Monish Nagaraj, who uses the screen name Rishi, is an Indian actor who works mainly in Kannada cinema. He was born on June 21, 1988 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He is known for his role as Tejaswi on the Kannada television show Anuroopa and his debut in the 2017 Kannada comedy thriller Operation Alamelamma. He has also appeared in 15 movies and four TV shows, including Kavaludaari, Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege, Shaitan, Kalyana Vaibhogam, Manasare, and Oru Kai Osai.