R. Sarathkumar
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.
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- Born:
- Jul 14, 1954 In New Delhi, India
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 131
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Criminal
- Latest Project:
- Movie Adangathey 2025-08-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mr. X | 2026 | |
| Movie | Criminal | 2026 | |
| Movie | Naa Naa | 2026 | |
| Movie | Lucky Superstar | 2026 | |
| Movie | Judgment Day | 2026 | |
| Movie | Adangathey | 2025-08-27 | |
| Movie | Nesippaya | 2025-01-14 | |
| Movie | 3BHK | Vasudevan | 2025-07-04 |
| Movie | Kannappa | 2025-06-26 | |
| Movie | Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam | Narayanamoorthy | 2025-02-21 |
| Movie | Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan | Chief | 2024-08-02 |
| Movie | Nirangal Moondru | Selvam | 2024-11-22 |
| Series | Journey | 2024-01-12 | |
| Movie | Sarfira | Nedumaaran | 2024-07-12 |
| Movie | The Smile Man | Chidambaram Nedumaaran | 2024-12-27 |
| Movie | Christopher | SP Vetrivel IPS | 2023-02-09 |
| Movie | Varisu | Rajendran Palanisamy | 2023-01-11 |
| Movie | Bandra | Veera Raghavan IPS | 2023-11-10 |
| Movie | Rangabali | Ranga Reddy, Sahaja’s grandfather (Special Appearance) | 2023-07-07 |
| Movie | Rudhran | Bhoominathan | 2023-04-14 |
| Movie | Paramporul | R. Maithreyan | 2023-09-01 |
| Movie | Ponniyin Selvan: Part II | Periya Pazhuvettarayar | 2023-04-28 |
| Movie | Bhagavanth Kesari | CI Srikanth | 2023-10-19 |
| Movie | Custody | Nataraj | 2023-05-12 |
| Series | Irai | Robert Vasudevan | 2022-02-18 |
| Movie | Ponniyin Selvan: Part I | Periya Pazhuvettarayar | 2022-09-30 |
| Movie | James | 2022-03-17 | |
| Movie | Vaanam Kottatum | Bose Kaalai | 2020-02-07 |
| Movie | Saakshyam | 2018-07-27 | |
| Movie | Devadas | Dada | 2018-09-27 |
| Movie | Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India | Challa | 2018-04-27 |
| Movie | Bharat Ane Nenu | Bharath's Father | 2018-04-20 |
| Movie | Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2 | 2017-10-18 | |
| Movie | Jaya Janaki Nayaka | Chakravarthy | 2017-08-11 |
| Movie | Raajakumara | Ashok | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Mosagallaku Mosagadu | 2015-05-22 | |
| Movie | Sandamarutham | Surya & Sarveswaran | 2015-02-20 |
| Movie | I | Cameo Appearance | 2015-01-04 |
| Movie | Asha Black | Anwar Ali | 2014-10-10 |
| Movie | Kochadaiiyaan | Sengodagan | 2014-05-23 |
| Movie | Nimirndhu Nil | CBI officer Michael | 2014-03-08 |
| Movie | Acham Thavir | 2013-12-12 | |
| Movie | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Sundara Pandian IPS | 2013-03-28 |
| Movie | Myna | 2013-02-22 | |
| Movie | Achante Aanmakkal | Narasimham | 2012-03-02 |
| Movie | Kanchana | Kanchana | 2011-07-22 |
| Movie | The Metro | CI Jacob Alexander | 2011-11-21 |
| Movie | Vidiyal | 2011-11-15 | |
| Movie | Christian Brothers | Andrews Bandra / Kareem Lala | 2011-10-03 |
| Movie | Kaaval Thurai | 2011-09-01 | |
| Movie | Jaggubhai | Jagannathan (Jaggubhai) | 2010-01-29 |
| Movie | Oridathoru Postman | Yasin Mubarak | 2010-10-08 |
| Movie | Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | cameo appearance. | 2010-05-21 |
| Movie | Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja | Edachena Kunkan Nair | 2009-10-16 |
| Movie | 1977 | 2009-03-06 | |
| Movie | Vaitheeswaran | Saravanan / Dr. Bala | 2008-03-14 |
