• Mr. Marumakan (2012) as ACP Madhuram Ramachandran
• Karma Yodha (2012). as Sathan Sunny
• Nadodimannan (2013) as George TV
• Mumbai Police (2013)
• Seconds (2014)
• Shadow Man (2014) as Surya
• Ilanjikkavu P.O (2015)
• Pachakkallam (2015) asS.I Madhuram
• Ithinumappuram (2015) as Karthikeyan
• Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander (2015) as Sanjaydas
• Dhanayathra (2016)
• Aneezya (2016)
• Chinnadada (2016)
• Pakal Pole (2017)
• Nimisham (2018)
• Monnam Niyamam (2018)
• Pappadavada

Tamil

• Athma (1993)
• Chinna Madam (1994)
• Kallazhagar (1999)
• Nageswari (2001)
• Badri (2001)
• Samudhiram (2001)
• Asokavanam (2001)
• Aalavandhan (2001)
• Shree (2002)
• Ramanaa (2002)
• Baba (2002)
• Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002)
• Winner (2003)
• Unnai Charanadaindhen (2003)
• Success (2003)
• Ottran (2003)
• Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003)
• Bheeshmar (2003)
• Arasu (2003)
• Varnajalam (2004)
• Jana (2005)
• Gurudeva (2005)
• Power of Women (2005)
• Chinna (2005)
• Ghajini (2005)
• Thirupathi (2006)
• Perarasu (2006)
• Cheena Thaana 001 (2007)
• Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram (2007)
• Muruga (2007)
• Vambu Sandai (2008)
• Vaitheeswaran (2008)
• Silandhi (2008)
• Azhagu Nilayam (2008)
• Arasangam (2008)
• Akku (2008)
• Muthirai (2009)
• Aadhavan (2009)
• Jaganmohini (2009)
• Thairiyam (2010)
• Yathumaagi (2010)
• Vandae Maatharam (2010)
• Maanja Velu (2010)
• Sura (2010)
• Kutti Pisasu (2010)
• Ponnar Sankar (2011)
• Mambattiyan (2011)
• Kantha (2013)
• Masss (2015)
• Tharkappu (2016)
• Saagasam (2016)
• Aagam (2016)
• Vilayattu Aarambam (2017)
• Bhaskar Oru Rascal (2018)
• Ponniyin Selvan (2021)

Telugu

• Madhuranagarilo (1991)
• Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003)
• Dongodu (2003)
• Shiva Shankar (2004)
• Nayakudu (2005)
• Naayudamma (2006)
• Stalin (2006)
• Raja Babu (2006)
• Tulasi (2007)
• Kaaraa Mazaaka (2009)

Kannada

• Veera Kannadiga (2003)
• Namma Basava (2005)
• Mohini 9886788888 (2006)
• Milana (2007)
• Bombat Car (2010)

Hindi

• Abhay (2001)
• Ghajini (2008)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
1999–2001	Kudumbam	Mouli	Sun TV	Tamil
1999–2000	Ramani vs Ramani
2000	Chithi	Anand
2002	Annamalai	Nallasivam
2017–2018	Nandini	Seiya Nayagi and Rathnavel Bhoopathi			Dual role
2017–2019	Nandini	Seiya Nayagi and Rathnavel Bhoopathi	Udaya TV	Kannada	Dual role
2019–present	Magarasi	Sendhoora Pandian	Sun TV	Tamil

External links

• Riyaz Khan at IMDb
• Riyaz Khan at MSI