Sathyaraj
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 13, 1954 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | Vaa VaathiyaarPeriyasamy | |
| 2026 | Seetha Payanam | |
| 2026 | G.D.N | |
| 2025 | Idli KadaiVishnu Vardhan | |
| 2025 | Bioscopehimself (special appearance) | |
| 2025 | SikandarMinister Rakesh Pradhan | |
| 2025 | Baby & BabyMahalingam | |
| 2025 | பேபி பேபிMahalingam | |
| 2025 | CoolieRajasekar | |
| 2025 | Madras MatineeJyoti Ramaya | |
| 2025 | Love MarriageMLA (Special Appearance) | |
| 2025 | Bāhubali: The EpicKarikala Kattappa Nadar | |
| 2025 | Tribanadhari Barbarik | |
| 2025 | ThammaElvis Karim Prabhakar | |
| 2025 | Love MarriageMLA Pournami | |
| 2024 | MunjyaPadre Elvis Karim Prabhakar | |
| 2024 | WeaponMithran | |
| 2024 | Zebra"A to Y" Baba | |
| 2024 | Singapore SaloonChakrapani | |
| 2024 | Mazhai Pidikatha ManithanCaptain Prabhakaran | |
| 2024 | Thozhar CheguevaraCheguvera | |
| 2024 | My Perfectt HusbandBharathi | |
| 2023 | AnnapooraniSundarrajan | |
| 2023 | TheerkadarishiDass | |
| 2023 | Otta | |
| 2023 | AngaaraganAdhiveera Pandiyan | |
| 2023 | Waltair VeerayyaSatyamurthy | |
| 2023 | Tamilarasan | |
| 2023 | Mansion 24Kalidas | |
| 2022 | Pakka CommercialEx-Justice Suryanarayana | |
| 2022 | Radhe ShyamParamahamsa | |
| 2022 | ConnectArthur Samuel | |
| 2022 | Veetla VisheshamS. Unnikrishnan | |
| 2022 | PrinceUlaganathan / Veluchamy | |
| 2022 | Love TodayVenu Shastri | |
| 2022 | 1945INA Commander | |
| 2022 | Etharkkum ThunindhavanAadhirayar | |
| 2022 | Meet CuteMohan Rao | |
| 2021 | Tughlaq DurbarNagaraja Chola (Cameo appearance) | |
| 2021 | Theerpugal VirkkapadumNalankumar | |
| 2021 | MGR MaganM. G. Ramasamy | |
| 2019 | JerseyCoach Murthy | |
| 2019 | Prati Roju PandaageRaghu Ramayya | |
| 2019 | ThambiGnanamoorthy | |
| 2018 | EchcharikkaiNataraj IPS | |
| 2018 | Kadaikutty SingamRanasingam | |
| 2018 | NotaMahendran | |
| 2018 | KanaaMurugesan | |
| 2017 | Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalPeriyar | |
| 2017 | Motta Shiva Ketta ShivaKirubakaran IPS | |
| 2017 | Bāhubali 2: The ConclusionKarikala Kattappa Nadar | |
| 2017 | MersalRathnavel | |
| 2016 | GethuThulasi Raman | |
| 2016 | BrahmotsavamAjay's Father | |
| 2016 | Jackson DuraiDurai | |
| 2016 | Nenu.. Sailaja...Srinivasa Rao | |
| 2016 | HyperNarayana Murthy | |
| 2015 | IsaiVetriselvan | |
| 2015 | Bāhubali: The BeginningKarikala Kattappa Nadar | |
| 2015 | Lailaa O LailaaShaheed Khadar | |
| 2015 | Oru Naal IravilSekar | |
| 2015 | TungabhadraRamaraju | |
| 2014 | KalavaramVetriselvan | |
| 2014 | Sigaram ThoduChellapa | |
| 2014 | PoojaiA. D. S. P. Sivakkozhundhu | |
| 2013 | MirchiDeva | |
| 2013 | Raja RaniJames | |
| 2013 | Chennai ExpressDurgeshwara Azhagusundaram | |
| 2013 | Thalaivaa'Anna' Ramadurai | |