| Movie | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Venkatesh | 2007-02-16 |
| Movie | Nam Naadu | Muthazhagu | 2007-09-21 |
| Movie | Maya Kannadi | Sarath Kumar | 2007-04-14 |
| Movie | Thalaimagan | Dheeran | 2006-09-01 |
| Movie | Jithan | Tamizharasu | 2005-05-06 |
| Movie | Bunny | Ranga Rao Bhupathi Raja | 2005-04-06 |
| Movie | Ayya | Ayyadurai \ Chelladurai | 2005-01-14 |
| Movie | Chanakya | 2005-09-26 | |
| Movie | Manasthan | 2004-01-01 | |
| Movie | Aai | Sakthivel | 2004-12-01 |
| Movie | Gambeeram | Muthusami | 2004-04-06 |
| Movie | Chatrapathy | Saravanan | 2004-02-03 |
| Movie | Arasu | u | 2003-04-14 |
| Movie | Diwan | 2003-10-10 | |
| Movie | Paarai | 2003-06-14 | |
| Movie | Samasthanam | Thiru | 2002-09-27 |
| Movie | Thenkasi Pattanam | 2002-06-21 | |
| Movie | Dost | Vishwanath | 2001-06-29 |
| Movie | Samuthiram | Selvarasu | 2001-08-31 |
| Movie | Vinnukkum Mannukkum | Sakthivel | 2001-03-30 |
| Movie | Rishi | Velu & Rishi | 2001-02-16 |
| Movie | Ullam Kollai Poguthey | 2001-02-09 | |
| Movie | Pennin Manathai Thottu | 2000-08-01 | |
| Movie | Maayi | 2000-08-21 | |
| Movie | Chinnadurai | 1999-03-13 | |
| Movie | Oruvan | 1999-06-21 | |
| Movie | Pattali | 1999-12-17 | |
| Movie | Rajasthan | 1999-05-01 | |
| Movie | Simmarasi | 1998-10-19 | |
| Movie | Moovendhar | 1998-01-01 | |
| Movie | Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen | Cameo Appearance | 1998-08-14 |
| Movie | Natpukkaga | 1998-06-25 | |
| Movie | Suryavamsam | Chinnarasu/Sakthivel Gounder | 1997-06-27 |
| Movie | Aravindhan | Aravindhan | 1997-02-27 |
| Movie | Janakiraman | Janakiraman | 1997-10-31 |
| Movie | Nethaji | Nethaji | 1996-11-09 |
| Movie | Maha Prabhu | 1996-02-03 | |
| Movie | Ragasiya Police | 1995-10-23 | |
| Movie | Coolie | Karna | 1995-04-14 |
| Movie | Veluchami | Veluchami | 1995-01-15 |
| Movie | Nadodi Mannan | 1995-08-19 | |
| Movie | Namma Annachi | 1994-05-21 | |
| Movie | Magudikkaran | 1994-11-04 | |
| Movie | Nattamai | 'Nattamai' Shanmugam / Pasupathi | 1994-11-02 |
| Movie | Indhu | 1994-04-14 | |
| Movie | Band Master | 1993-07-02 | |
| Movie | Moondravadhu Kann | 1993-09-18 | |
| Movie | I Love India | Diwakar | 1993-10-15 |
| Movie | Kattabomman | Kattabomman | 1993-11-12 |
| Movie | Dasarathan | 1993-02-04 | |
| Movie | Vedan | 1993-05-06 | |
| Movie | Meera | Policeman | 1992-12-18 |
| Movie | Suriyan | Suriyan | 1992-07-01 |
| Movie | Idhuthanda Sattam | Selvaraj | 1992-05-29 |
| Movie | Ilavarasan | Vijay | 1992-01-15 |
| Movie | Stuartpuram Police Station | 1991-01-09 | |
| Movie | Vetri Padigal | Guruji | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | Captain Prabhakaran | Rajaraman | 1991-04-14 |
| Movie | Cheran Pandiyan | Chinna Gounder (Rajapaandi Gounder) | 1991-05-31 |
| Movie | Surya IPS | 1991-09-05 | |
| Movie | Vasanthakala Paravai | 1991-09-19 | |
| Movie | Pudhu Manidhan | 1991-03-22 | |
| Movie | Idhaya Vasal | 1991-05-17 | |
| Movie | Kaaval Nilayam | Vijay | 1991-05-11 |
| Movie | Gang Leader | Raghava | 1991-05-09 |
| Movie | Pulan Visaranai | 1990-01-14 | |
| Movie | Salem Vishnu | Siva | 1990-02-15 |
| Movie | Raja Kaiya Vacha | Vaidyaraj | 1990-12-07 |
| Movie | Puriyaadha Pudhir | 1990-09-07 | |
| Movie | Enkitta Mothathe | 1990-09-14 | |
| Movie | Mounam Sammadham | Balu | 1990-06-15 |
| Movie | Sandhana Kaatru | 1990-06-01 | |
| Movie | Jagathalaprathapan | Dileep | 1990-03-17 |
| Movie | Pudhu Paadagan | 1990-04-14 | |
| Movie | Kan Simittum Neram | Inspector Sarath | 1988-04-13 |