Actor

Sathyaraj

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Acting credits

178

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 175Series: 5Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 581895

IMDb ID: nm0766470

Known for: Acting

Born: October 13, 1954

Age: 71

Place of birth: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1978 - 2026

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.48

Wikidata: Q3522947

Also known as

Rangaraj • Satyaraj • சத்யராஜ்

Other jobs

Producer (2)Director (1)

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Biography

Sathyaraj is an Indian film actor and media personality who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. He started his career in villainous roles and later played lead roles. He has acted in over 200 films, which include a few Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films as well. He is known for his performance in Amaidhi Padai, Nadigan, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored film Periyar among others. He was also the director of the film Villadhi Villain (1995), starring himself in three different roles. 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. He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys and Kumaran Jewelry Shop.