| 2013 | Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLAAmavasai | |
| 2013 | Varuthapadatha Valibar SangamSivanandi | |
| 2012 | NanbanVirumandi 'Virus' Santhanam | |
| 2011 | Sattapadi Kutram | |
| 2011 | Vengayam | |
| 2011 | Uchithanai Muharnthaal | |
| 2011 | Aayiram VilakkuLingam | |
| 2010 | Pollachi MappileyActor | |
| 2010 | AagathanGen. Hareendranath Varma | |
| 2010 | Irandu MugamSarveswaren | |
| 2010 | Guru Sishyan | |
| 2010 | GowravargalThondaiman | |
| 2010 | Yagam | |
| 2009 | ShankamSivaiah | |
| 2008 | ThangamThangam | |
| 2008 | Vambu Sandai | |
| 2007 | AdavadiBharath | |
| 2007 | Kannamoochi YenadaCommissioner Arumugam Gounder | |
| 2007 | Onbadhu Roobai NottuMadhava Padayachi | |
| 2007 | PeriyarE. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar | |
| 2006 | Suyetchai MLANambirajan | |
| 2006 | Kovai BrothersGanesh | |
| 2006 | Gurukshetram | |
| 2005 | Mannin Maindhan | |
| 2005 | Vanakkam Thalaiva | |
| 2005 | 6'2James | |
| 2005 | Iyer IPS | |
| 2005 | EnglishkaranThamizharasan | |
| 2005 | Vetrivel SakthivelVetrivel | |
| 2004 | Maha NadiganSatya | |
| 2004 | Jore | |
| 2004 | Adi ThadiTirupathi | |
| 2004 | Sema Ragalai | |
| 2004 | VettamBlind accordion player (uncredited) | |
| 2004 | AzhagesanAzhagesan | |
| 2003 | Sena'Sena' Senathipathi | |
| 2003 | Aalukkoru Aasai | |
| 2003 | RamachandraInspector Ramachandran | |
| 2003 | MilitaryMadhavan(Military) | |
| 2002 | Vivaramana Aalu | |
| 2002 | Maaran | |
| 2001 | Looty | |
| 2001 | AsathalVetri | |
| 2001 | Kunguma Pottu GounderKandasamy / Kunguma Pottu Gounder | |
| 2001 | Aandan AdimaiSivaraman | |
| 2000 | Unnai Kann ThedutheyVichu | |
| 2000 | VeeranadaiPeriyakaruppu | |
| 2000 | Ennamma KannuKaasi | |
| 1999 | Azhagarsamy'Azhagu' Azhagarsamy | |
| 1999 | Suyamvaram | |
| 1999 | Malabar Police | |
| 1999 | Ponnu VeetukkaranJeeva | |
| 1998 | Kalyana GalattaRajagopalan | |
| 1997 | PagaivanVasu | |
| 1997 | VallalDurairasu | |
| 1996 | SenathipathiSenathipathy/Sedhupathy | |
| 1996 | Sivasakthi | |
| 1995 | Villadhi VillainEdison / Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar / Poo 'Kannan' | |
| 1995 | Maaman Magal | |
| 1994 | Amaidhi PadaiAmavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel | |
| 1994 | Vandicholai ChinraasuChinraasu | |
| 1994 | Thai Maaman | |
| 1994 | Thozhar Pandian | |
| 1994 | Veera PadhakkamKalivarathan IPS | |
| 1993 | Udan PirappuSathya | |
| 1993 | Walter VetrivelWalter Vetrivel I.P.S | |
| 1993 | Airport | |
| 1992 | PangaliSakthivel / Durai | |
| 1992 | Thirumathi PalanisamyPalanisamy | |
| 1992 | Rickshaw Mama | |
| 1992 | Therku Theru MachanSubramani | |
| 1991 | Pudhu Manidhan | |
| 1991 | BrammaRavi Varma | |
| 1990 | Ulagam Pirandhadhu EnakkagaQuarter Govindan | |
| 1990 | Nadigan | |
| 1990 | Mallu Vetti Minor | |
| 1990 | Vazhkai Chakkaram | |
