Portrait of R. Sarathkumar

R. Sarathkumar

Acting

Biography

Ramanathan Sarathkumar is an Indian film actor, journalist, politician, the former president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association and former body builder. Sarathkumar has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. He can speak Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and English fluently. In 1986, Sarathkumar started his acting career in the Telugu film Samajamlo Sthree. He first acted in negative roles, and later played minor roles before establishing himself as a lead actor in the subsequent years earning him the title Supreme Star in Tamil cinema. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2007, he launched a new political party All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) in Tamil Nadu claiming to carry out the ideals of K. Kamaraj. He is the former Member of Legislative Assembly of Tenkasi constituency. He served as the president of the Nadigar Sangam from 2006 to 2015 for three consecutive terms.

Born: July 14, 1954

Place of Birth: New Delhi, India

Filmography

2025
Dude

as Minister Athiyamaan Azhagappan

2025
3BHK

as Vasudevan

2025
Kannappa

as Nathanadhudu

2025
2024
The Smile Man

as Chidambaram Nedumaaran

2024
2024
Sarfira

as Nedumaaran

2024
Hit List

as ACP Yazhvendan

2023
Bandra

as Veera Raghavan IPS

2023
Bhagavanth Kesari

as CI Srikanth

2023
Paramporul

as R. Maithreyan

2023
Rangabali

as Ranga Reddy, Sahaja’s grandfather (Special Appearance)

2023
Por Thozhil

as SP Loganathan

2023
Custody

as Nataraj

2023
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

as Periya Pazhuvettarayar

2023
Rudhran

as Bhoominathan

2023
Christopher

as SP Vetrivel IPS

2023
Varisu

as Rajendran Palanisamy

2022
2022
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

as Periya Pazhuvettarayar

2022
2022
Irai

as Robert Vasudevan

2021
Parampara

as Chintalapudi Nagendra Naidu

2020
Vaanam Kottatum

as Bose Kaalai

2018
Devadas

as Dada

2018
Bharat Ane Nenu

as Bharath's Father

2017
Jaya Janaki Nayaka

as Chakravarthy

2017
Raajakumara

as Ashok

2015
Sandamarutham

as Surya & Sarveswaran

2015
I

as Cameo Appearance

2014
Asha Black

as Anwar Ali

2014
Kochadaiiyaan

as Sengodagan

2014
Nimirndhu Nil

as CBI officer Michael

2013
Chennaiyil Oru Naal

as Sundara Pandian IPS

2012
Achante Aanmakkal

as Narasimham

2011
The Metro

as CI Jacob Alexander

2011
Veeraputhran

as Vimal Menon

2011
Christian Brothers

as Andrews Bandra / Kareem Lala

2011
Kanchana

as Kanchana

2010
Oridathoru Postman

as Yasin Mubarak

2010
Kola Kolaya Mundhirika

as cameo appearance.

2010
Jaggubhai

as Jagannathan (Jaggubhai)

2009
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

as Edachena Kunkan Nair

2009
1977

as Rajashekar / Vetrivel

2008
Vaitheeswaran

as Saravanan / Dr. Bala

2007
Nam Naadu

as Muthazhagu

2007
2006
Thalaimagan

as Dheeran

2005
Jithan

as Tamizharasu

2005
Bunny

as Ranga Rao Bhupathi Raja

2005
Ayya

as Ayyadurai \ Chelladurai

2004
Aai

as Sakthivel

2004
Gambeeram

as Muthusami

2004
Chatrapathy

as Saravanan

2003
2003
2003
Arasu

as u

2002
Samasthanam

as Thiru

2001
Samuthiram

as Selvarasu

2001
Dost

as Vishwanath

2001
2001
Rishi

as Velu & Rishi

2000
1999
Pattali

as Shanmugam

1998
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen

as Cameo Appearance

1997
Suryavamsam

as Chinnarasu/Sakthivel Gounder

1995
Coolie

as Karna

1994
Nattamai

as 'Nattamai' Shanmugam / Pasupathi

1994
1994
1992
Meera

as Policeman

1992
Suriyan

as Suriyan

1991
Cheran Pandiyan

as Chinna Gounder (Rajapaandi Gounder)

1991
Gang Leader

as Raghava

1991
1990
Raja Kaiya Vacha

as Vaidyaraj

1990
Urudhi Mozhi

as Legal

1990
Balachandrudu

as Minor Babu

1990
1990
1988
Kan Simittum Neram

as Inspector Sarath

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Kombuseevi

as Rokkapuli