R. Sarathkumar | |
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 Sarathkumar participating in the American Tamil Sangam Parade | |
R. Sarathkumar is an Indian actor and politician who works mainly in Tamil films. He has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.
R. Sarathkumar | |
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| Sarathkumar participating in the American Tamil Sangam Parade | |
R. Sarathkumar is an Indian actor and politician who works mainly in Tamil films. He has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kan Simittum Neram | Inspector Sarath | Also producer | |
| 1989 | Sattathin Marupakkam | Kumar | ||
| 1990 | Pulan Visaranai | R. K. Mahendran | ||
| Mr. Karthik | ||||
| Salem Vishnu | Shiva | |||
| Jagathalaprathapan | Dileep | |||
| Pudhu Padagan | Aadhikesavan | |||
| Seetha | Rathnaraj | |||
| Sandhana Kaatru | Ramu | |||
| Mounam Sammadham | Balu | |||
| Velai Kidaichuduchu | Purushothaman | |||
| Puriyaadha Pudhir | Sarath | |||
| Enkitta Mothathe | "Military" Kandan | |||
| Palaivana Paravaigal | Mamu | |||
| Sirayil Sila Raagangal | Antony | |||
| Urudhi Mozhi | Legal | |||
| Raja Kaiya Vacha | Vaidyaraj | |||
| 1991 | Thangamana Thangachi | Vijay | ||
| Namma Ooru Mariamma | Rajadurai | |||
| Chithirai Pookkal | Johnson David | |||
| Vetri Padigal | Guruji | |||
| Pudhu Manithan | Sundar | |||
| Captain Prabhakaran | Rajaraman IFS | |||
| Kaaval Nilayam | Inspector Vijay | |||
| Idhaya Vaasal | Ganesh | |||
| Cheran Pandiyan | Rajapaandi Gounder | |||
| Archana IAS | Santhosh Kumar | |||
| Vaidehi Kalyanam | Rajamanickam | |||
| Vasanthakala Paravai | Rajesh | |||
| 1992 | Ilavarasan | Vijay | ||
| Periya Gounder Ponnu | Thangamuthu | |||
| Sivantha Malar | Vijay | |||
| Oor Mariyadhai | Rathnavelu | |||
| Idhuthanda Sattam | SP Selvaraj IPS | |||
| Suriyan | Suriyan IPS | |||
| Ellaichami | Ellaichami | |||
| Samundi | Samundi | |||
| Thai Mozhi | Rajasimham | |||
| Natchathira Nayagan | Vijay | |||
| Meera | Police officer | Guest appearance | ||
| 1993 | Aadhityan | Aadhityan | ||
| Dasarathan | ACP Dasarathan IPS | |||
| Vedan | Vijay IPS (Ranjith Kumar) | |||
| Munarivippu | Gopi | |||
| Band Master | Ravi | |||
| Moondravadhu Kann | Inspector Sarath | |||
| I Love India | Brigadier Diwakar | |||
| Kattabomman | Kattabomman | |||
| 1994 | Aranmanai Kaavalan | Sakthi | ||
| Captain | Captain Shiva | |||
| Indhu | Kaasi | Guest appearance | ||
| Namma Annachi | Ayya, Annachi & Prabhakaran | |||
| Killadi Mappillai | Himself | Cameo appearance | ||
| Raja Pandi | Raja Pandi | |||
| Nattamai | Shanmugam (Nattamai) & Pasupathi | [1] | ||
| Magudikkaran | Raja's father | Guest appearance | ||
| 1995 | Veluchami | Veluchami | ||
| Coolie | Karna | |||
| Nadodi Mannan | Ramu (Ram Sundar) | |||
| Ragasiya Police | ACP Suriya IPS | |||
| 1996 | Mahaprabhu | Daamodaran | ||
| Nethaji | Nethaji | |||
| 1997 | Aravindhan | Aravindhan | ||
| Surya Vamsam | Sakthivel Gounder & Chinnarasu | |||
| Janakiraman | Janakiraman | |||
| 1998 | Moovendhar | Manimaran | ||
| Natpukaaga | Chinnaiya / Muthaiya | |||
| Simmarasi | Manickavasagam | |||
| Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen | Himself | Cameo appearance | ||
| 1999 | Chinna Durai | Chinna Durai | ||
| Rajasthan | Hariharan | Partially reshot in Telugu | ||
| Oruvan | Surya | |||
| Pattali | Shanmugam | |||
| 2000 | Pennin Manathai Thottu | Balaraman | Guest appearance | |
| Maayi | Maayaandi (Maayi) | |||
| 2001 | Ullam Kollai Poguthey | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| Rishi | Rishi, Velu | |||
