Actor Richard Rishi, the elder brother of former actresses Shalini Ajith and Shamlee has also like them, started his career as a child artiste and later as a leading man. He has so far acted in over forty films predominantly in Tamil and Telugu languages. His recent successes include 'Draupadi' and 'Rudhra Thandavam'.

Richard has so far kept his personal life away from the limelight though it was rumoured that he was in a longtime relationship with the granddaughter of a legendary Tamil lyricist. Now a photo that the 45 year old actor posted on Instagram has raised speculations about his love life.

Richard Rishi has shared a pic of young actress Yashika Aannand kissing him with both engulfed in sunrays and captioned it "Some where when sun kissing us". The pic has gone viral on social media with netizens commenting that Yashika is soon to become a daughter in law in the Ajith Kumar family.

Yashika who debuted in 'Kavalai Vendaam' later acted in Tamil cinema's first explicit adult comedy 'Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu' but found more fame as a contestant in 'Bigg Boss Tamil' hosted by Kamal Haasan. She was also involved in a tragic car accident several months ago which killed her close friend Bhavani. She recovered from multiple fractures and only became active a few months ago.

Fans are commenting about the age difference of 22 years between the 45 year old Richard and the 23 year old Yashika. They are also curious to known when and where the couple met and how they fell for each other. We will have to wait and see if this is indeed a love affair or an innovative promotion strategy for a new film.

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