Sathyaraj

Actor

1954-10-13 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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.

• Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015) — Karikala Kattappa Nadar
• Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017) — Karikala Kattappa Nadar
• Una travesía de amor (2013) — Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram
• Mersal (2017) — Rathnavel
• கூலி (2025) — Rajasekar
• జెర్సీ (2019) — Coach Murthy
• நண்பன் (2012) — Virumandi 'Virus' Santhanam
• Sikandar (2025) — Minister Rakesh Pradhan
• ராஜா ராணி (2013) — James
• லவ் டுடே (2022) — Venu Shastri
• தலைவா (2013) — 'Anna' Ramadurai
• थम्मा (2025) — Elvis Karim Prabhakar
• मुंज्या (2024) — Padre Elvis Karim Prabhakar
• Baahubali: The Epic (2025) — Karikala Kattappa Nadar
• రాధే శ్యామ్ (2022) — Paramahamsa
• మిర్చి (2013) — Deva
• எதற்கும் துணிந்தவன் (2022) — Aadhirayar
• వాల్తేరు వీరయ్య (2023) — Satyamurthy
• தம்பி (2019) — Gnanamoorthy
• நோட்டா (2018) — Mahendran
• வருத்தப்படாத வாலிபர் சங்கம் (2013) — Sivanandi
• இட்லி கடை (2025) — Vishnu Vardhan
• నేను శైలజ (2016) — Srinivasa Rao
• கடைக்குட்டி சிங்கம் (2018) — Ranasingam