| Vinnukkum Mannukkum | Sakthivel Gounder | |||
| Dosth | Vishwanath | Also dubbed for Prakash Raj in one scene | ||
| Samuthiram | Selvarasu | |||
| 2002 | Thenkasi Pattanam | Kannan | ||
| Samasthanam | Thiru | |||
| 2003 | Arasu | Thirunavukkarasu (Arasu), Periyavar | ||
| Paarai | Mabbu Marthandam | |||
| Diwan | Raghavan, Duraisingham | |||
| 2004 | Gambeeram | ACP Muthusamy | ||
| Manasthan | Deivarasu | |||
| Chatrapathy | Major Chatrapathy (Saravanan) | |||
| Aai | Velu | |||
| 2005 | Ayya | Ayyadurai, Chelladurai | ||
| Githan | Tamizharasu IPS | Guest appearance | ||
| Chanakya | Ganesan | |||
| 2006 | Thalaimagan | Dheeran | 100th Film; also director | [2] |
| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Venkatesh | ||
| Mayakannadi | Himself | Cameo appearance | ||
| Nam Naadu | Muthazhagu | |||
| 2008 | Vaitheeswaran | Saravanan, Bala | ||
| 2009 | 1977 | Rajashekar, Vetrivel | ||
| 2010 | Jaggubhai | Jagannathan | ||
| Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | Karan Muthaiah | Guest appearance | ||
| 2011 | Muni 2: Kanchana | Karthik (Kanchana) | ||
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Sundara Pandian | ||
| 2014 | Nimirndhu Nil | Michael | Guest appearance | |
| Kochadaiiyaan | Sengodagan | |||
| Nee Naan Nizhal | Anwar Ali | [3] | ||
| 2015 | I | Himself | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
| Sandamarutham | Sarveshvaran / Surya | 125th Film; also screewriter | ||
| 2017 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2 | Sundara Pandian | [4] | |
| 2020 | Vaanam Kottatum | Bose | [5] | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar | ||
| 2023 | Varisu | Rajendran Palanisamy | [6] | |
| Rudhran | Bhoominathan (Bhoomi) | [7] | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: II | Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar | [8] | ||
| Custody | Nataraj | [9] | ||
| Por Thozhil | Lokanathan | [10] | ||
| Paramporul | R. Maithreyan | [11] | ||
| 2024 | Hit List | ACP K. Yazhvendhan | ||
| Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Commander Chief | |||
| Nirangal Moondru | Inspector K. Selvam | |||
| The Smile Man | Chidambaram Nedumaaran | 150th Film | [12] | |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Samajamlo Sthree | Surendar Babu | |
| 1990 | Magaadu | SP Raju | |
| Vishnu | |||
| Balachandrudu | Minor Babu | ||
| 1991 | Stuartpuram Police Station | Veera Das | |
| Gang Leader | Raghava | ||
| Surya IPS | Pruthvi Raj IPS | ||
| 1992 | Agreement | Ram / Sathyaa Moorthy | Dual role |
| 1994 | Captain | Captain Shiva | |
| 2005 | Bunny | Ranga Rao / Bhupathi Raja | Guest appearance |
| 2012 | Genius | Sarath Chandra | |
| 2013 | Chandee | Chandrasekhar Azad | |
| 2015 | Janda Pai Kapiraju | Michael | Guest appearance |
| 2017 | Nenorakam | Sarath | |
| Jaya Janaki Nayaka | Chakravarthy | ||
| 2018 | Bharat Ane Nenu | Raghava Rao | |
| Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India | Challa | ||
| Saakshyam | Raju Garu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2023 | Custody | Nataraj | |
| Rangabali | Ranga Reddy | Special appearance [13] | |
| Bhagavanth Kesari | CI Srikanth | Guest appearance | |
| 2025 | Kannappa † | Nanthanathudu |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pazhassi Raja | Edachena Kunkan | |
| 2010 | Oridathoru Postman | Yasin Mubarak | |
| 2011 | The Metro | Jacob Alexander | |
| Christian Brothers | Andrews Bandra | ||
| Veeraputhran | Vimal Menon | ||
| 2012 | Achante Aanmakkal | Narasimham | |
| 2014 | Asha Black | Anwar Ali | |
