Person

Sathyaraj

Acting · Born 1954-10-13 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Biography

Sathyaraj is an Indian film actor and media personality who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. He started his career in villainous roles and later played lead roles. He has acted in over 200 films, which include a few Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films as well. He is known for his performance in Amaidhi Padai, Nadigan, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored film Periyar among others. He was also the director of the film Villadhi Villain (1995), starring himself in three different roles. Apart from his film career, Sathyaraj has been vocal in the media about various issues, such as Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism and water rights in Tamil Nadu. In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show Home Sweet Home on STAR Vijay. He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys and Kumaran Jewelry Shop.

Known for

Filmography

2026Mandaadi
2026G.D.N
2026Bãhubali: The TorchbearerSelf
2026Charukesi
2026Seetha Payanam
2026Vaa VaathiyaarPeriyasamy
2025Bāhubali: The EpicKarikala Kattappa Nadar
2025ThammaElvis Karim Prabhakar
2025Idli KadaiVishnu Vardhan
2025Tribanadhari Barbarik
2025CoolieRajasekar
2025Love MarriageMLA (Special Appearance)
2025Madras MatineeJyoti Ramaya
2025SikandarMinister Rakesh Pradhan
2025Baby & BabyMahalingam
2025பேபி பேபிMahalingam
2025Bioscopehimself (special appearance)
2024Zebra"A to Z" Baba
2024Thozhar CheguevaraCheguvera
2024My Perfectt HusbandBharathi
2024Mazhai Pidikatha ManithanCaptain Prabhakaran
2024MunjyaPadre Elvis Karim Prabhakar
2024WeaponMithran
2024Singapore SaloonChakrapani
2023AnnapooraniSundarrajan
2023Otta
2023Mansion 24Kalidas
2023AngaaraganAdhiveera Pandiyan
2023TheerkadarishiDass
2023Tamilarasan
2023Waltair VeerayyaSatyamurthy
2022ConnectArthur Samuel
2022Meet CuteMohan Rao
2022Love TodayVenu Shastri
2022PrinceUlaganathan / Veluchamy
2022Pakka CommercialEx-Justice Suryanarayana
2022Veetla VisheshamS. Unnikrishnan
2022Radhe ShyamParamahamsa
2022Etharkkum ThunindhavanAadhirayar
20221945INA Commander
2021Theerpugal VirkkapadumNalankumar
2021MGR MaganM. G. Ramasamy
2021Tughlaq DurbarNagaraja Chola (Cameo appearance)
2019Prati Roju PandaageRaghu Ramayya
2019ThambiGnanamoorthy
2019JerseyCoach Murthy
2018KanaaMurugesan
2018NotaMahendran
2018EchcharikkaiNataraj IPS
2018Kadaikutty SingamRanasingam
2017Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalPeriyar
2017MersalRathnavel
2017Bāhubali 2: The ConclusionKarikala Kattappa Nadar
2017Motta Shiva Ketta ShivaKirubakaran IPS
2016HyperNarayana Murthy
2016Jackson DuraiDurai
2016BrahmotsavamAjay's Father
2016GethuThulasi Raman
2016Nenu.. Sailaja...Srinivasa Rao
2015Oru Naal IravilSekar
2015Bāhubali: The BeginningKarikala Kattappa Nadar
2015Lailaa O LailaaShaheed Khadar
2015TungabhadraRamaraju
2015IsaiVetriselvan
2014Naaigal JaakirathaiProducer
2014PoojaiA. D. S. P. Sivakkozhundhu
2014Sigaram ThoduChellapa
2014KalavaramVetriselvan
2013Raja RaniJames
2013Varuthapadatha Valibar SangamSivanandi
2013Thalaivaa'Anna' Ramadurai
2013Chennai ExpressDurgeshwara Azhagusundaram
2013Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLAAmavasai
2013MirchiDeva
2012NanbanVirumandi 'Virus' Santhanam
2011Uchithanai Muharnthaal
2011Aayiram VilakkuLingam
2011Vengayam
2011Sattapadi Kutram
2010GowravargalThondaiman
2010Irandu MugamSarveswaren
2010Pollachi MappileySengaaliyappan
2010Guru SishyanGuru Moorthy
2010Yagam
2010AagathanGen. Hareendranath Varma
2009ShankamSivaiah
2008Vambu SandaiJeevanandham
2008ThangamThangam
2007Onbadhu Roobai NottuMadhava Padayachi
2007Kannamoochi YenadaCommissioner Arumugam Gounder
2007PeriyarE. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar
2007AdavadiBharath
2007LeeProducer
2006GurukshetramBharath
2006Suyetchai MLANambirajan
2006Kovai BrothersGanesh
2005Vanakkam ThalaivaManickam
