Sathyaraj
237 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 13, 1954 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as
- Rangaraj · Satyaraj · சத்யராஜ்
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.
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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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Sathyaraj: movies and TV shows
Acting (239)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Party
as 'Ironfist Ayyanar' Karnan
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- 2026 Mandaadi
as Machamuni
- 2026 G.D.N
as Ramaiah Pillai
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 Vaa Vaathiyaar
as Periyasamy
- 2025 Bāhubali: The Epic
as Karikala Kattappa Nadar
- 2025 Thamma
as Elvis Karim Prabhakar
- 2025 Idli Kadai
as Vishnu Vardhan
- 2025
- 2025 Coolie
as Rajasekar
- 2025 Love Marriage
as MLA Pournami
- 2025 Madras Matinee
as Jyoti Ramaya
- 2025 Sikandar
as Minister Rakesh Pradhan
- 2025 Baby & Baby
as Mahalingam
- 2024 Zebra
as "A to Z" Baba
- 2024 Thozhar Cheguevara
as Cheguvera
- 2024
- 2024 Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan
as Captain Prabhakaran
- 2024 Munjya
as Padre Elvis Karim Prabhakar
- 2024 Weapon
as Mithran
- 2024 Singapore Saloon
as Chakrapani
- 2023 Annapoorani
as Sundarrajan
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 Angaaragan
as Adhiveera Pandiyan
- 2023 Theerkadarishi
as Dass
- 2023
- 2023 Waltair Veerayya
as Satyamurthy
- 2022 Connect
as Arthur Samuel
- 2022
- 2022 Love Today
as Venu Shastri
- 2022 Prince
as Ulaganathan / Veluchamy
- 2022 Pakka Commercial
as Ex-Justice Suryanarayana
- 2022 Veetla Vishesham
as S. Unnikrishnan
- 2022 Radhe Shyam
as Paramahamsa
- 2022 Etharkkum Thunindhavan
as Aadhirayar
- 2022 1945
as INA Commander
- 2021 Theerpugal Virkkapadum
as Nalankumar
- 2021 MGR Magan
as M. G. Ramasamy
- 2021 Tughlaq Durbar
as Nagaraja Chola (Cameo appearance)
- 2019 Prati Roju Pandaage
as Raghu Ramayya
- 2019 Thambi
as Gnanamoorthy
- 2019 Jersey
as Coach Murthy
- 2018 Kanaa
as Murugesan
- 2018 Nota
as Mahendran
- 2018 Echcharikkai
as Nataraj IPS
- 2018 Kadaikutty Singam
as Ranasingam
- 2017 Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
as Periyar
- 2017 Mersal
as Rathnavel
- 2017 Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
as Karikala Kattappa Nadar
- 2017 Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
as Kirubakaran IPS
- 2016 Hyper
as Narayana Murthy
- 2016 Jackson Durai
as Durai
- 2016 Brahmotsavam
as Ajay's Father
- 2016 Gethu
as Thulasi Raman
- 2016 Nenu.. Sailaja...
as Srinivasa Rao
- 2015 Oru Naal Iravil
as Sekar
- 2015 Bāhubali: The Beginning
as Karikala Kattappa Nadar
- 2015 Lailaa O Lailaa
as Shaheed Khadar
- 2015 Tungabhadra
as Ramaraju
- 2015 Isai
as Vetriselvan
- 2014 Poojai
as A. D. S. P. Sivakkozhundhu
- 2014 Sigaram Thodu
as Chellapa
- 2014 Kalavaram
as Vetriselvan
- 2013 Raja Rani
as James
- 2013 Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
as Sivanandi
- 2013 Thalaivaa
as 'Anna' Ramadurai
- 2013 Chennai Express
as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram
- 2013 Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA
as Amavasai
- 2013 Mirchi
as Deva
- 2012 Nanban
as Virumandi 'Virus' Santhanam
- 2011
- 2011 Aayiram Vilakku
as Lingam
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010 Gowravargal
as Thondaiman
- 2010 Irandu Mugam
as Sarveswaren
- 2010 Pollachi Mappiley
as Sengaaliyappan
- 2010 Guru Sishyan
as Guru Moorthy
- 2010
- 2010 Aagathan
as Gen. Hareendranath Varma
- 2009 Shankam
as Sivaiah
- 2008 Vambu Sandai
as Jeevanandham
- 2008 Thangam
as Thangam
- 2007 Onbadhu Roobai Nottu
as Madhava Padayachi
- 2007 Kannamoochi Yenada
as Commissioner Arumugam Gounder
- 2007 Periyar
as E. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar
