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Manu Rishi Chadha

Manu Rishi Chadha

Actor and writer · Born January 3, 1971 (55) · New Delhi, India

Manu Rishi Chadha, one of the finest artists in our industry was born and raised in Delhi. His only dream was to become an actor and hence to hone his skills, he quit college to pursue theatre. He gave 10 years to theatre and eventually decided to move to Mumbai to give a bigger platform to his acting dreams. After a few attempts at acting which proved his mettle, but unfortunately did not give him many opportunities to put him in the big league of actors in the industry, he decided to quit acting and give his all to writing. He wrote Oye Lucky Lucky Oye which turned out to be a blockbuster. It not only won him recognition and acceptance in the industry as a fine actor but also won him his first Filmfare award, IIFA and numerous other prestigious awards. Juggling between acting and writing, he gave many successful films as a writer and some more as an actor like Phas Gaye Re Obama, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, 21 Topon ki Salaami, Ek Deewana Tha, What The Fish, Life ki toh Lag Gayi, Aankhon Dekhi, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, etc. Now he's back as an actor. Watch out for him playing a primary character in a Web Series called Inside Edge for Amazon Prime directed By Karan Anshuman and produced by Excel Films.

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Born
January 3, 1971 (55)
From
New Delhi, India
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
23 on MovieCove

What are Manu Rishi Chadha's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Gentle 9 · Charged 10 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 7

A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 10
Herald
2 of 10
Threshold guardian
2 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
9
Absurd
9
Melancholic
10
Warm
7
Other
20

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Manu Rishi Chadha's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Manu Rishi Chadha's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Operation Safed Sagar(2026)

    Show as General Pervez Musharraf

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Rahu Ketu(2026)

    as Churu Lal Sharma

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Bhagwan Bharose(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Fukrey 3(2023)

    as Shinda

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Shehar Lakhot(2023)

    Show as Rajbir Rangot

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
  • Dasvi(2022)

    as Satpal Tomar

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Hum Do Hamare Do(2021)

    as Dr. Sanjeev Mehra

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • RK/RKAY(2021)

    as Goel Sahab

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Guilty(2020)

    as MP Pratap Singh

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Halahal(2020)

    as Bhaishab (2020)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan(2020)

    as Chaman Tripathi

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • What Are the Odds?(2019)

    as Rimpu

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Rajma Chawal(2018)

    Writer · as Mittal

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Tubelight(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Kya Dilli Kya Lahore(2014)

    Writer · as Samarth Pratap

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Permanent Roommates(2014)

    Show as Dr. Mudit

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • What the Fish(2013)

    as Ravi

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Ekk Deewana Tha(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi(2012)

    as Rajveer Singh Chautala

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Aisha(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Phas Gaye Re Obama(2010)

    as Anandprakash Rameshprakash 'Anni' Rastogi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!(2008)

    as Bangali

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 23 MovieCove titles from 2008 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 23: 17 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting6 of 23: 4 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s11 · 7 acting · 6 crew2020s11 · acting

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

How do Manu Rishi Chadha's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed9

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Manu Rishi Chadha's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–43 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Manu Rishi Chadha work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manu Rishi Chadha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manjot Singh shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers