Rio Raj

Rio Raj
Rio Raj
Born	17 February 1989 (age 36); Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actor; television host; Sun Music Video Jockey;
Years active	2011–present
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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, and Sun Music.^[1] He was listed by the Chennai Times as the ninth most "Desirable Man on Television 2020“.^[2] before moving to work in Tamil cinema.^[3]^[4]

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.^[3]

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.^[5] The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic noting he makes a "decent debut".^[6]^[7]^[8] His next film Plan Panni Pannanum, another comedy drama, was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.^[9] In October 2020, he participated in Bigg Boss (Tamil season 4).^[10] He was listed by the Chennai Times as the ninth most "Desirable Man on Television 2020“.^[11]

Filmography

As actor

Films

Film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Sathriyan	Guna's friend
2019	Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja	Shiva
2021	Plan Panni Pannanum	Sembi		^[12]
2023	Broken Script	Thambi Durai
2023	Joe	Joe		^[13]
2025	Niram Marum Ulagil	Athiyan		^[14]
	Sweetheart!	Vasu		^[15]
	Love Marriage	Gowtham	Cameo appearance

Television

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 (Season 9)	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
2018	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	Host		Special Show	^{[citation needed]}
2020–2021	Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4	Contestant		2nd Runner-Up	^[16]
2021	Varutha Padatha Valibar Sangam	Host		Special Show for 6th Annual Vijay Television Awards	^[17]
2021	Ready Steady Po Reloaded	Host		Special Show
2024	Jodi Are U Ready	Co-Host
2025	Iru Malargal	Varun	Sun TV ^[18]

As lyricist


Year	Title	Song	Composer	Singer	Ref.
2023	Joe	"Kovai Kulira"	Siddhu Kumar	Vineeth Sreenivasan	^[19]
2025	Sweetheart!	"Amma Song"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sai Vignesh

References

^ "Rio Raj confirms being part of Bigg Boss Tamil?". The Times of India. 3 October 2020.
^ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020". TimesofIndia.com. 26 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "After 7 years Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end". The Times of India. 18 August 2018.
^ Raj, Rio (29 October 2018). ""Decide what NOT to do" – says Actor RIO RAJ | AGNI 2018". guindytimes.com (Interview). Interviewed by Akshara Viswanathan.
^ "I am forever grateful to Sivakarthikeyan anna: Rio Raj". The Times of India.
^ Kumar, Pradeep (14 June 2019). "'Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja' review: A lesson in shooting blanks". The Hindu.
^ "Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja review: An average comedy entertainer". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
^ "Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (aka) Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Rajaa review". Behindwoods. 14 June 2019.
^ "Rio Raj's film with Badri titled Plan Panni Pannanum". Cinema Express. 12 January 2020.
^ "Rio Raj confirms being part of Bigg Boss Tamil?". The Times of India. 3 October 2020.
^ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020". TimesofIndia.com. 26 May 2021.
^ "Plan Panni Pannanum trailer is here". The Times of India. 11 March 2020.
^ "Rio Raj's film titled 'Joe'". Timesofindia.com. 13 January 2023.
^ "ரியோ மற்றும் சேண்டியின் கதாப்பாத்திர போஸ்டரை வெளியிட்ட நிறம் மாறும் உலகில் படக்குழு | The team of Niram Maarum Ulagil released the character posters of Rio and Sandy". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 9 February 2025.
^ "I'm happy that Yuvan sir is returning to romcom zone with my film, says Rio Raj". The Times of India. 28 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 4 second runner-up Rio Raj thanks fans for love and support". The Times of India. 22 January 2021.
^ Vijay Television Awards | Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam | 4th April 2021 - Promo 1, 31 March 2021, retrieved 7 November 2021
^ "Hima Bindhu, Jeevitha and Santhosh set to play the leads in 'Irumalargal'". The Times of India. 22 May 2025.
^ "Joe | Song - Kovai Kulira". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

[1] "Rio Raj confirms being part of Bigg Boss Tamil?". The Times of India. 3 October 2020.

[2] "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020". TimesofIndia.com. 26 May 2021.

[TOI180818-3] "After 7 years Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end". The Times of India. 18 August 2018.

[4] Raj, Rio (29 October 2018). ""Decide what NOT to do" – says Actor RIO RAJ | AGNI 2018". guindytimes.com (Interview). Interviewed by Akshara Viswanathan.

[5] "I am forever grateful to Sivakarthikeyan anna: Rio Raj". The Times of India.

[6] Kumar, Pradeep (14 June 2019). "'Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja' review: A lesson in shooting blanks". The Hindu.

[7] "Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja review: An average comedy entertainer". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.

[8] "Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (aka) Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Rajaa review". Behindwoods. 14 June 2019.

[9] "Rio Raj's film with Badri titled Plan Panni Pannanum". Cinema Express. 12 January 2020.

[10] "Rio Raj confirms being part of Bigg Boss Tamil?". The Times of India. 3 October 2020.

[11] "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020". TimesofIndia.com. 26 May 2021.

[12] "Plan Panni Pannanum trailer is here". The Times of India. 11 March 2020.

[13] "Rio Raj's film titled 'Joe'". Timesofindia.com. 13 January 2023.

[14] "ரியோ மற்றும் சேண்டியின் கதாப்பாத்திர போஸ்டரை வெளியிட்ட நிறம் மாறும் உலகில் படக்குழு | The team of Niram Maarum Ulagil released the character posters of Rio and Sandy". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 9 February 2025.

[15] "I'm happy that Yuvan sir is returning to romcom zone with my film, says Rio Raj". The Times of India. 28 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

[16] "Bigg Boss Tamil 4 second runner-up Rio Raj thanks fans for love and support". The Times of India. 22 January 2021.

[17] Vijay Television Awards | Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam | 4th April 2021 - Promo 1, 31 March 2021, retrieved 7 November 2021

[auto3-18] "Hima Bindhu, Jeevitha and Santhosh set to play the leads in 'Irumalargal'". The Times of India. 22 May 2025.

[19] "Joe | Song - Kovai Kulira". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

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Born	(1989-02-17) 17 February 1989 (age 36) Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actor television host Sun Music Video Jockey
Years active	2011–present