Sathyaraj

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1954-10-13 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As Rangaraj, Satyaraj, சத்யராஜ்

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

Actor

Party

as "Ironfist Ayyanar" Karnan

Kaaliyan

as Thirumalan Naikan

2026
2025
Coolie

as Rajasekar

2025
2024
Zebra

as A to Y Baba

2024
Thozhar Cheguevara

as Cheguvera

2024
Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan

as Captain Prabhakaran

2024
Munjya

as Padre Elvis Karim Prabhakar

2024
Weapon

as Mithran

2024
Singapore Saloon

as Chakrapani

2024
2023
Annapoorani

as Sundarrajan

2023
2023
Angaaragan

as Adhiveera Pandiyan

2023
2023
Waltair Veerayya

as Satyamurthy

2023
Mansion 24

as Kalidas

2022
Connect

as Arthur Samuel

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
2022
1945

as INA Commander

2022
Meet Cute

as Mohan Rao

2021
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
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
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
Thalaivaa

as Ramadurai (Anna)

2013
Chennai Express

as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram

2013
2013
Mirchi

as Deva

2012
Nanban

as Virumandi Santhanam (Virus)

2010
Gowravargal

as Thondaiman

2010
Irandu Mugam

as Sarveswaren

2010
2010
2010
Aagathan

as Gen. Hareendranath Varma

2009
Shankam

as Sivaiah

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
Suyetchai MLA

as Nambirajan

2006
Kovai Brothers

as Ganesh

2005
Vetrivel Sakthivel

as Vetrivel

2005
2005
Englishkaran

as Thamizharasan

2004
Maha Nadigan

as Satya

2004
2004
Adi Thadi

as Tirupathi

2003
Sena

as 'Sena' Senathipathi

2003
Ramachandra

as Inspector Ramachandran

2002
2001
Aandan Adimai

as Sivaraman

2001
Kunguma Pottu Gounder

as Kandasamy / Kunguma Pottu Gounder

2001
Asathal

as Vetri

2001
2000
Ennamma Kannu

as Kaasi

2000
Veeranadai

as Periyakaruppu

1999
Azhagarsamy

as 'Azhagu' Azhagarsamy

1999
1998
Kalyana Galatta

as Rajagopalan

1997
Pagaivan

as Vasu

1997
1996
Senathipathi

as Senathipathy/Sedhupathy

1995
Villadhi Villain

as Edison / Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar / Poo 'Kannan'

1994
1994
Amaidhi Padai

as Amavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel

1993
Udan Pirappu

as Sathya

1993
Walter Vetrivel

as Walter Vetrivel I.P.S

1992
Thirumathi Palanisamy

as Palanisamy

1992
Pangali

as Sakthivel / Durai

1992
Therku Theru Machan

as Subramani

1991
Brahma

as Ravi Varma

1990
Velai Kidaichuruchu

as Palanisamy

1990
Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga

as Quarter Govindan

1989
1989
Chinnappadass

as Chinnappadass

1989
Thaai Naadu

as Albert aka Anandhan & Brigader Tamizhmani

1988
Pudhiya Vaanam

as 'MGR' M. G. Rajaratnam

1988
Jeeva

as Jeeva

1987
Vedham Pudhithu

as Balu Thevar

1987
1987
Aalappirandhavan

as Aalappirandhavan

1987
1986
Palaivana Rojakkal

as Sabarathinam

1986
Kadalora Kavithaigal

as Chinnappa Das

1986
Vikram

as Sugirtharaja

1986
Muthal Vasantham

as Kunguma Pottu Kounder

1986
Mr. Bharath

as Gopinath

1985
Saavi

as Vijaykumar, an Ex-tennis player

1985
Mangamma Sabadham

as Boopathy

1985
Sri Raghavendrar

as Maqbool Khan

1985
1985
Mudhal Mariyathai

as Mayilvaganam

1985
Pagal Nilavu

as Devarajan

1985
1985
Pillai Nila

as Saint Cromeo

1985
1985
Kaakki Sattai

as Vicky

1985
1984
24 Mani Neram

as X. W. Ramarathnam

1984
1984
Nooravathu Naal

as Jayaraman

1984
1978

Writer

1995
1985
Darja Donga

as Story

Producer

2014
2007
Lee

as Producer

Director

1995
Villadhi Villain

as Director