Actor

R. Sarathkumar

July 14, 1954 · New Delhi, India

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.

Often works with

Prakash Raj
5 titles together
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, Bharat Ane Nenu, Varisu
Vikram
3 titles together
I, Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Yogi Babu
3 titles together
I, Varisu, 3BHK
Ravi Mohan
3 titles together
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, Ponniyin Selvan: Part II, Nimirndhu Nil
Karthi
3 titles together
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, Ponniyin Selvan: Part II, 3BHK
Jayachitra
3 titles together
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, Ponniyin Selvan: Part II, Bhagavanth Kesari

Full filmography · 137

Criminal
cast
Upcoming
Naa Naa
cast
Upcoming
NBK111
cast
2026
Daadi Ki Shaadi
as Col. Theeran Devrajan
2026
Mr. X
as Parameshwar Surya Pratap 'Mr. X' / Rana
2026
Aazhi
cast
2026
Kombuseevi
as Rokkapuli
2025
Dude
as Minister Athiyamaan Azhagappan
20255.5
Adangathey
cast
2025
3BHK
as Vasudevan
2025
Kannappa
as Nathanadhudu
2025
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam
as Narayanamoorthy
2025