| 2023 | Christopher | Vetrivel | Cameo appearance |
| Bandra | Veera Raghavan IPS | ||
| 2024 | Operation Raahat | TBA |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Saarathi | Suryanarayana | |
| 2013 | Myna | B. B. Ashok Kumar | |
| 2016 | Santheyalli Nintha Kabira | Sikandar Lodi | |
| 2017 | Raajakumara | Ashok | |
| 2019 | Seetharama Kalyana | Shankar | |
| 2022 | James | Joseph Antony | [14] |
| Raymo | Sri Deshpande | [15] | |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sarfira | Nedumaran |
| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kan Simittum Neram |  Yes | ||
| 1990 | Mr Karthik | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Githan | Yes | ||
| 2006 | Thalaimagan | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | Kannamoochi Yenada | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Jaggubhai | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Pulivaal | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Sandamarutham | Yes | Yes | |
| Maari | Yes | |||
| Idhu Enna Maayam | Yes |
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Orunnu Onnu" | Aai | Srikanth Deva | [16] |
| 2005 | "Tharuveeya Tharamattiya" | Chanakya | Srikanth Deva | |
| 2006 | "Nooru Nooru" | Thalaimagan | Srikanth Deva | |
| 2014 | "Mugam Parthen", "Muthamidhave Ennai" | Ilakkanam Illa Kaadhal | Williams-Naga | |
| 2014 | "Unnai Mattum" | Sandamarutham | James Vasanthan |
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kodeeswaran | Host | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2014 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Guest | Vendhar TV | ||
| 2016 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Producer | Vijay TV | ||
| 2020 | Kodeeswari | Contestant | Colors Tamil | Along with Varalaxmi Winner | |
| Natchathira Jodi | Guest | Sun TV | Along with Radhika [17] | ||
| Madras Maamis | Host | Radaan Mediaworks | |||
| 2021–present | Parampara | Nagendra Naidu | Telugu | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2022 | Big Boss | Special Host | Tamil | Star Vijay | |
| Irai | Robert Vasudevan | Aha Tamil | |||
| Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Sun TV | |||
| 2024 | Cheran's Journey | Ashok | SonyLIV |
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Varisu ( transl. Heir) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally, who co-wrote the film with Hari, Ashishor Solomon and Vivek Velmurugan. Produced jointly by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations and PVP Cinema. The film stars Vijay in the main lead role alongside R. Sarathkumar, Shaam, Prabhu, Srikanth, Prakash Raj, Rashmika Mandanna, Jayasudha, Sangeetha, Samyuktha Shanmughanadhan, Nandini Rai, Yogi Babu, Ganesh Venkatraman, S. J. Suryah and Suman. It focuses on an entrepreneur's youngest son being named the chairman of his father's business, much to the dismay of his two brothers.
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Nirangal Moondru is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink thriller film written and directed by Karthick Naren. The film stars Atharvaa in the lead role alongside R. Sarathkumar and Rahman in important roles. The film also features Ammu Abhirami, Dushyanth Jayaprakash, Murali Radhakrishnan, John Vijay, Santhana Bharathi, Chinni Jayanth and others in supporting roles. The film is produced by K. Karunamoorthi under his Ayngaran International banner. The technical crew consists of Tijo Tomy as the cinematographer, Sreejith Sarang as the editor and Jakes Bejoy as the music composer.
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