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Rio Raj is an Indian actor and video jockey, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television. Often working on shows by network Star Vijay, Raj became known for his role on the soap opera Saravanan Meenatchi, before moving to work in Tamil cinema.[1][2]

Rio Raj
Born	Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor television host Sun Music Video Jockey
Years active	2011–present

Career

Rio Raj started his career as an actor in Star Vijay's 2013 television drama Kana Kaanum Kalangal Kalloori Saalai, a spin-off of its Kana Kaanum Kaalangal series. He later moved to work with Sun Music as a video jockey, hosting day-time shows such as Kaloorikalam, Suda Suda Chennai, and Free Ah Vidu among others. He later returned to Star Vijay by portraying the lead role in the third season of the drama, Saravanan Meenatchi between 2016 and 2018.[1]

Following a supporting role in Sathriyan (2017), Raj appeared in his first lead role in a feature film through the comedy drama, Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (2019), produced by actor Sivakarthikeyan.[3] The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic noting he makes a "decent debut".[4][5][6] His next film Plan Panni Pannanum, another comedy drama, was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.[7] In October 2020, he participated in Bigg Boss (Tamil season 4).[8] He was listed by the Chennai Times as the ninth most "Desirable Man on Television 2020“.[9]

Filmography

Film

Film performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Sathriyan	Guna's friend	UnCredited Role
2019	Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja	"Prank star" Shiva	Lead Role
2020	Kadhal Ondru Kanden	Gowtham	Short Film	[10]
2021	Plan Panni Pannanum	Sembi		[11]

- 2022 Varisu ||Raj

Television stint

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2011–2012	Kana Kaanum Kaalangal – Kaloori Saalai	Pazhani	Star Vijay
2016–2018	Saravanan Meenatchi (Season 3)	Saravanan		Lead Role
2016–2018	Jodi Number One	Contestant		3rd Runner-Up
2017–2019	Ready Steady Po Season 1 & 2	Host			[citation needed]
2017–2018	Wife Kaila Life
2018	Jodi Number One Fun Unlimited
	Bigg Boss Season 2 Kondattam			Special Show
2019	Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3	Guest			[citation needed]
2019–2020	Dancing Super Stars	Host			[citation needed]
2020	90s Kids vs 2k Kids			Special Show	[citation needed]
2020–2021	Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4	Contestant		2nd Runner-Up	[12]
2021	Varutha Padatha Valibar Sangam	Host	Star Vijay	Special Show for 6th Annual Vijay Television Awards	[13]
	Ready Steady Po Reloaded			Special Show
2022	Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6	Guest		To launch the season

References

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