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biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Sathyaraj</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sathiyaraj.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sathiyaraj.JPG/220px-Sathiyaraj.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sathiyaraj.JPG/330px-Sathiyaraj.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sathiyaraj.JPG/440px-Sathiyaraj.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1319" data-file-height="1759" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Sathiyaraj at a press meeting in 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Rangaraj Subbiah</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1954-10-03</span>) </span>3 October 1954<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 70)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Gandhipuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Gandhipuram">Gandhipuram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_State" title="Madras State">Madras State</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Actor" title="Actor">Actor</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Film_producer" title="Film producer">Film producer</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">Film director</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Media_personality" class="mw-redirect" title="Media personality">Media personality</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1978–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj_filmography" title="Sathyaraj filmography">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Maheshwari</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1979)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sibi_Sathyaraj" title="Sibi Sathyaraj">Sibiraj</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Divya_Sathyaraj" title="Divya Sathyaraj">Divya</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rangaraj Subbiah</b> (born 3 October 1954), known professionally as <b>Sathyaraj</b>, is an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a media personality who appears predominantly in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> films. He also appears in works in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>. He is a recipient of three <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Award South">Filmfare Award South</a> and three <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a>. </p><p>He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. He met with success through lead performances in <i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Nadigan" title="Nadigan">Nadigan</a></i> (1990), <span title="Tamil-language text"><i lang="ta-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amaidhipadai" title="Amaidhipadai">Amaidhipadai</a></i></span> (1994), <i><a href="/wiki/Periyar_(2007_film)" title="Periyar (2007 film)">Periyar</a></i> (2007) and <i><a href="/wiki/Onbadhu_Roobai_Nottu" title="Onbadhu Roobai Nottu">Onbadhu Roobai Nottu</a></i> (2007). He also received acclaim for supporting roles in <i><a href="/wiki/Nanban_(2012_film)" title="Nanban (2012 film)">Nanban</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rani_(2013_film)" title="Raja Rani (2013 film)">Raja Rani</a></i> (2013), <i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2</a></i> (2017) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kanaa_(film)" title="Kanaa (film)">Kanaa</a></i> (2018). He was also the director of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Villadhi_Villain" title="Villadhi Villain">Villadhi Villain</a></i> (1995), starring himself in three different roles. </p><p>In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show <i>Home Sweet Home</i> on <a href="/wiki/STAR_Vijay" class="mw-redirect" title="STAR Vijay">STAR Vijay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also served as a <a href="/wiki/Brand_ambassador" title="Brand ambassador">brand ambassador</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pothys" title="Pothys">Pothys</a>, Susi Emu farms,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Kumaran jewellery Shop.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sathyaraj was born as Rangaraj on 3 October 1954 to Subbiah, a doctor, and Nathambal, with two younger sisters, namely Kalpana Mandradiar and Roopa Senapathy.<sup id="cite_ref-dinakaran_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dinakaran-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is an ardent fan of <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a><sup id="cite_ref-vv_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vv-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Hindi actor <a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a>. Sathyaraj completed his primary school education in St Mary's Convent school, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a> and later studied for tenth standard from Suburban High School, Ramnagar, Coimbatore. He went to <a href="/wiki/Government_Arts_College,_Coimbatore" title="Government Arts College, Coimbatore">Government Arts College, Coimbatore</a>, for a Bachelor of Science degree in <a href="/wiki/Botany" title="Botany">botany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cinema.maalaimalar.com_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cinema.maalaimalar.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dinakaran_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dinakaran-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sathyaraj's dream was to become an actor, but his mother was against it and forbid him to join cinema. In 1976, in spite of his mother's opposition, he left Coimbatore to enter the Tamil film industry based in Kodambakkam, Chennai.