- 2007 Adavadi
as Bharath
- 2006 Gurukshetram
as Bharath
- 2006 Suyetchai MLA
as Nambirajan
- 2006 Kovai Brothers
as Ganesh
- 2005 Vanakkam Thalaiva
as Manickam
- 2005 Vetrivel Sakthivel
as Vetrivel
- 2005 6'2
as James
- 2005 Mannin Maindhan
as Inspector Pratap
- 2005 Iyer IPS
as DCP Gopal Iyer and Venkatachalapathy
- 2005 Englishkaran
as Thamizharasan
- 2004 Maha Nadigan
as Satya
- 2004 Jore
as Sabapathy
- 2004 Vettam
as Blind accordion player (uncredited)
- 2004 Azhagesan
as Azhagesan
- 2004 Sound Party
as Kumaresan
- 2004
- 2004 Adi Thadi
as Tirupathi
- 2003 Aalukkoru Aasai
as Arivazhagan
- 2003 Sena
as 'Sena' Senathipathi
- 2003 Military
as 'Military' Madhavan
- 2003 Ramachandra
as Inspector Ramachandran
- 2002 Maaran
as Maaran
- 2002 Vivaramana Aalu
as Mayilsamy
- 2001 Aandan Adimai
as Sivaraman
- 2001 Kunguma Pottu Gounder
as Kandasamy / Kunguma Pottu Gounder
- 2001 Asathal
as Vetri
- 2001 Looty
as Rasappa, Jeeva and English Kuppan
- 2000 Puratchikkaaran
as Anna
- 2000 Unnai Kann Theduthey
as Vichu
- 2000 Ennamma Kannu
as Kaasi
- 2000 Veeranadai
as Periyakaruppu
- 1999 Azhagarsamy
as 'Azhagu' Azhagarsamy
- 1999 Malabar Police
as Chinnasamy / Ramasamy
- 1999 Suyamvaram
as Arunachalam
- 1999 Ponnu Veetukkaran
as Jeeva
- 1998 Kalyana Galatta
as Rajagopalan
- 1997 Periya Manushan
as Ramakrishnan and Subramani
- 1997 Pagaivan
as Vasu
- 1997 Vallal
as Durairasu
- 1996 Senathipathi
as Senathipathy/Sedhupathy
- 1996 Sivasakthi
as Siva
- 1995 Maaman Magal
as Shanmugham
- 1995 Villadhi Villain
as Edison / Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar / Poo 'Kannan'
- 1995 Engirundho Vandhan
as Kannan
- 1994 Veera Padhakkam
as Kalivarathan IPS
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Vandicholai Chinraasu
as Chinraasu
- 1994
- 1994 Amaidhi Padai
as Amavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel
- 1993 Airport
as Captain Arjun
- 1993 Udan Pirappu
as Sathya
- 1993 Kattalai
as Sabarathnam
- 1993 Walter Vetrivel
as Walter Vetrivel I.P.S
- 1992 Thirumathi Palanisamy
as Palanisamy
- 1992 Pangali
as Sakthivel / Durai
- 1992 Magudam
as Muthuvelu
- 1992 Therku Theru Machan
as Subramani
- 1992 Rickshaw Mama
as 'Rickshaw Mama' Raja
- 1991 Bramma
as Ravivarman 'Ravi'
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 Velai Kidaichuruchu
as Palanisamy
- 1990 Madurai Veeran Enga Saami
as Mathi
- 1990 Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
as Quarter Govindan
- 1990
- 1989 Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
as Thangaraj
- 1989 Chinnappadass
as Chinnappadass
- 1989 Pick Pocket
as Rangaraj
- 1989 Thaai Naadu
as Albert aka Anandhan & Brigader Tamizhmani
- 1988 Pudhiya Vaanam
as 'MGR' M. G. Rajaratnam
- 1988 Jeeva
as Jeeva
- 1988 En Bommukutty Ammavukku
as Vinod
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987 Vedham Pudhithu
as Balu Thevar
- 1987 Manathil Uruthi Vendum
as Cameo
- 1987
- 1987 Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
as SI Balaram
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 Aalappirandhavan
as Aalappirandhavan
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 Poovizhi Vasalile
as Jeeva
- 1986 Mandhira Punnagai
as Dr. Bhaskar / DSP Arunachalam IPS
- 1986 Palaivana Rojakkal
as Sabarathinam
- 1986
- 1986 Iravu Pookkal
as Inspector Rajadurai
- 1986 Kadalora Kavithaigal
as Chinnappa Das
- 1986 Dharmam
as Karthik
- 1986 Vikram
as Sugirtharaja
- 1986 Muthal Vasantham
as Kunguma Pottu Kounder
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Mr. Bharath
as Gopinath
- 1986 Murattu Karangal
as Kabali
- 1985
+ 39 more credits
Behind the camera (4)
- 2014 Naaigal Jaakirathai
Producer
- 2007 Lee
Producer
- 1995 Villadhi Villain
Director, Writer
- 1985 Darja Donga
Story
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2026 Bãhubali: The Torchbearer
4 episodes
- 2025