Personal details
- Birth Date: 1954-10-03
- Height: 6′ (1.83 m)
- Birth Location: India
- Parents: Nathambal Kalingarayar
- Professions: Actor, Producer
Kollywood’s got its fair share of villains, but Sathyaraj? The guy basically rewrote the playbook. He strolled onto the scene as this super-slick, almost charming bad guy—totally different from the usual, moustache-twirling types. People ate it up. He was so good at being bad that the audience just wouldn’t let him stay in the shadows. Eventually, they wanted to see him as the hero, right up there with legends like Rajini Kanth and Kamal Hassan. Sathyaraj didn’t come from nothing, either. Dude grew up in a solid, well-off landlord family. School-wise, he crushed it—aced history and geography, topped his class, all that. Ended up snagging a B.Sc. in botany from Government Arts College. Not exactly the route most people take to movie stardom, but hey, every star’s got their own weird backstory. Honestly, acting was just in his DNA. He jumped into films with 'Kodugal Illaatha Kolangal', but it was 'Nooraavathu Naal' that really made people sit up and notice. After that, he just kept stacking up those villain roles, going toe-to-toe with the big heroes in every flick. Eventually, he broke out as a leading man in 'Saavi', and after 'Iravu Pookkal', he was headlining films left and right. From fearsome villain to full-on hero—Sathyaraj pulled off one hell of a transformation, and the fans totally backed him every step of the way.
movies triviannSo, here’s something wild—this guy isn’t just some rando in the industry; he’s tight with both Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Like, actual buddies. Not just the “oh, we met at a few parties” kind of deal, but the type who can probably share inside jokes about the chaos on set. In Kollywood, that’s huge. These two? Absolute legends, practically gods among mortals when it comes to Tamil cinema. And if you’re rolling in their circle, you know you’ve seriously made it. Rumor has it, they’ve even worked together on a couple of projects, just hanging out and bouncing ideas off each other, which is honestly priceless for the fans. Imagine sitting with them at dinner—the stories, the laughter, the sheer star power. It’s not just about fame, either; it’s about trust and respect in an industry where both can be pretty rare. That’s a flex most people in showbiz would kill for.
October 3, 1954
6′ (1.83 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
India
Yes, Sibiraj
Nathambal Kalingarayar and Surekha
70 years old