J. K. Rithesh

J. K. Rithesh^[2] is an Indian actor and politician. He is the current sitting DMK Member of Parliament (MP) in the 15th Lok Sabha from Ramanathpuram constituency. In the Indian general elections of 2009, Rithesh received 294,945 votes to defeat his closest rival, Satiyamoorthy of AIADMK party by a margin of 69,215 votes.

Background

Rithesh (Original Name - Muthu) was born in Kandy, Srilanka in 1973 before migrating to Rameswaram in 1976, where he was brought up. His father is employed in the agricultural sector, whilst his mother is a housewife, furthermore Rithesh has two elder sisters, Shanthi and Mani. Rithesh married Jotheeswari in 2007 and has a son, Arik Roshan (born 2008).He graduated in Civil Engineering from Alagappa College,Karaikudi .^[1] He was arrested on 16-NOV-2011 in a land grabbing case following a complaint from Samikannu of Pappangudi village in Kancheepuram district, police source in land grabbing cell told. In his complaint, Samikannu alleged that his 1.47 acres of land was grabbed by Ritheesh using forged documents. Ritheesh, a first time MP, is a party strongman in Ramanathapuram.

Career

Muthur as seen in his debut, Kaanal Neer His first film was Kaannal Neer, directed by Chinni Jayanth.^[3] Rithesh had helped produce the project but the film failed to become a success at the box-office. His second film, Nayagan took an average opening at the box-office.

His forthcoming films include Thillu Mullu alongside another debutant Siddique, a film with Chinni Jayanth, Deivamagan and his home production, Thalapathy.

Filmography

External links

• JK Ritheesh - Official Fan site

References