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Sathyaraj

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Sathyaraj

Born October 13, 1954 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India234 films

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.

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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.

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Bāhubali: The Beginning posterFirst watchBāhubali: The Beginning20157.6as Karikala Kattappa NadarThe young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion poster7.5Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion2017Chennai Express poster6.5Chennai Express2013Mersal poster7.3Mersal2017Jersey poster8.0Jersey2019Nanban poster7.2Nanban2012Raja Rani poster7.2Raja Rani2013Love Today poster7.0Love Today2022Coolie poster6.2Coolie2025

Filmography

234 films as actor
  1. TBAValli Mayil
  2. TBAParty'Ironfist Ayyanar' Karnan
  3. TBAKaaki
  4. TBAMarudhanayagam
  5. TBAMarshal
  6. TBADosa King
  7. TBAUntitled Vikram - Shanthi Talkies Film
  8. TBADashamakan
  9. TBAMaragadha Naanayam 2
  10. TBAFour Windows
  11. TBARanjan: The Advocate
  12. TBAAlmost Nallavan
  13. 2026Mandaadi
  14. 2026G.D.NRamaiah Pillai
  15. 2026Charukesi
  16. 2026Seetha Payanam
  17. 2026Vaa VaathiyaarPeriyasamy
  18. 2025Bāhubali: The EpicKarikala Kattappa Nadar
  19. 2025ThammaElvis Karim Prabhakar
  20. 2025Idli KadaiVishnu Vardhan
  21. 2025Tribanadhari Barbarik
  22. 2025CoolieRajasekar
  23. 2025Love MarriageMLA Pournami
  24. 2025Madras MatineeJyoti Ramaya
  25. 2025SikandarMinister Rakesh Pradhan
  26. 2025Baby & BabyMahalingam
  27. 2024Zebra"A to Z" Baba
  28. 2024Thozhar CheguevaraCheguvera
  29. 2024Mazhai Pidikatha ManithanCaptain Prabhakaran
  30. 2024MunjyaPadre Elvis Karim Prabhakar
  31. 2024WeaponMithran
  32. 2024Singapore SaloonChakrapani
  33. 2023AnnapooraniSundarrajan
  34. 2023Otta
  35. 2023AngaaraganAdhiveera Pandiyan
  36. 2023TheerkadarishiDass
  37. 2023Tamilarasan
  38. 2023Waltair VeerayyaSatyamurthy
  39. 2022ConnectArthur Samuel
  40. 2022Love TodayVenu Shastri
  41. 2022PrinceUlaganathan / Veluchamy
  42. 2022Pakka CommercialEx-Justice Suryanarayana
  43. 2022Veetla VisheshamS. Unnikrishnan
  44. 2022Radhe ShyamParamahamsa
  45. 2022Etharkkum ThunindhavanAadhirayar
  46. 20221945INA Commander
  47. 2021Theerpugal VirkkapadumNalankumar
  48. 2021MGR MaganM. G. Ramasamy
  49. 2021Tughlaq DurbarNagaraja Chola (Cameo appearance)
  50. 2019Prati Roju PandaageRaghu Ramayya
  51. 2019ThambiGnanamoorthy
  52. 2019JerseyCoach Murthy
  53. 2018KanaaMurugesan
  54. 2018NotaMahendran
  55. 2018EchcharikkaiNataraj IPS
  56. 2018Kadaikutty SingamRanasingam
  57. 2017Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalPeriyar
  58. 2017MersalRathnavel
  59. 2017Bāhubali 2: The ConclusionKarikala Kattappa Nadar
  60. 2017Motta Shiva Ketta ShivaKirubakaran IPS
  61. 2016HyperNarayana Murthy
  62. 2016Jackson DuraiDurai
  63. 2016BrahmotsavamAjay's Father
  64. 2016GethuThulasi Raman
  65. 2016Nenu.. Sailaja...Srinivasa Rao
  66. 2015Oru Naal IravilSekar
  67. 2015Bāhubali: The BeginningKarikala Kattappa Nadar
  68. 2015Lailaa O LailaaShaheed Khadar
  69. 2015TungabhadraRamaraju
  70. 2015IsaiVetriselvan
  71. 2014PoojaiA. D. S. P. Sivakkozhundhu
  72. 2014Sigaram ThoduChellapa
  73. 2014KalavaramVetriselvan
  74. 2013Raja RaniJames
  75. 2013Varuthapadatha Valibar SangamSivanandi
  76. 2013Thalaivaa'Anna' Ramadurai
  77. 2013Chennai ExpressDurgeshwara Azhagusundaram
  78. 2013Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLAAmavasai
  79. 2013MirchiDeva
  80. 2012NanbanVirumandi 'Virus' Santhanam
  81. 2011Uchithanai Muharnthaal
  82. 2011Aayiram VilakkuLingam
  83. 2011Vengayam
  84. 2011Sattapadi Kutram
  85. 2010GowravargalThondaiman
  86. 2010Irandu MugamSarveswaren
  87. 2010Pollachi MappileySengaaliyappan
  88. 2010Guru SishyanGuru Moorthy
  89. 2010Yagam
  90. 2010AagathanGen. Hareendranath Varma
  91. 2009ShankamSivaiah
  92. 2008Vambu SandaiJeevanandham
  93. 2008ThangamThangam
  94. 2007Onbadhu Roobai NottuMadhava Padayachi
  95. 2007Kannamoochi YenadaCommissioner Arumugam Gounder
  96. 2007PeriyarE. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar
  97. 2007AdavadiBharath
  98. 2006GurukshetramBharath
  99. 2006Suyetchai MLANambirajan
  100. 2006Kovai BrothersGanesh
  101. 2005Vanakkam ThalaivaManickam
  102. 2005Vetrivel SakthivelVetrivel
  103. 20056'2James
  104. 2005Mannin MaindhanInspector Pratap
  105. 2005Iyer IPSDCP Gopal Iyer and Venkatachalapathy
  106. 2005EnglishkaranThamizharasan
  107. 2004Maha NadiganSatya
  108. 2004JoreSabapathy
  109. 2004VettamBlind accordion player (uncredited)
  110. 2004AzhagesanAzhagesan
  111. 2004Sound PartyKumaresan
  112. 2004Sema Ragalai
  113. 2004Adi ThadiTirupathi
  114. 2003Aalukkoru AasaiArivazhagan
  115. 2003Sena'Sena' Senathipathi
  116. 2003Military'Military' Madhavan
  117. 2003RamachandraInspector Ramachandran
  118. 2002MaaranMaaran
  119. 2002Vivaramana AaluMayilsamy
  120. 2001Aandan AdimaiSivaraman