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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-07-14 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

New Delhi, India

R. Sarathkumar

Biography:

Ramanathan Sarathkumar is an Indian film actor, journalist, politician, the former president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association and former body builder. Sarathkumar has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. He can speak Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and English fluently.

In 1986, Sarathkumar started his acting career in the Telugu film Samajamlo Sthree. He first acted in negative roles, and later played minor roles before establishing himself as a lead actor in the subsequent years earning him the title Supreme Star in Tamil cinema. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South.

In 2007, he launched a new political party All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) in Tamil Nadu claiming to carry out the ideals of K. Kamaraj. He is the former Member of Legislative Assembly of Tenkasi constituency. He served as the president of the Nadigar Sangam from 2006 to 2015 for three consecutive terms.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

Hit List as ACP Yazhvendan
Sarfira as Nedumaaran

2023

Christopher as SP Vetrivel IPS
Por Thozhil as SP Loganathan
Varisu as Rajendran Palanisamy
Rangabali as Ranga Reddy, Sahaja’s grandfather (Special Appearance)
Paramporul as R. Maithreyan
Bandra as Veera Raghavan IPS
Custody as Nataraj
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II as Periya Pazhuvettarayar
Bhagavanth Kesari as CI Srikanth
Rudhran as Bhoominathan

2022

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I as Periya Pazhuvettarayar
Irai as Robert Vasudevan

2021

Parampara as Chintalapudi Nagendra Naidu

2020

Vaanam Kottatum as Bose Kaalai

2018

2017

2015

Sandamarutham as Surya & Sarveswaran
I as Cameo Appearance

2014

Kochadaiiyaan as Sengodagan
Nimirndhu Nil as CBI officer Michael
Asha Black as Anwar Ali

2013

2012

2011

Kanchana as Kanchana
Christian Brothers as Andrews Bandra / Kareem Lala
The Metro as CI Jacob Alexander
Veeraputhran as Vimal Menon

2010

Jaggubhai as Jagannathan (Jaggubhai)
Kola Kolaya Mundhirika as cameo appearance.
Oridathoru Postman as Yasin Mubarak

2009

2008

Vaitheeswaran as Saravanan / Dr. Bala

2007

Maya Kannadi as Sarath Kumar
Nam Naadu as Muthazhagu

2006

Thalaimagan as Dheeran

2005

Ayya as Ayyadurai \ Chelladurai
Jithan as Tamizharasu
Bunny as Bhupati Raja

2004

Aai as Sakthivel
Chatrapathy as Saravanan
Gambeeram as Muthusami

2003

2002

2001

Vinnukkum Mannukkum as Sakthivel
Samuthiram as Selvarasu
Dost as Vishwanath
Rishi as Velu & Rishi

2000

1999

1998

1997

Suryavamsam as Chinnarasu/Sakthivel Gounder
Janakiraman as Janakiraman
Aravindhan as Aravindhan

1996

1995

1994

Captain as Captain Shiva
Nattamai as 'Nattamai' Shanmugam / Pasupathi

1993

1992

Suriyan as Suriyan
Meera as Policeman
Ilavarasan as Vijay
Idhuthanda Sattam as Selvaraj

1991

1990

1988

Kan Simittum Neram as Inspector Sarath

1987

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Production

2024

2017

Paambhu Sattai as Producer

2015

Maari as Producer
Idhu Enna Maayam as Producer

2009

1977 as Producer

1988

Kan Simittum Neram as Producer

Directing

2006

Thalaimagan as Director

Writing

2015

Sandamarutham as Story