Sathyaraj filmography

Sathyaraj is an Indian actor and film producer who has predominantly appeared in Tamil cinema. He started his career playing villains, supporting roles and character roles. Later, he played the lead in the films Saavi (1985) and Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986). He also acted as Thanthai Periyar in the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored film Periyar (2007).^[1] He was also the director of the film Villadhi Villain (1995), starring himself in three different roles.^[2]

Sathiyaraj in 2007

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.^[3] He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys ,Sri Kumaran Jewelry Shop and AVR Jewellery Shop.^[4]

As an actor

Films

Tamil films

List of Tamil film acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1978	Sattam En Kaiyil	Vicky		[5]
	Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai	Henchman		[6]
1979	Enippadigal	Muthu		[7]
	Muthal Iravu			[8]
1980	Karumbu Vil			[9]
	Samanthipoo	Sakthi's elder brother		[10]
	Raman Parasuraman	Thief		[11]
	Kuruvikoodu	Raju		[12]
1981	Aani Ver	Malaimannnan		[13]
	Avasarakkari			[14]
1982	Hitler Umanath	Samu		[15]
	Theerpugal Thiruththapadalam	Lawrence		[16]
	Moondru Mugam	"Dhaadi" Raj		[17]
	Pagadai Panirendu	Henchman		[18]
	Nadodi Raja	Shekhar		[19]
1983	Paayum Puli	Gangster		[20]
	Urangatha Ninaivugal	Amar		[21]
	Seerum Singangal	Henchman		[12]
	Sandhippu	Dany		[22]
	Saranalayam	Magician		[23]
	Thangaikkor Geetham	Nayaka		[24]
1984	Naan Mahaan Alla	Jagan		[25]
	Chiranjeevi	Vetri		[26]
	Nooravathu Naal	Jayaraj		[27]
	Sattathai Thiruthungal	Sarassi		[28]
	24 Mani Neram	X. W. Ramarathinam		[29]
	Thambikku Entha Ooru	Muthuvel		[30]
	Naalai Unathu Naal	David		[31]
	Enakkul Oruvan	Rajadurai		[32]
	Unga Veettu Pillai	Kitty		[33]
	January 1	Robert		[34]
	Nichayam			[35]
1985	Santhosha Kanavukal	Villain		[36]
	Chain Jayapal	Henchman		[37]
	Erimalai	Visvam		[38]
	Kaakki Sattai	Vicky		[39]
	Raman Sreeraman	Shankar		[40]
	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Mohanraj		[41]
	Needhiyin Nizhal	Nagaraj		[42]
	Pillai Nila	Convio		[43]
	Anbin Mugavari	Karuppu		[44]
	Pagal Nilavu	Devarajan		[45]
	Anni	Rajali		[46]
	Kaaval	Inspector K.S Lingam		[47]
	Aagaya Thamaraigal	Chinna Kaala		[48]
	Geethanjali	Anthony		[49]
	Veli	Laksmikanthan		[50]
	Muthal Mariyathai	Mayilvaganam		[51]
	Eetti	Sathyam		[52]
	Sri Raghavendra	Nawab of Adoni		[53]
	Mangamma Sapatham	Boopathy		[54]
	Arthamulla Aasaigal	Prabhu		[55]
	Saavi	Vijaykumar		[56]
	Thiramai	Mr. Brigadier		[57]
	Pattuchelai	Ramasamy		[58]
	Japanil Kalyanaraman	Narendran		[59]
1986	Karimedu Karuvayan	Police inspector	Guest appearance	[60]
	Mr. Bharath	Gopinath		[61]
	Vikram	Sugirtharaja		[61]
	Kadaikan Paarvai	Durai		[62]
	Rasigan Oru Rasigai	R.K.		[63]
	Murattu Karangal	Kabali		[64]
	Iravu Pookkal	Inspector Rajadurai		[65]
	Raja Nee Vaazhga	R.K. Chander		[66]
	Muthal Vasantham	Kunguma Pottu Gounder		[67]
	Dharmam	Karthik		[68]
	Kadalora Kavithaigal	Chinnappadas		[61]
	Palaivana Rojakkal	Sabarathinam		[69]
	Vidinja Kalyanam	'Half Boil' Aarumugam		[69]
	Mandhira Punnagai	Dr. Baskar & D.S.P. Arunachalam	Dual Role	[70]
1987	Poovizhi Vasalile	Jeeva		[61]
	Vilangu	Vinod’s friend	Guest appearance	[71]
	Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi	Periya Thambi		[72]
	Muthukkal Moondru	Sangli		[73]
	Aalappirandhavan	Aalappirandhavan		[74]
	Makkal En Pakkam	Samraj		[74]
	Ini Oru Sudhanthiram	IPS officer	Guest appearance	[75]
	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu	SI Balaram		[61]
	Anjatha Singam	Vedu		[76]
	Jallikattu	Arjun		[61]
	Manathil Uruthi Vendum	Sathyaraj	Guest appearance	[77]
	Vedham Pudhithu	Balu Thevar	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil	[78]
1988	Annanagar Mudhal Theru	Sivaraman / Ram Singh		[79]
	En Bommukutty Ammavukku	Vinod	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil	[80]
	Kazhugumalai Kallan			[81]
	Ganam Courtar Avargale	Jayabhaskar		[82]
	Jeeva	Jeeva		[83]
	Puthiya Vaanam	M. G. Rajaratnam		[84]
1989	Thaai Naadu	Albert (Anandhan), Brigadier Thamizharasan		[85]
	Pick Pocket	Rangaraj		[86]
	Chinnappadass	Chinnappadass		[87]
	Annakili Sonna Kathai	Ranger		[88]
	Dravidan	Raja		[89]
	Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai	Thangaraj	100th Film	[90]
1990	Vaazhkai Chakkaram	Thangavelu		[91]
	Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga	Quarter Govindhan & Raja		[92]
	Madurai Veeran Enga Saami	Mathivanan &Sakthivel		[93]
	Velai Kidaichuduchu	Palanisamy		[94]
	Mallu Vetti Minor	Rassappa Gounder (Mallu Vetti Minor) & Marappa Gounder		[95]
	Nadigan	Raja / Devaraj	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil	[96]
1991	Pudhu Manithan	Kabali		[97]
	Bramma	Ravi Varman		[98]
1992	Rickshaw Mama	Raja		[99]
	Therku Theru Machan	Subramani		[100]
	Magudam	Muthuvel		[101]
	Pangali	Shakthivel & Durai		[102]
	Thirumathi Palanisamy	Palanisamy		[103]
1993	Walter Vetrivel	DCP Walter Vetrivel	Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil	[104]
	Kattalai	Sabaratnam		[105]
	Udan Pirappu	Sathya		[106]
	Airport	Captain Arjun		[107]
1994	Amaidhi Padai	Ammavaasai & Thangavelu		[108]
	Ravanan	Himself	Special appearance	[109]
	Vandicholai Chinraasu	Chinnarasu		[110]
	Thozhar Pandian	Pandian		[111]
	Thai Maaman	Rasappan		[112]
	Veera Padhakkam	Kalivardhan		[113]
1995	Engirundho Vandhan	Kannan		[114]
	Villadhi Villain	Edison, Advocate Meenakshi Sundaram & Kannan	Also director	[115]
	Maaman Magal	Shanmugam		[116]
1996	Sivasakthi	Siva		[117]
	Senathipathi	Senathipathi & Sethupathi		[118]
1997	Vallal	Durairasu		[119]
	Pagaivan	Vasu		[120]
	Periya Manushan	Ramakrishnan & Subramani		[121]
1998	Kalyana Galatta	Raja Gopal		[122]
1999	Ponnu Veetukkaran	Jeeva		[123]
	Suyamvaram	Arunachalam		[124]
	Malabar Police	Chinnasamy & Ramasamy		[125]
	Azhagarsamy	Azhagarsamy		[126]
2000	Veeranadai	Periya Karuppan		[127]
	Ennamma Kannu	Kaasi		[128]
	Unnai Kann Theduthey	Vichu (Sandanapandian I.P.S)		[129]
	Puratchikkaaran	Anna		[130]
2001	Looty	Rasappa		[131]
	Asathal	Vetri		[132]
	Kunguma Pottu Gounder	Kandhasamy & Kunguma Pottu Gounder		[133]
	Aandan Adimai	Sivaraman		[134]
2002	Vivaramana Aalu	Mayilsamy		[135]
	Maaran	Maaran		[136]
2003	Ramachandra	Inspector Ramachandra		[137]
	Military	Madhavan (Military)		[138]
	Sena	Sena		[139]
	Aalukkoru Aasai	Arivazhagan		[140]
2004	Adi Thadi	Thirupathi		[141]
	Thilak	Himself	Special appearance	[142]
	Jore	Sabapathy		[143]
	Sema Ragalai	Sathya		[144]
	Sound Party	Kumaresan		[145]
	Azhagesan	Azhagesan		[146]
	Maha Nadigan	Sathya		[147]