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sathyaraj entered the film industry after witnessing the shooting of the film <i><a href="/wiki/Annakili" title="Annakili">Annakili</a></i>, where he met actor <a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> and producer Thiruppur Manian and started pestering them to help him fulfill his cinematic ambitions.<sup id="cite_ref-cinema.maalaimalar.com_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cinema.maalaimalar.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sivakumar vehemently criticized his interest in acting and advised him to immediately return home. Nevertheless, he remained in Chennai. Producer Maathampatty Sivakumar supported him with sending money every month.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He joined the drama troupe of Komal Swamynathan. Sathyaraj's first film in a credited role as an actor was <i><a href="/wiki/Sattam_En_Kaiyil" title="Sattam En Kaiyil">Sattam En Kaiyil</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1978, where he played a henchman to the main villain played by <a href="/wiki/Thengai_Srinivasan" title="Thengai Srinivasan">Thengai Srinivasan</a> in the film. Later, he worked as production manager for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Kannan_Oru_Kaikkuzhanthai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannan Oru Kaikkuzhanthai">Kannan Oru Kaikkuzhanthai</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dinakaran_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dinakaran-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to his managerial role, he also had a small acting part in the film. His first film as the leading hero in Tamil was <i><a href="/wiki/Saavi_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Saavi (film)">Saavi</a></i> in 1985, which was a box office success. He acted in about 75 films from 1978 to 1985, most of which featured Sathyaraj in antagonist roles.<sup id="cite_ref-vv_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vv-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978–1985:_Early_career"><span id="1978.E2.80.931985:_Early_career"></span>1978–1985: Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1978–1985: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In his early career (between 1978 and 1982), Sathyaraj often played antagonistic roles, typically as a henchman to main villains like <a href="/wiki/M._N._Nambiar" title="M. N. Nambiar">M. N. Nambiar</a>. His roles were minor, with leading actors such as <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaishankar_(actor)" title="Jaishankar (actor)">Jaishankar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vijayakanth" title="Vijayakanth">Vijayakanth</a> dominating the screen. </p><p>Sathyaraj's breakthrough came when his college friend, <a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a>, directed him in the Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Nooravathu_Naal" title="Nooravathu Naal">Nooravathu Naal</a></i> (1984), where he had a supporting role.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manivannan went on to cast Sathyaraj in two other films that same year --<i><a href="/wiki/24_Mani_Neram" title="24 Mani Neram">24 Mani Neram</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a></i> -- where he was the main villain.<sup id="cite_ref-behindwoods1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-behindwoods1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His performances were widely noticed, earning him recognition among Tamil audiences. He further solidified his reputation in <i><a href="/wiki/Kakki_Sattai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakki Sattai">Kakki Sattai</a></i> (1985), where he was again the principal antagonist.<sup id="cite_ref-behindwoods1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-behindwoods1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>1985 also marked a turning point in Sathyaraj's career. His first lead role came with <i><a href="/wiki/Saavi" title="Saavi">Saavi</a></i> (1985), a Tamil-language crime thriller written and directed by Karthik Raghunath. <i>Saavi</i> was significant as it marked Sathyaraj's debut as a protagonist, albeit in a character with negative shades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1986–1989:_Lead_roles"><span id="1986.E2.80.931989:_Lead_roles"></span>1986–1989: Lead roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1986–1989: Lead roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Rasigan_Oru_Rasigai" title="Rasigan Oru Rasigai">Rasigan Oru Rasigai</a></i> (1986), directed by Balu Anand, Sathyaraj made his debut as a hero with Ambika as his heroine.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Next, in <i><a href="/wiki/Kadalora_Kavithaigal" title="Kadalora Kavithaigal">Kadalora Kavithaigal</a></i> (1986), as Chinnappa Das, he played the lead romantic role<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Behindwoods</i> said: "Sathyaraj broke his image of an action hero and came up with a rollicking performance. He is the real star of the film."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received appreciation for playing his role in <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Bharath" title="Mr. Bharath">Mr. Bharath</a></i> (1986), which revolved around the conflict between father, played by Sathyaraj and son (<a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>). Sathyaraj acted as Rajinikanth's father in the film, though he was in fact 4 years younger than Rajinikanth.