

Bharath (1986), which revolved around the conflict between father, played by Sathyaraj and son ( Rajinikanth). He is the real star of the film." He received appreciation for playing his role in Mr. In the 1986 film Kadalora Kavithaigal, he played the lead romantic role and Behindwoods said: "Sathyaraj broke his image of an action hero and came up with a rollicking performance. Most of the films he was part of were of the action genre in this period. Directors were reluctant to cast him as the protagonist as his second film as a lead actor Iravu Pookkal (1985) was not a success. Sathyaraj started receiving offers to act as the hero in Tamil films from 1985. In Needhiyin Nizhal (1985), which featured Prabhu in the lead role, Sathyaraj had a minuscule supporting role and played second fiddle to the main villain M. Sathyaraj also felt that his villainous roles in Nooravathu Naal and Anbin Mugavari, both again directed by Manivannan, had better footage than that of Vijayakanth's and Mohan's. His acting skills in the film were noticed by many and he became famous among the Tamil film audience. His screen space as a villain increased after 24 Mani Neram (1984), directed by Manivannan, in which Sathyaraj's role was on par with that of lead actor Mohan. Manivannan directed Sathyaraj in about 25 films from 1984 to 2013 and of them 18 had Sathyaraj as the main lead. His college friend Manivannan directed Sathyaraj for the first time in the Tamil film January 1 in 1984, where Sathyaraj had a supporting role. Nambiar and other villains and his role would be minor, while the main lead was Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Vijayakanth. In his early career between 19, the antagonistic roles he played were often henchman to the main villain M. He acted in about 75 films from 1978 to 1985 till films, most of which featured Sathyaraj in antagonist roles. His first film as the leading hero in Tamil was Saavi in 1985, which was a box office success. In addition to his managerial role, he also had a small acting part in the film. Later, he worked as production manager for the film Kannan Oru Kaikkuzhanthai.

Sathyaraj's first film in a credited role as an actor was Sattam En Kaiyil, in 1978, where he played a henchman to the main villain played by Thengai Srinivasan in the film. He joined the drama troupe of Komal Swamynathan. Producer Maathampatty Sivakumar supported him with sending money every month. Sivakumar vehemently criticized his interest in acting and advised him to immediately return home. Sathyaraj entered the film industry after witnessing the shooting of the film Annakili, where he met actor Sivakumar and producer Thiruppur Manian and started pestering them to help him fulfill his cinematic ambitions. In 1976, in spite of his mother's opposition, he left Coimbatore to enter the Tamil film industry based in Kodambakkam, Chennai. Sathyaraj's dream was to become an actor, but his mother was against it and forbid him to join cinema. He went to Government Arts College, Coimbatore, for a Bachelor of Science degree in botany. Sathyaraj completed his primary school education in St Mary's Convent school, Coimbatore and later studied for tenth standard from Suburban High School, Ramnagar, Coimbatore. 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. He has also served as a brand ambassador for Pothys, Susi Emu farms, and Kumaran jewellery Shop. In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show Home Sweet Home on STAR Vijay. He was also the director of the film Villadhi Villain (1995), starring himself in three different roles. He also received acclaim for supporting roles in Nanban (2012), Raja Rani (2013), Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017) as Kattappa, and Kanaa (2018). He met with success through lead performances in Vedham Pudhithu (1987), Nadigan (1990), Amaidhi Padai (1994), Periyar (2007) and Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007). He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. His 230 films also include works in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeared in Tamil cinema.
