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
Acting
2021
asNagaraja Chola (Cameo appearance)
2001
as1996
asSenathipathy/Sedhupathy
1987
as
2022
asEx-Justice Suryanarayana
2022
asParamahamsa
2022
asArthur Samuel
1985
as
1985
asSaint Cromeo
2023
asSundarrajan
2021
asNalankumar
1987
asCameo
1986
asGopinath
1985
asMaqbool Khan
1984
as
1982
as
1983
as2006
asNambirajan
1987
asSI Balaram
1986
asSugirtharaja
1985
asVicky
1985
asBoopathy
1984
as1999
as'Azhagu' Azhagarsamy
2000
asVichu
2022
asS. Unnikrishnan
2007
asBharath
2023
asDass
1999
as
2012
asVirumandi Santhanam (Virus)
1989
asChinnappadass
2022
asUlaganathan / Veluchamy
1985
as
1985
as1984
asDavid
1980
as1991
as1984
as2010
asActor
2023
as
2023
asAdhiveera Pandiyan
1995
asEdison / Meenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar / Poo 'Kannan'
2013
asDeva
1994
asAmavasai (later MLA Nagaraja Cholan)/Inspector Thangavel
as2000
asPeriyakaruppu
2024
asPadre Elvis Karim Prabhakar
1984
asJayaraman
1985
as
1987
as1988
as'MGR' M. G. Rajaratnam
1987
as1985
as
2013
asJames
2013
asDurgeshwara Azhagusundaram
2013
asSivanandi
2013
asRamadurai (Anna)
2013
asAmavasai
2009
asSivaiah
2010
asGen. Hareendranath Varma
1987
asBalu Thevar
1984
asJagan
2011
as2010
asSarveswaren
1992
asSakthivel / Durai
2014
asVetriselvan
1985
asMohanraj
2025
as
1985
asMayilvaganam
1984
as
1983
asDany
1982
as2011
as1987
asAalappirandhavan
1993
asSathya
2008
asThangam
1989
asAlbert aka Anandhan & Brigader Tamizhmani
1994
asChinraasu
1997
asVasu
2014
asChellapa
2015
asVetriselvan
2017
asPeriyar
2006
asGanesh
1985
asDevarajan
1985
as
2022
asVenu Shastri
2024
asMithran
2014
asA. D. S. P. Sivakkozhundhu
1990
asQuarter Govindan
2024
as"A to Y" Baba
2005
as
1985
as
2024
asChakrapani
2005
as2003
as'Sena' Senathipathi
1987
as2005
as2002
as
2004
asSatya
1996
as
1995
as
1990
as1993
asWalter Vetrivel I.P.S
1997
asDurairasu
2010
as
1988
as
2007
asCommissioner Arumugam Gounder
1990
as
1994
as
2003
as
1988
as
1999
as
1992
asPalanisamy
2005
as
2007
asE. V. Ramasamy a.k.a. Periyar
2007
asMadhava Padayachi
2006
as
2004
as
2002
as
1992
as
2003
asInspector Ramachandran
2015
asKarikala Kattappa Nadar
2005
asThamizharasan
2015
asShaheed Khadar
1987
as
2023
asSatyamurthy
1984
asX. W. Ramarathnam
2016
asThulasi Raman
2015
asSekar
2017
asKirubakaran IPS
2017
asKarikala Kattappa Nadar
2016
asAjay's Father
2016
asDurai
2010
asThondaiman
2001
asVetri
2001
asKandasamy / Kunguma Pottu Gounder
1985
as
1986
asChinnappa Das
1999
asJeeva
2016
asSrinivasa Rao
2022
asINA Commander
2016
asNarayana Murthy
2008
as
2024
asCaptain Prabhakaran
1991
asRavi Varma
2017
asRathnavel
2018
asNataraj IPS
1987
asJeeva
1993
as
as"Ironfist Ayyanar" Karnan
1985
asVijaykumar, an Ex-tennis player
2018
asRanasingam
2001
asSivaraman
1986
as1994
as1983
as1994
as1992
asSubramani
1990
as1988
as
asThirumalan Naikan
1986
asSabarathinam
1985
as1985
as1985
as
1986
asKunguma Pottu Kounder
2018
asMahendran
2018
asMurugesan
2015
asRamaraju
2023
as
as
2019
asCoach Murthy
2019
asRaghu Ramayya
2019
asGnanamoorthy
1998
asRajagopalan
1983
as
1982
as
2005
asVetrivel
2011
as
2021
asM. G. Ramasamy
1979
as
1978
asVicky
1990
asPalanisamy
2010
as1988
asJeeva
2000
asKaasi
2022
asAadhirayar
2004
asTirupathi
1989
asThangaraj
as
2025
asVishnu Vardhan
2024
asCheguvera
1986
asDr. Bhaskar and DSP Arunachalam IPS
2025
ashimself (special appearance)
2025
asMinister Rakesh Pradhan
2004
as
2025
asMahalingam
2025
asMahalingam
as
2025
asRajasekar
2025
asJyoti Ramaya
2025
asMLA (Special Appearance)
as
as
2025
asKarikala Kattappa Nadar
2004
asBlind accordion player (uncredited)
2011
asLingam
2025
as
2025
asas 
asKalidas
as
asMohan Rao
asBharathi
Production
2014
as
2007
asCrew
Directing
1995
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