<sup id="cite_ref-behindwoods1_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-behindwoods1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a>, being friends with Sathyaraj, kept casting him in roles in his directorial ventures, regularly showcasing different emotions from Sathyaraj in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Muthal_Vasantham" title="Muthal Vasantham">Muthal Vasantham</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Palaivana_Rojakkal" title="Palaivana Rojakkal">Palaivana Rojakkal</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Vidinja_Kalyanam" title="Vidinja Kalyanam">Vidinja Kalyanam</a></i>. </p><p>After <i>Kadalora Kavithaigal</i>, Sathyaraj had box office hits as the lead hero between 1986 and 1988 such as <i><a href="/wiki/Manthira_Punnagai_(1986_film)" title="Manthira Punnagai (1986 film)"><i>Manthira Punnagai</i></a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kadamai_Kanniyam_Kattupaadu" title="Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu">Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Poovizhi_Vasalile" title="Poovizhi Vasalile">Poovizhi Vasalile</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Makkal_En_Pakkam" title="Makkal En Pakkam">Makkal En Pakkam</a></i> (in which he had dual roles), <i><a href="/wiki/Annanagar_Mudhal_Theru" title="Annanagar Mudhal Theru">Annanagar Mudhal Theru</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/En_Bommukutty_Ammavukku" title="En Bommukutty Ammavukku">En Bommukutty Ammavukku</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chinnappadass" title="Chinnappadass">Chinnappadass</a></i>. Manivanan from 1987 onward started casting Sathyaraj in positive roles and their combination had box office hits like <i><a href="/wiki/Chinna_Thambi_Periya_Thambi" title="Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi">Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jallikattu_(1987_film)" title="Jallikattu (1987 film)">Jallikattu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ganam_Courtar_Avargale" title="Ganam Courtar Avargale">Ganam Courtar Avargale</a></i> and <i>Chinnappadas</i> in this period. Sathyaraj received the Best Tamil Actor award in Filmfare Awards South for his performance in <i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> (1987). </p><p>Sathyaraj had established himself as a leading actor and in <i>Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi</i>, in which <a href="/wiki/Prabhu_(actor)" title="Prabhu (actor)">Prabhu</a> and Sathyaraj were cast in the starring role, Prabhu's character played second fiddle to Sathyaraj's character. He played a bespectacled leading man in the commercially successful <i>Ganam Courtaar Avargaley</i> His 99th film was <i><a href="/wiki/Dravidan_(1989_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dravidan (1989 film)">Dravidan</a></i> and his 100th film was <i><a href="/wiki/Vaathiyaar_Veettu_Pillai" title="Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai">Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai</a></i> but the latter fared better at the box office. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990–1999:_Breakthrough"><span id="1990.E2.80.931999:_Breakthrough"></span>1990–1999: Breakthrough</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1990–1999: Breakthrough"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 90s, he attempted more films of comedy and action genres and occasionally did romantic films. He had few unsuccessful films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Veeran_Enga_Saami" title="Madurai Veeran Enga Saami">Madurai Veeran Enga Saami</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Magudam" title="Magudam">Magudam</a> and</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Pangali" title="Pangali">Pangali</a></i> in this period as he became selective of choosing his roles as main lead hero. Many of them were commercially successful, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Velai_Kidaichuduchu" title="Velai Kidaichuduchu">Velai Kidaichuduchu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nadigan" title="Nadigan">Nadigan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pudhu_Manithan" title="Pudhu Manithan">Pudhu Manithan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rickshaw_Mama" title="Rickshaw Mama">Rickshaw Mama</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Walter_Vetrivel" title="Walter Vetrivel">Walter Vetrivel</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Udan_Pirappu" title="Udan Pirappu">Udan Pirappu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thai_Maaman" title="Thai Maaman">Thai Maaman</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Bramma" title="Bramma">Bramma</a></i>. Sathyaraj played a dual role as father and son in the box office hit <i><a href="/wiki/Amaithipadai" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaithipadai">Amaithipadai</a></i>, which is considered among his best performances. With regard to the film, he has stated: "I have no words for that film, as it took me to the next level as an actor".<sup id="cite_ref-deccanchronicle1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deccanchronicle1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also said that he almost did not sign up for the film as it was an antagonist character and he had moved away from antagonist roles and "gained some respectability" with films such as <i>Poovizhi Vaasalile</i>, <i>Vedham Pudhidhu</i> and <i>Walter Vetrivel</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <i>Thai Maaman</i> became successful in 1994, the same team of Sathyaraj and director Guru Dhanapal decided to do their next venture <i>Maaman Magal</i> in 1995, which was also a moderate hit. He acted, produced and directed in his 125th film <i><a href="/wiki/Villadhi_Villain" title="Villadhi Villain">Villadhi Villain</a></i>, which had him in three distinct roles and it was a successful project.