Rio Raj
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Rio Raj | |
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| Born | 17 February 1989 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model, Anchor / Host |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Spouse | Sruthi Rio (2017- present) |
| Awards | Vikatan Award for best Anchor, Galatta Awards For Best Host |
Fantin Rio Raj known as Rio is an actor and video jockey. He is best known as video jockey and actor in Sun Music and Star Vijay.[1]
Rio Raj started his career in Vijay TV as actor. He has acted in Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalooriyin Kathai serial in leading channel of Vijay TV. He is turned to anchor in Sun Music as VJ. He is being part of Sun Music for past three long years and anchors different shows. Some of the most popular television show he worked are Kaloorikalam, Suda Suda Chennai, Your Attention Please, Coffee Tea Area, Free Ah Vidu. He has also won Vikatan award for best anchor 2014 and also received the Find of the year in Vijay Television Awards 2017, Best Anchor of the year in Vijay Television Awards 2019 and Galatta Nakshatra awards- TV actor who made into silver screens in 2019.
After anchoring for a while, Rio returned to an acting chance in Popular TV Serial. The popular VJ of Sun Music turned out as the lead actor of Star Vijay serial Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3).
In 2019, He appeared as a main lead actor in Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja under Sivakarthikeyan's production.[2]
Filmography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Awards | Notes |
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| 2017 | Sathriyan | Guna's friend | ||
| 2019 | Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja | "Prank star" Shiva |
Nominated as Best Debut Hero in Zee Cine Awards Tamil Won " Rising Star Award-2019" at Edison Awards |
Debut as Main Lead |
| 2020 | Plan Panni Pannanum† | TBA | Shooting wrapped up- Post production[3] |
Short Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2019 | Kadhal Ondru Kanden | Gautam | Tamil | Won Best Short Film Award in Behindwoods Gold Medals 7 [4] |
Television
| Year | Reality Show/ Fiction/ Non-Fiction/ Live Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 2011-2012 | Kana kaanum Kaalangal-Kaloori Saalai | Palani | Star Vijay | |
| 2014-2016 | Kaloori Kalam | VJ Host | Sun Music | |
| Suda Suda Chennai | ||||
| Your Attention Please | ||||
| Coffee Tea Area | ||||
| Free ah vidu | ||||
| 2016-2018 | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Saravanan | Star Vijay | Debut as a Main lead in TV series
Won Favourite Find of the Year in Vijay Television Awards 2017 |
| 2016-2018 | Jodi Number One
Season 9 |
Contestant | Finalist- Fifth Place | |
| 2017-2018 | Ready Steady Po
Season 1 |
Main Host | ||
| Wife Kaila Life | Main Host | |||
| Bigg Boss Tamil 2- Fun Unlimited | Talkshow Premiered in Hotstar | |||
| 2018-2019 | Ready Steady Po
Season 2 |
Main Host | Won Best Anchor in Vijay Television Awards 2019 | |
| Jodi Number One-
Fun Unlimited |
Hosted Along with Bhavana Balakrishnan | |||
| 2018 | Behindwoods Gold Medals 6.0 | Main Host | Colors Tamil | Aired on 6th Jan 2019 |
| 2019–2020 | Dancing Super Stars | Main Host | Star Vijay |
References
- ^ "After 7 years Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "I am forever grateful to Sivakarthikeyan anna: Rio Raj - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Ramya has given a great performance: Rio - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kadhal ondru kanden BGM 2019". Behindwoods.com.