2005	Iyer IPS	DCP Gopal Iyer & Venkatachalapathy		[148]
	Mannin Maindhan	Inspector Pratap	Guest appearance	[149]
	6'2	Balamurugan (James)		[150]
	Englishkaran	Thamizharasan		[151]
	Vetrivel Sakthivel	Vetrivel		[152]
	Vanakkam Thalaiva	Manikkam		[153]
2006	Kovai Brothers	Ganesh		[154]
	Suyetchai MLA	Nambirajan		[155]
	Kurukshetram	Bharath		[156]
2007	Adavadi	Bharath		[157]
	Periyar	Periyar	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Actor Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actor	[158]
	Kannamoochi Yenada	Arumugam Gounder		[159]
	Onbadhu Roobai Nottu	Madhava Padayachi	Winner, Vijay Award for Best Actor	[160]
2008	Thangam	Thangam		[161]
	Vambu Sandai	Jeevanantham		[162]
2010	Guru Sishyan	Guru		[163]
	Pollachi Mappillai	Sengaliyappa		[164]
	Irandu Mugam	Sarveswaran		[165]
	Gowravargal	Thondaiman		[166]
2011	Sattapadi Kutram	Subash Chandrabose		[167]
	Vengayam	Himself	Guest appearance	[168]
	Aayiram Vilakku	Lingam		[169]
	Uchithanai Muharnthaal	Nadesan		[170]
2012	Nanban	Virumandi Santhanam (Virus)	Winner, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	[171]
	Sinam	Mani Rathnam		[172]
2013	Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA	Nagaraja Cholan (Ammaavaasai)	200th Film	[173]
	Thalaivaa	Ramadurai		[174]
	Varuthapadaatha Vaalibar Sangam	Sivanandi		[175]
	Raja Rani	James	Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor	[176]
2014	Kalavaram	Vetriselvan		[177]
	Sigaram Thodu	Inspector Chellapandian		[178]
	Poojai	ADSP Sivakkozhundu		[179]
2015	Isai	Vetriselvan		[180]
	Baahubali: The Beginning	Kattappa	Winner, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Supporting Actor Winner, Vikatan Award Best Supporting Actor	[181]
	Oru Naal Iravil	Sekar		[182]
2016	Gethu	Thulasi Raman		[183]
	Jackson Durai	Durai		[184]
2017	Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva	Commissioner Kirubakaran IPS		[185]
	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Kattappa	Winner, Vikatan Award Best Supporting Actor	[186]
	Mersal	DCP Rathnavel		[187]
	Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal	Periyar	Guest appearance	[188]
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Perunazhi Ranasingam		[189]
	Echcharikkai Idhu Manidhargal Nadamaadum Idam	Nataraj IPS		[190]
	Nota	Mahendran		[191]
	Kanaa	Murugesan	Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil	[192]
2019	Thambi	Gnanamoorthy		[193]
2021	Tughlaq Durbar	CM "Nagaraja Chozhan" (Amavasai)	Cameo; Released on Sun TV & Netflix	[194]
	MGR Magan	M. G. Ramasamy	Released on Disney+ Hotstar	[195]
	Theerpugal Virkapadum	Nalan Kumar		[196]
2022	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	Aadhirayar		[197]
	Veetla Vishesham	Unnikrishnan		[198]
	1945	Ramalingaiah		[199]
	Prince	Ulaganathan / Veluchamy		[200]
	Love Today	Venu Shastri		[201]
	Connect	Arthur Samuel		[202]
2023	Theerkadarishi	Das		[203]
	Angaaragan	Adhiveera Pandiyan		[204]
	Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food	Chef Anand Sundarajan		[205]
2024	Singapore Saloon	Chakrapani		[206]
	Weapon	Chezhiyan / Mithran		[207]
	Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan	Captain Prabhakaran "Captain"		[208]
	Thozhar CheGuevara	CheGuevara		[209]
2025	Baby and Baby	Mahalingam		[210]
	Coolie	Rajasekar	Filming	[211]
	Vaa Vaathiyaar	Nambiyar	Filming