<sup id="cite_ref-vv_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vv-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His pairing opposite actress <a href="/wiki/Khushbu_Sundar" title="Khushbu Sundar">Khushbu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meena_(actress)" title="Meena (actress)">Meena</a> became popular in this decade. The box office hits of the pair Kushboo-Sathyaraj include <i>Nadigan</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bramma" title="Bramma">Bramma</a></i>, <i>Rickshaw Mama</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kalyana_Galatta" title="Kalyana Galatta">Kalyana Galatta</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Suyamvaram" title="Suyamvaram">Suyamvaram</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Malabar_Police" title="Malabar Police">Malabar Police</a></i>. The on-screen pair of Sathyaraj-<a href="/wiki/Meena_(actress)" title="Meena (actress)">Meena</a> together had average grossers such as <i>Thai Maaman</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Maaman_Magal_(1995_film)" title="Maaman Magal (1995 film)">Maaman Magal</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Vallal" title="Vallal">Vallal</a></i>. His chemistry with actors <a href="/wiki/Goundamani" title="Goundamani">Goundamani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Senthil" title="Senthil">Senthil</a> has been well received and appreciated by the public and hence they have appeared in many movies together from <i><a href="/wiki/Vaazhkai_Chakkaram" title="Vaazhkai Chakkaram">Vaazhkai Chakkaram</a></i> in 1990. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2009:_Comedy_and_character_roles"><span id="2000.E2.80.932009:_Comedy_and_character_roles"></span>2000–2009: Comedy and character roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000–2009: Comedy and character roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The year 2000 proved to be unsuccessful for Sathyaraj. 4 films between 2000 and 2001 <i><a href="/wiki/Veeranadai" title="Veeranadai">Veeranadai</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Puratchikkaaran" title="Puratchikkaaran">Puratchikkaaran</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Aandan_Adimai" title="Aandan Adimai">Aandan Adimai</a></i> and the comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Looty" title="Looty">Looty</a></i> were failures while his commercially successful films were <a href="/wiki/Sundar_C" title="Sundar C">Sundar C</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Unnai_Kann_Theduthey" title="Unnai Kann Theduthey">Unnai Kann Theduthey</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/P._Vasu" title="P. Vasu">P. Vasu</a>'s comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Asathal" title="Asathal">Asathal</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Suraj_(director)" title="Suraj (director)">Suraj</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kunguma_Pottu_Gounder" title="Kunguma Pottu Gounder">Kunguma Pottu Gounder</a></i>. As many new young actors such as <a href="/wiki/Ajith_Kumar" title="Ajith Kumar">Ajith Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prashanth" title="Prashanth">Prashanth</a> who debuted in the 1990s had established themselves successfully by 2000, and others such as <a href="/wiki/R._Madhavan" title="R. Madhavan">R. Madhavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jiiva" title="Jiiva">Jiiva</a> and <a href="/wiki/Srikanth_(Tamil_actor,_born_1979)" class="mw-redirect" title="Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)">Srikanth</a> made their mark in the mid-2000s and also since Sathyaraj had been using wigs since 1985 in films as he had begun losing hair since then, critics felt Sathyaraj's career as solo lead actor may end by 2000. </p><p>Sathyaraj re-invented himself as a romantic hero with the 2002 film <i><a href="/wiki/Vivaramana_Aalu" title="Vivaramana Aalu">Vivaramana Aalu</a></i>, as a hero <i><a href="/wiki/Maaran_(2002_film)" title="Maaran (2002 film)">Maaran</a></i> and with his performance in the comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Aalukkoru_Aasai" title="Aalukkoru Aasai">Aalukkoru Aasai</a></i> in 2003. Sathyaraj and director <a href="/wiki/Sakthi_Chidambaram" title="Sakthi Chidambaram">Sakthi Chidambaram</a>'s combination gave 3 consecutive films, <i><a href="/wiki/Ennamma_Kannu" title="Ennamma Kannu">Ennamma Kannu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Maha_Nadigan" title="Maha Nadigan">Maha Nadigan</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Englishkaran" title="Englishkaran">Englishkaran</a></i>. His 2004 film <i><a href="/wiki/Sema_Ragalai" title="Sema Ragalai">Sema Ragalai</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Devayani_(actress)" title="Devayani (actress)">Devayani</a> was a hit at box office. </p><p>Few films like <i><a href="/wiki/Ramachandra_(film)" title="Ramachandra (film)">Ramachandra</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Sena_(film)" title="Sena (film)">Sena</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Azhagesan" title="Azhagesan">Azhagesan</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> received negative reviews in this decade. He co-starred with his son <a href="/wiki/Sibiraj" class="mw-redirect" title="Sibiraj">Sibiraj</a> for the first time in <i><a href="/wiki/Jore_(film)" title="Jore (film)">Jore</a></i> which was average. Bizhat described "It's interesting to watch the father – son combination together in <i>Jore</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj then acted with his son in 3 more films <i><a href="/wiki/Mannin_Maindhan" title="Mannin Maindhan">Mannin Maindhan</a></i> (2005), <i><a href="/wiki/Vetrivel_Sakthivel" title="Vetrivel Sakthivel">Vetrivel Sakthivel</a></i> (2006) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kovai_Brothers" title="Kovai Brothers">Kovai Brothers</a></i> (2006), in which the two were seen as brothers and these were commercially successful. In 2007, he produced a Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Lee_(2007_film)" title="Lee (2007 film)">Lee</a></i>, starring his son .