2005Vetrivel SakthivelVetrivel
20056'2James
2005Mannin MaindhanInspector Pratap
2005Iyer IPSDCP Gopal Iyer and Venkatachalapathy
2005EnglishkaranThamizharasan
2004Maha NadiganSatya
2004JoreSabapathy
2004VettamBlind accordion player (uncredited)
2004AzhagesanAzhagesan
2004Sound PartyKumaresan
2004Sema Ragalai
2004Adi ThadiTirupathi
2003Aalukkoru AasaiArivazhagan
2003Sena'Sena' Senathipathi
2003Military'Military' Madhavan
2003RamachandraInspector Ramachandran
2002MaaranMaaran
2002Vivaramana AaluMayilsamy
2001Aandan AdimaiSivaraman
2001Kunguma Pottu GounderKandasamy / Kunguma Pottu Gounder
2001AsathalVetri
2001LootyRasappa, Jeeva and English Kuppan
2000PuratchikkaaranAnna
2000Unnai Kann ThedutheyVichu
2000Ennamma KannuKaasi
2000VeeranadaiPeriyakaruppu
1999Azhagarsamy'Azhagu' Azhagarsamy
1999Malabar PoliceChinnasamy / Ramasamy
1999SuyamvaramArunachalam
1999Ponnu VeetukkaranJeeva
1998Kalyana GalattaRajagopalan
1997Periya ManushanRamakrishnan and Subramani
1997PagaivanVasu
1997VallalDurairasu
1996SenathipathiSenathipathy/Sedhupathy
1996SivasakthiSiva
1995Maaman MagalShanmugham
1995Villadhi VillainEdison / Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar / Poo 'Kannan'
1995Engirundho VandhanKannan
1994Veera PadhakkamKalivarathan IPS
1994Thai Maaman
1994Thozhar Pandian
1994Vandicholai ChinraasuChinraasu
1994Amaidhi PadaiAmavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel
1993Airport
1993Udan PirappuSathya
1993Walter VetrivelWalter Vetrivel I.P.S
1992Thirumathi PalanisamyPalanisamy
1992PangaliSakthivel / Durai
1992Therku Theru MachanSubramani
1992Rickshaw Mama
1991BrammaRavi Varma
1991Pudhu Manidhan
1990Nadigan
1990Mallu Vetti Minor
1990Velai KidaichuruchuPalanisamy
1990Ulagam Pirandhadhu EnakkagaQuarter Govindan
1990Vazhkai Chakkaram
1989Vaathiyaar Veettu PillaiThangaraj
1989ChinnappadassChinnappadass
1989Thaai NaaduAlbert aka Anandhan & Brigader Tamizhmani
1988Pudhiya Vaanam'MGR' M. G. Rajaratnam
1988JeevaJeeva
1988En Bommukutty Ammavukku
1988Ganam Courtar Avargale
1988Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru
1987Vedham PudhithuBalu Thevar
1987Manathil Uruthi VendumCameo
1987Jallikkattu
1987Kadamai Kanniyam KattupaaduSI Balaram
1987Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
1987Makkal En Pakkam
1987AalappirandhavanAalappirandhavan
1987Muthukkal Moondru
1987Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi
1987Poovizhi VasalileJeeva
1986Mandhira PunnagaiDr. Bhaskar and DSP Arunachalam IPS
1986Palaivana RojakkalSabarathinam
1986Vidinja Kalyanam
1986Iravu PookkalInspector Rajadurai
1986Kadalora KavithaigalChinnappa Das
1986DharmamKarthik
1986VikramSugirtharaja
1986Muthal VasanthamKunguma Pottu Kounder
1986Mr. BharathGopinath
1985Japanil Kalyanaraman
1985SaaviVijaykumar, an Ex-tennis player
1985Mangamma SabadhamBoopathy
1985Sri RaghavendrarMaqbool Khan
1985Eetti
1985Mudhal MariyathaiMayilvaganam
1985Geethanjali
1985Pagal NilavuDevarajan
1985Darja Donga
1985Anni
1985Anbin Mugavari
1985Pillai NilaSaint Cromeo
1985Needhiyin NizhalNagaraj
1985Naan Sigappu ManithanMohanraj
1985Kaakki SattaiVicky
1985Aagaya Thamaraigal
1985Shabash Vikram'Tyre King' Suman
1985Santhoshakkanavukal
1985Khooni
1985Thiramai
1984January 1
1984Enakkul Oruvan
198424 Mani NeramX. W. Ramarathnam
1984Naalai Unathu NaalDavid
1984Thambikku Entha Ooru
1984Nooravathu NaalJayaraman
1984Chiranjeevi
1984Naan Mahaan AllaJagan
1983Thangaikkor Geetham
1983SandhippuDany
1983Urangatha Ninaivugal
1983Paayum Puli
1982Pagadai Panirendu
1982Moondru Mugam
1982Hitler Umanath
1980Neerottam
1979Enippadigal
1978Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai
1978Sattam En KaiyilVicky
—Valli Mayil
—Party"Ironfist Ayyanar" Karnan
—Kaaki
—Marudhanayagam
—Marshal
—Dosa King
—Untitled Vikram - Shanthi Talkies Film
—Dashamakan
—Maragadha Naanayam 2
—Four Windows
—Ranjan: The Advocate
—Almost Nallavan
—Gangs Kuruthi Punal

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