Telugu films

List of Telugu film acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1981	Iddaru Kodukulu	Seshu		[212]
1984	Punyam Koddi Purushudu	Sarvamangalam's son		[213]
1985	Khooni	Dilip Mukherjee		[214]
	Darja Donga	Harischandra Prasad	Dubbed in Tamil as Marma Manithan	[215]
1988	Ukku Sankelu	Raju		[216]
2009	Sankham	Sivayya	Dubbed in Tamil as Sivappu Saamy	[217]
2013	Mirchi	Deva	Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor - Telugu	[218]
2015	Tungabhadra	Ramaraju		[219]
	Baahubali: The Beginning	Kattappa		[181]
2016	Nenu Sailaja	Srinivasa Rao		[220]
	Brahmotsavam	Chanti Babu		[221]
	Hyper	Narayana Murthy		[222]
2017	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Kattappa		[186]
2019	Jersey	Coach Murthy		[223]
	Prati Roju Pandage	Raghu Ramayya		[224]
2022	1945	Ramalingaiah		[199]
	Pakka Commercial	Suryanarayan		[225]
2023	Waltair Veerayya	Satyamurthy	Guest appearance	[226]
2024	Zebra	Baba

Hindi films

List of Hindi films acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Chennai Express	Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram		[227]
2022	Radhe Shyam	Paramahamsa		[228]
2024	Munjya	Elvis Karim Prabhakar		[229]
2025	Sikandar	Minister Rakesh Pradhan		[230]

Malayalam films

List of Malayalam films acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Aagathan	General Hareendra Varma		[231]
2015	Lailaa O Lailaa	Shaheed Khadar	Dubbed in Tamil as Murugavel	[232]
2023	Otta	Iyer		[233]

Kannada film

List of Kannada film acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1985	Shabash Vikram	Suman	Dubbed in Tamil as Kadamai Enathu Udamai	[234]

Shelved films

Year	Title	Language	Notes	Ref.
1999	Pen Ondru Kanden	Tamil		[235]
2000	Rosapoo Chinna Rosapoo	Tamil		[236]
2004	Perumalsamy	Tamil		[237]
2005	Kootani Aatchi	Tamil		[238]
	Devuda	Tamil		[239]
	Sivalingam I. P. S	Tamil		[240]
2008	Vidakandan Kodakandan	Tamil		[241]
	Sangamithra	Tamil		[242]
2009	Tholaindhu Ponavargal	Tamil		[243]
2011	Muriyadi	Tamil		[244]
	Pettai Mudhal Kottai Varai	Tamil		[245]
	Kulasekaranum Koolippadayum	Tamil		[246]
	Natpukottai	Tamil		[247]
	Trigger	Malayalam		[248]
2013	Show	Malayalam		[249]
2018	Party	Tamil		[250]

As narrator

• Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
• Santosh Subramaniam (2008)
• Mahabalipuram (2014)
• Walter (2020)

Television

Web series

List of web series acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Network	Language	Notes
2022	Meet Cute	Journalist Mohan Rao	SonyLiv	Telugu	Web Debut; Under Segment "Old is Gold"
2023	Mansion 24	Kalidas	Disney+ Hotstar
2024	My Perfect Husband	Bharathi		Tamil

Other crew positions

Other credited film roles

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1985	Darja Donga			Story	Telugu film
1995	Villadhi Villain	Yes		Yes
2007	Lee		Yes
2014	Naaigal Jaakirathai		Yes
2017	Sathya		Yes

As singer

List of film singing credits

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Notes
2010	Guru Sishyan	"Subbaiyaa Subbaiyaa"	Dhina	Sang along with Sundar C