<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other Films in the 2000s with Sathyaraj in the lead role that fared well at the box office were <i><a href="/wiki/6%272" class="mw-redirect" title="6'2">6'2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vanakkam_Thalaiva" title="Vanakkam Thalaiva">Vanakkam Thalaiva</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kurukshetram_(2006_film)" title="Kurukshetram (2006 film)">Kurukshetram</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Adavadi" title="Adavadi">Adavadi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Periyar_(2007_film)" title="Periyar (2007 film)">Periyar</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Thangam" title="Thangam">Thangam</a></i>. He received the <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Vijay Award for Best Actor">Vijay Award for Best Actor</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Onbadhu_Roobai_Nottu" title="Onbadhu Roobai Nottu">Onbadhu Roobai Nottu</a></i> in 2007 and was also nominated for his performance in <i>Periyar</i> in the same year, in which he portrayed the life of social reformer and rationalist <a href="/wiki/Periyar_E._V._Ramasamy" class="mw-redirect" title="Periyar E. V. Ramasamy">Periyar E. V. Ramasamy</a>. About the role he said, "I myself being a rationalist, I found it easy to portray his character on screen. His principles and ideologies, like fighting for women's liberation and untouchability, have influenced me to a great extent".<sup id="cite_ref-deccanchronicle1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deccanchronicle1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj makes a comeback to Tollywood after a long time in the action comedy movie <i><a href="/wiki/Sankham" title="Sankham">Sankham</a></i> (2009).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010–present:_Supporting_and_matured_roles"><span id="2010.E2.80.93present:_Supporting_and_matured_roles"></span>2010–present: Supporting and matured roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2010–present: Supporting and matured roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sathyaraj_filming_Bahubali_the_Conclusion_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sathyaraj_filming_Bahubali_the_Conclusion_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Sathyaraj_filming_Bahubali_the_Conclusion_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Sathyaraj_filming_Bahubali_the_Conclusion_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="185" data-file-height="261" /></a><figcaption>Sathyaraj portraying his role <a href="/wiki/Kattappa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kattappa">Kattappa</a> on the sets of <i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Conclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Baahubali: The Conclusion">Baahubali: The Conclusion</a></i> (2017)</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 2010's, he accepted supporting roles in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Aagathan" title="Aagathan">Aagathan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Guru_Sishyan_(2010_film)" title="Guru Sishyan (2010 film)">Guru Sishyan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Aayiram_Vilakku" title="Aayiram Vilakku">Aayiram Vilakku</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Uchithanai_Muharnthaal" title="Uchithanai Muharnthaal">Uchithanai Muharnthaal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nanban_(2012_film)" title="Nanban (2012 film)">Nanban</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thalaivaa" title="Thalaivaa">Thalaivaa</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rani_(2013_film)" title="Raja Rani (2013 film)">Raja Rani</a></i>. In <i>Nanban</i>, he played a college professor and won the Best Supporting Actor awards at the Filmfare, Vijay and SIIMA ceremonies, while in <i>Thalaivaa</i>, <i>Raja Rani</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mirchi_(film)" title="Mirchi (film)">Mirchi</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Express" title="Chennai Express">Chennai Express</a></i> he played father characters.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj and Manivannan worked together for the last time in <i><a href="/wiki/Nagaraja_Cholan_MA,_MLA" title="Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA">Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA</a></i>, which was Manivannan's 50th and last directorial venture before his death. A sequel to <i>Amaidhipadai</i>, it was also the 200th film of Sathyaraj and became a box office bomb.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He ventured into Telugu cinema after long time as a supporting actor in <i><a href="/wiki/Sankham" title="Sankham">Sankham</a></i> in 2009 and later did <i><a href="/wiki/Mirchi_(film)" title="Mirchi (film)">Mirchi</a></i> in 2012, both of which were successful. He also entered Malayalam cinema with <i><a href="/wiki/Aagathan" title="Aagathan">Aagathan</a></i> in 2009. He played the role of Kattappa in <i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> (2015) and has reprised the role in the sequel <i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Conclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Baahubali: The Conclusion">Baahubali: The Conclusion</a></i> (2017). </p><p>In 2015, at the age of 60, the media and public at large rechristened him as Kattappa, as he received nationwide popularity for his role in India's biggest motion picture <i>Baahubali: The Beginning</i>. Since the time he made his debut as junior artiste at 24 years of age, he had been wanting to do a historical or a folklore film and it was his long cherished dream. He quoted in an interview in 2015: "I am a great fan of <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M.G.R</a> who is popular in folklore films, like <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">NTR</a> in Telugu movies. My dream of doing a folklore at 24 has been realised at 60 through <a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli">Rajamouli</a>. I played <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>'s father when I was 31 and Rajini was 35, so I never cared for age..it never mattered to me."