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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-10-13 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Sathyaraj

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

Acting

2026

2025

Coolie as Rajasekar
Bioscope as himself (special appearance)
Sikandar as Minister Pradhan
Baby & Baby as Mahalingam

2024

Munjya as Padre Elvis Karim Prabhakar
Weapon as Mithran
Zebra as "A to Y" Baba
Singapore Saloon as Chakrapani
Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan as Captain Prabhakaran
Thozhar Cheguevara as Cheguvera

2023

Annapoorani as Sundarrajan
Angaaragan as Adhiveera Pandiyan
Waltair Veerayya as Satyamurthy
Mansion 24 as Kalidas

2022

Pakka Commercial as Ex-Justice Suryanarayana
Radhe Shyam as Paramahamsa
Connect as Arthur Samuel
Veetla Vishesham as S. Unnikrishnan
Prince as Ulaganathan / Veluchamy
Love Today as Venu Shastri
1945 as INA Commander
Meet Cute as Mohan Rao

2021

Tughlaq Durbar as Nagaraja Chola (Cameo appearance)
MGR Magan as M. G. Ramasamy

2019

Jersey as Coach Murthy
Prati Roju Pandaage as Raghu Ramayya
Thambi as Gnanamoorthy

2018

Echcharikkai as Nataraj IPS
Kadaikutty Singam as Ranasingam
Nota as Mahendran
Kanaa as Murugesan

2017

Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva as Kirubakaran IPS
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion as Karikala Kattappa Nadar
Mersal as Rathnavel

2016

Gethu as Thulasi Raman
Brahmotsavam as Ajay's Father
Jackson Durai as Durai
Nenu.. Sailaja... as Srinivasa Rao
Hyper as Narayana Murthy

2015

Isai as Vetriselvan
Bāhubali: The Beginning as Karikala Kattappa Nadar
Lailaa O Lailaa as Shaheed Khadar
Tungabhadra as Ramaraju

2014

Kalavaram as Vetriselvan
Sigaram Thodu as Chellapa
Poojai as A. D. S. P. Sivakkozhundhu

2013

Mirchi as Deva
Raja Rani as James
Chennai Express as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram
Thalaivaa as Ramadurai (Anna)

2012

Nanban as Virumandi Santhanam (Virus)

2011

2010

Aagathan as Gen. Hareendranath Varma
Irandu Mugam as Sarveswaren
Gowravargal as Thondaiman

2009

Shankam as Sivaiah

2008

2007

Adavadi as Bharath
Kannamoochi Yenada as Commissioner Arumugam Gounder
Onbadhu Roobai Nottu as Madhava Padayachi
Periyar as E. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar

2006

2005

2004

2003

Sena as 'Sena' Senathipathi
Ramachandra as Inspector Ramachandran

2002

2001

Asathal as Vetri
Kunguma Pottu Gounder as Kandasamy / Kunguma Pottu Gounder
Aandan Adimai as Sivaraman

2000

Veeranadai as Periyakaruppu
Ennamma Kannu as Kaasi

1999

1998

Kalyana Galatta as Rajagopalan

1997

Pagaivan as Vasu
Vallal as Durairasu

1996

Senathipathi as Senathipathy/Sedhupathy

1995

Villadhi Villain as Edison / Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar / Poo 'Kannan'

1994

Amaidhi Padai as Amavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel

1993

Udan Pirappu as Sathya
Walter Vetrivel as Walter Vetrivel I.P.S

1992

Pangali as Sakthivel / Durai
Thirumathi Palanisamy as Palanisamy
Therku Theru Machan as Subramani

1991

Brahma as Ravi Varma

1990

1989

Chinnappadass as Chinnappadass
Thaai Naadu as Albert aka Anandhan & Brigader Tamizhmani

1988

1987

1986

Mr. Bharath as Gopinath
Vikram as Sugirtharaja
Kadalora Kavithaigal as Chinnappa Das
Palaivana Rojakkal as Sabarathinam
Muthal Vasantham as Kunguma Pottu Kounder

1985

1984

1983

1982

1980

1979

1978

-

Party as "Ironfist Ayyanar" Karnan
Kaaliyan as Thirumalan Naikan
Mandhira Punnagai as Dr. Bhaskar and DSP Arunachalam IPS

Directing

1995

Villadhi Villain as Director

Writing

1995

1985

Darja Donga as Story

Production

2014

2007

Lee as Producer