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{{Short description|Indian actor (1973–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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| caption = One of the new leading politician cum actor
| birth_date = {{birth date|1973|3|5|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|4|
| birth_place = [[Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| death_place = [[Ramanathapuram]], [[India]]
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| occupation = Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur
| yearsactive = 2007 - 2019
| spouse = {{marriage |Jotheeswari
| children = 2 sons and a daughter
| father = Thiru.Kuzhandaivelu
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}}
'''J. K. Rithesh''' (5 March 1973 – 13 April 2019) was an Indian actor and member of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref>http://jkrithish.com/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531064427/http://jkrithish.com/ |date=31 May 2008 }}</ref> He was a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) Member of Parliament (MP) in the 15th [[Lok Sabha]] from Ramanathpuram constituency. In the [[2009 Indian general election
==Early life and education==
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== Career ==
His first film was ''[[Kaanal Neer (
After the moderate performance of ''Nayagan'', the actor announced several projects and started work on films including ''Thillu Mullu'' alongside another debutant Siddique, a film with Chinni Jayanth, ''Deivamagan'' and his home production, ''Thalapathy''. As of 2019,
He was arrested in November 2011 in a [[land grabbing]] case.<ref>{{cite
==Death==
Rithesh died on 13 April 2019, due to a heart attack at [[Ramanathapuram]] at the age of 46.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/actor-politician-jk-rithesh-dies-at-46-5674099/|title=Actor-politician J K Rithesh dies at 46|date=14 April 2019|publisher=|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414130248/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/actor-politician-jk-rithesh-dies-at-46-5674099/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-actor-jk-rithesh-dies-heart-attack-795864|title=Tamil actor and politician JK Rithesh dies of cardiac arrest; celebs, fans express condolence over shocking death|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=13 April 2019|website=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413125707/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-actor-jk-rithesh-dies-heart-attack-795864|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
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||2007 || ''[[Kaanal Neer (2007 film)|Kaanal Neer]]'' || Rajavel || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaanal-neer-review-tamil-movie-9009|title=Kaanal Neer review. Kaanal Neer Tamil movie review, story, rating|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417122955/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaanal-neer-review-tamil-movie-9009|url-status=live}}</ref>
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||2008 || ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' || Guru || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/22ssn.htm|title=Review: Nayagan|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=25 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925200712/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/22ssn.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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||2010 || ''[[Pen Singam]]'' || || Cameo appearance ||<ref>
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|2019||''[[LKG (film)|LKG]]'' || Ramraj Pandian || ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/lkg/movie-review/68105578.cms|title=LKG Review {3.5/5}: A satisfying political satire and inarguably the best among the recent crop of political films| website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
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