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He acted as lead role in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Naal_Iravil" title="Oru Naal Iravil">Oru Naal Iravil</a></i> (2015). A faithful remake of much acclaimed Malayalam movie, <i><a href="/wiki/Shutter_(2012_film)" title="Shutter (2012 film)">Shutter</a></i> has been helmed by editor turned director, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_(film_editor)" title="Anthony (film editor)">Antony</a> with great integrity. Sathyaraj as the middle aged man brings so much life to his character.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, he acted with his son <a href="/wiki/Sibiraj" class="mw-redirect" title="Sibiraj">Sibiraj</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Durai" title="Jackson Durai">Jackson Durai</a></i>, another addition to the popular "Horror-comedy genre".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Followed by the last movie series <i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a></i> (2017).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played the role of DC Ratnavel "Randy", a Police officer in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Mersal_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mersal (film)">Mersal</a></i> (2017) directed by <a href="/wiki/Atlee_Kumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlee Kumar">Atlee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj won the Best Supporting Actor – Tamil for the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Kanaa_(film)" title="Kanaa (film)">Kanaa</a></i> (2018). The following year, he subsequently starred in films like <i><a href="/wiki/Jersey_(2019_film)" title="Jersey (2019 film)">Jersey</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Prati_Roju_Pandage" title="Prati Roju Pandage">Prati Roju Pandage</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Thambi_(2019_film)" title="Thambi (2019 film)">Thambi</a></i>. </p><p>In 2021, he appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Tughlaq_Durbar" title="Tughlaq Durbar">Tughlaq Durbar</a></i>, inspired by <a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a>'s political satire <span title="Tamil-language text"><i lang="ta-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amaidhi_Padai" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaidhi Padai">Amaidhi Padai</a></i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then <a href="/wiki/Ponram" title="Ponram">Ponram</a>'s, <i><a href="/wiki/MGR_Magan" title="MGR Magan">MGR Magan</a></i> which has Sathyaraj and <a href="/wiki/M._Sasikumar" title="M. Sasikumar">Sasikumar</a> starring.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/Theerpugal_Virkapadum" title="Theerpugal Virkapadum">Theerpugal Virkapadum</a></i>, he plays the role of a dad who seeks revenge for the injustice meted out to his daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, he had nine releases with notably <i><a href="/wiki/Etharkkum_Thunindhavan" title="Etharkkum Thunindhavan">Etharkkum Thunindhavan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Veetla_Vishesham" title="Veetla Vishesham">Veetla Vishesham</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Today_(2022_film)" title="Love Today (2022 film)">Love Today</a></i> which received positive reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also starred in the Telugu anthology drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Meet_Cute_(TV_series)" title="Meet Cute (TV series)">Meet Cute</a></i> streaming on <a href="/wiki/SonyLIV" title="SonyLIV">SonyLIV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December, the horror thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Connect_(2022_film)" title="Connect (2022 film)">Connect</a></i> was released where sathyaraj played the role of <a href="/wiki/Nayanthara" title="Nayanthara">Nayanthara</a>'s father.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also come together in <i><a href="/wiki/Annapoorani:_The_Goddess_of_Food" title="Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food">Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food</a></i> (2023).<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later appeared as a lead actor in <i><a href="/wiki/Weapon_(film)" title="Weapon (film)">Weapon</a></i> (2024) and <i><a href="/wiki/Thozhar_CheGuevara" title="Thozhar CheGuevara">Thozhar CheGuevara</a></i> (2024).<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj and <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a> will reunite after 38 years for <a href="/wiki/Lokesh_Kanagaraj" title="Lokesh Kanagaraj">Lokesh Kanagaraj</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Coolie_(2025_film)" title="Coolie (2025 film)">Coolie</a></i> (2025). They last acted together in the 1986 film, <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Bharath" title="Mr. Bharath">Mr. Bharath</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1979, Sathyaraj married Maheswari, niece of producer Madhampatti Sivakumar, and had two children, daughter <a href="/wiki/Divya_Sathyaraj" title="Divya Sathyaraj">Divya</a> and son <a href="/wiki/Sibiraj" class="mw-redirect" title="Sibiraj">Sibiraj</a>, also an actor.