Sathyaraj

Sathyaraj is a colossus of Tamil cinema whom Western audiences only recently discovered through his Kattappa role in the Baahubali saga. With over 260 films and three Filmfare South awards, he had nothing left to prove at home, yet that late-career international breakout speaks to a magnetism that never faded. I admire performers who carry decades of craft in a single still gesture, and his loyal warrior had exactly that gravitas. The fact that he also directs and dabbles in politics underscores the sheer scale of an Indian movie career. He is the kind of veteran who only grows more interesting with age.

Name (English)

Sathyaraj

Name (Japanese)

サティヤラージ

Reading

さてぃやらーじ

Born

October 3, 1954 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

Origin

Coimbatore, Coimbatore district, India

Occupation

film actor / film director / politician

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyaraj
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3522947

Tags

• Coimbatore district
• film actor
• film director
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.