| 1990 | Velai KidaichuruchuPalanisamy | |
| 1989 | ChinnappadassChinnappadass | |
| 1989 | Thaai NaaduAlbert aka Anandhan & Brigader Tamizhmani | |
| 1989 | Vaathiyaar Veettu PillaiThangaraj | |
| 1988 | Pudhiya Vaanam'MGR' M. G. Rajaratnam | |
| 1988 | Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru | |
| 1988 | En Bommukutty Ammavukku | |
| 1988 | Ganam Courtar Avargale | |
| 1988 | JeevaJeeva | |
| 1987 | Ini Oru Sudhanthiram | |
| 1987 | Manathil Uruthi VendumCameo | |
| 1987 | Kadamai Kanniyam KattupaaduSI Balaram | |
| 1987 | Muthukkal Moondru | |
| 1987 | Jallikkattu | |
| 1987 | Vedham PudhithuBalu Thevar | |
| 1987 | AalappirandhavanAalappirandhavan | |
| 1987 | Makkal En Pakkam | |
| 1987 | Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi | |
| 1987 | Poovizhi VasalileJeeva | |
| 1986 | Mr. BharathGopinath | |
| 1986 | VikramSugirtharaja | |
| 1986 | Kadalora KavithaigalChinnappa Das | |
| 1986 | Vidinja Kalyanam | |
| 1986 | Muthal VasanthamKunguma Pottu Kounder | |
| 1986 | Palaivana RojakkalSabarathinam | |
| 1986 | Mandhira PunnagaiDr. Bhaskar and DSP Arunachalam IPS | |
| 1986 | DharmamKarthik | |
| 1985 | Anni | |
| 1985 | Pillai NilaSaint Cromeo | |
| 1985 | Sri RaghavendrarMaqbool Khan | |
| 1985 | Kaakki SattaiVicky | |
| 1985 | Mangamma SabadhamBoopathy | |
| 1985 | Santhoshakkanavukal | |
| 1985 | Eetti | |
| 1985 | Needhiyin Nizhal | |
| 1985 | Thiramai | |
| 1985 | Naan Sigappu ManithanMohanraj | |
| 1985 | Mudhal MariyathaiMayilvaganam | |
| 1985 | Geethanjali | |
| 1985 | Pagal NilavuDevarajan | |
| 1985 | Japanil Kalyanaraman | |
| 1985 | Aagaya Thamaraigal | |
| 1985 | SaaviVijaykumar, an Ex-tennis player | |
| 1985 | Anbin Mugavari | |
| 1985 | Khooni | |
| 1985 | Darja Donga | |
| 1985 | Shabash Vikram'Tyre King' Suman | |
| 1984 | Thambikku Entha Ooru | |
| 1984 | Enakkul Oruvan | |
| 1984 | Naalai Unathu NaalDavid | |
| 1984 | January 1 | |
| 1984 | Nooravathu NaalJayaraman | |
| 1984 | Naan Mahaan AllaJagan | |
| 1984 | Chiranjeevi | |
| 1984 | 24 Mani NeramX. W. Ramarathnam | |
| 1983 | Paayum Puli | |
| 1983 | SandhippuDany | |
| 1983 | Thangaikkor Geetham | |
| 1983 | Urangatha Ninaivugal | |
| 1982 | Moondru Mugam | |
| 1982 | Hitler Umanath | |
| 1982 | Pagadai Panirendu | |
| 1980 | Neerottam | |
| 1979 | Enippadigal | |
| 1978 | Sattam En KaiyilVicky | |
| - | Valli Mayil | |
| - | Party"Ironfist Ayyanar" Karnan | |
| - | Kaaki | |
| - | Marudhanayagam | |
| - | Mandaadi | |
| - | Charukesi | |
| - | Marshal | |
| - | Dosa King | |
| - | Chiyaan 63 | |
| - | Dashamakan | |
| - | Maragadha Naanayam 2 | |
| - | Four Windows | |
| - | Ranjan | |
| - | Gangs Kuruthi Punal |
| 2014 | Naaigal JaakirathaiProducer | |
| 2007 | LeeProducer |
| 1995 | Villadhi VillainDirector |
| 1995 | Villadhi VillainWriter | |
| 1985 | Darja DongaStory |