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj is a staunch <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">atheist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sathyaraj and <a href="/wiki/Manivannan" title="Manivannan">Manivannan</a> shared a close friendship since college and became frequent collaborators in films in Tamil cinema. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a></i> wrote: "His (Manivannan's) friendship with actor Sathiyaraj translated to several memorable moments on screen. Manivannan...along with Sathyaraj epitomised on screen what is colloquially known in Tamil as "nakkal" (snideness)".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Behindwoods.com, Manivannan (as the director) and Sathyaraj had consecutive hit films together beginning from 1987 to 1994; <i><a href="/wiki/Chinna_Thambi_Periya_Thambi" title="Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi">Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ganam_Courtar_Avargale" title="Ganam Courtar Avargale">Ganam Courtar Avargale</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jallikattu_(1987_film)" title="Jallikattu (1987 film)">Jallikattu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vaazhkai_Chakkaram" title="Vaazhkai Chakkaram">Vaazhkai Chakkaram</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pudhu_Manithan" title="Pudhu Manithan">Pudhu Manithan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Therku_Theru_Machan" title="Therku Theru Machan">Therku Theru Machan</a></i> and <span title="Tamil-language text"><i lang="ta-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amaidhi_Padai" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaidhi Padai">Amaidhi Padai</a></i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About working with Manivannan, he has said that it "is a pleasure. There's no script, no dialogue sheet. It's all in his head. But, he extracts great performances".<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu1_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sathyaraj and Manivannan also acted together in several films directed by other directors. About his personal relationship with Manivannan, Sathyaraj remarked "I still reminisce about the beautiful moments that I had with...Manivannan, a genius of a person. In fact, he is the one who taught me many things in life, and changed me, I became a good human from being just an actor. Every day, we used to have conversations over the phone on a wide range of topics. It was a 30-year relationship. No one could understand me the way he did".<sup id="cite_ref-deccanchronicle1_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deccanchronicle1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manivannan died in 2013 and Sathyaraj has said that just 24 hours before his death they had discussed their next project and that he narrated him a story.<sup id="cite_ref-deccanchronicle1_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deccanchronicle1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj_filmography" title="Sathyaraj filmography">Sathyaraj filmography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honours">Honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1222442308">.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}</style> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption>List of honours awarded to Sathyaraj </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1991 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalaimamani" title="Kalaimamani">Kalaimamani</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1995 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Honorary_Award" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award">Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award</a> (MGR Award) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2000 </th> <td>Honorary Doctorate </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sathyabama_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathyabama University">Sathyabama University</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2011 </th> <td>Kalaichchigaram Award </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norway_Tamil_Film_Festival_Awards" title="Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards">Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2017 </th> <td>Honorary Doctorate </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vels_Institute_of_Science,_Technology_%26_Advanced_Studies" title="Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies">Vels University</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of awards and nominations received by Sathyaraj </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Film </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vedham_Pudhithu" title="Vedham Pudhithu">Vedham Pudhithu</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/En_Bommukutty_Ammavukku" title="En Bommukutty Ammavukku">En Bommukutty Ammavukku</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nadigan" title="Nadigan">Nadigan</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_Special_Prize" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize">Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nadigan" title="Nadigan">Nadigan</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cinema_Express_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cinema_Express_Awards" title="Cinema Express Awards">Cinema Express Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Walter_Vetrivel" title="Walter Vetrivel">Walter Vetrivel</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Periyar_(2007_film)" title="Periyar (2007 film)">Periyar</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>Periyar Award </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Periyar_(2007_film)" title="Periyar (2007 film)">Periyar</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>Best Actor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan_Cinema_Awards" title="Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards">Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Periyar_(2007_film)" title="Periyar (2007 film)">Periyar</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Onbadhu_Roobai_Nottu" title="Onbadhu Roobai Nottu">Onbadhu Roobai Nottu</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Vijay Award for Best Actor">Vijay Award for Best Actor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Awards" title="Vijay Awards">Vijay Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Onbadhu_Roobai_Nottu" title="Onbadhu Roobai Nottu">Onbadhu Roobai Nottu</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor">Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Awards" title="Vijay Awards">Vijay Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nanban_(2012_film)" title="Nanban (2012 film)">Nanban</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nanban_(2012_film)" title="Nanban (2012 film)">Nanban</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>Best Actor in a Supporting Role </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="2nd South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nanban_(2012_film)" title="Nanban (2012 film)">Nanban</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Best Actor in a Supporting Role </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="3rd South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Varuthapadatha_Valibar_Sangam" title="Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam">Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SIIMA_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_(Telugu)" class="mw-redirect" title="SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu)">SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="3rd South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mirchi_(film)" title="Mirchi (film)">Mirchi</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rani_(2013_film)" title="Raja Rani (2013 film)">Raja Rani</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="5th South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Telugu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_IIFA_Utsavam" title="1st IIFA Utsavam">1st IIFA Utsavam</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Performance in a Supporting Role – Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_IIFA_Utsavam" title="1st IIFA Utsavam">1st IIFA Utsavam</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Best Supporting Actor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan_Cinema_Awards" title="Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards">Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning" title="Baahubali: The Beginning">Baahubali: The Beginning</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nenu_Sailaja" title="Nenu Sailaja">Nenu Sailaja</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Best Supporting Actor – Telugu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="7th South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Best Supporting Actor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan_Cinema_Awards" title="Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards">Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion" title="Baahubali 2: The Conclusion">Baahubali 2: The Conclusion</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kanaa_(film)" title="Kanaa (film)">Kanaa</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Best Supporting Actor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="8th South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kanaa_(film)" title="Kanaa (film)">Kanaa</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Best Supporting Actor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="9th South Indian International Movie Awards">South Indian International Movie Awards</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thambi_(2019_film)" title="Thambi (2019 film)">Thambi</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/20230037/satyaraj-villian-75-movies-cin.html">the original</a> on 23 July 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Maalai+Malar&rft.atitle=75+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95+%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95+%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%8D%3A+%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcinema.maalaimalar.com%2F2013%2F07%2F20230037%2Fsatyaraj-villian-75-movies-cin.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASathyaraj" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021505/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-20/news-interviews/28027004_1_malayalam-film-telugu-film-film-festival">"Sathyaraj: I'm like the kid in TZP"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>. 20 April 2009. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/21231039/Sathyaraj-cinema-became-produc.html">the original</a> on 25 July 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Maalaimalar&rft.atitle=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcinema.maalaimalar.com%2F2013%2F07%2F21231039%2FSathyaraj-cinema-became-produc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASathyaraj" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/25225338/actor-sathyaraj-and-kamal-hass.html">"நடிகர் சத்யராஜ் கமலஹாசனுடன் இணைந்து நடித்த 'காக்கிச்சட்டை' | actor Sathyaraj and kamal hassan kakki chattai film"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130730082659/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/07/25225338/actor-sathyaraj-and-kamal-hass.html">Archived</a> from the original on 30 July 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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