Get To Know R. Sarathkumar: Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Height, Relationship & More
R. Sarathkumar is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer who has appeared in over 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award twice and the Filmfare Award South three times.
R. Sarathkumar is an Indian film actor, journalist, politician, and former president of the South Indian Film Artists Association. In 2007, he founded a new political party, the All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK), in Tamil Nadu which he claims will fulfill the ideals of K. Kamaraj.
He is a former member of the Tenkasi Constituency Legislative Assembly. From 2006 until 2015 he served as chairman of Nadigar Sangam for three consecutive terms.
R. Sarathkumar Biography
Sarathkumar Ramanathan born on 14 July 1954, is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has appeared in over 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He has won two State Film Awards and three Southern Film Fair Awards in Tamil Nadu.
Originally a bodybuilder and later a journalist, R. Sarathkumar started his acting career with the 1986 Telugu film ‘Samajamlo Sthree’. He first played negative roles and later supporting roles before establishing himself as a lead actor in the following years and winning the title of best star and superhero in Tamil cinema.
In 1988, while running a travel agency in Chennai, R. Sarathkumar got the chance to star in and produce the Tamil film Kan Simittum Neram. The film was directed by Kannadasan and co-starred by Karthik and Ambika. In 1989, R. Sarathkumar was spotted by actor Vijayakanth’s personal make-up artist, Raju, who recommended him to the Pulan Visaranai team. Finally, starring R. Sarathkumar in Pulan Visaranai as a villain, the film turned out to be a box-office success.
He won the Cinema Express Award for Best Villain for the role, which brought him more film offers. His next project was K.S. Ravikumar’s Nattamai and Meena and Khushbu, in which he played a dual role. The film was a box office hit and achieved cult status. His performance was highly praised by critics and he won several notable awards such as Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and Cinema Express Award for Best Actor.
In 2006, he directed and starred in Thalaimagan, his 100th film produced by his wife Radhika under the banner of Radaan Media Works. That film failed at the box office. The following year, he starred in Gautham Vasudev Menon`s Pachaikili Muthucharam, which received positive reviews, but performed poorly on average.
In his early years as an actor, R. Sarathkumar was considered a close friend of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (AIADMK), Jayalalithaa. However, his proximity to Jayalalithaa meant that when the film Nattamai (1994), which was still showing in cinemas in Tamil Nadu, was broadcast by Jayalalitha’s television station JJ TV, R. Sarathkumar decided to take her to see it in person at her residence. caused a huge problem with the videotape he gave to her.
However, this caused an uproar in the film industry when producer R.B. Choudary threatened to sue R. Sarathkumar for misusing a tape he was given for personal viewing. An embarrassed R. Sarathkumar explained that he was surprised and did not expect Jayalalithaa to give it to the TV show channel.
He asked both his Jayalalithaa and JJ TV for an explanation but to no avail. The ruling party reacted predictably, using every forum to attack R. Sarathkumar. For his part, recognizing that the public is behind him, he announced his decision to join Rajinikanth in support of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) alliance.
R. Sarathkumar founded his own political party All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi on 31 August 2007. Shortly before the 2011 general election, R. Sarathkumar joined the AIADMK coalition and his party was allocated two seats. His party ran as part of the AIADMK coalition and won two parliamentary constituencies, Tenkasi and Nangneri. R. Sarathkumar won from Tenkasi and Ernavur A. Narayanan won from Nanguneri. In January 2016, Ernavur A. Narayanan was expelled from the party for violating party rules and engaging in anti-party activities.
In the 2016 general election, Sarath Kumar lost to DMK candidate Anitha R. Radhakrishnan in the Tiruchendur constituency. In November 2017, R. Sarathkumar said in an interview with The Hindu:
“I have been closely associated with AIADMK for the past ten years. In fact, I was even identified as the party’s propaganda secretary. No. Now I want to focus on my party and be seen as a strong candidate for prime minister.”
R. Sarathkumar’s Nationality
Born in New Delhi, India, R. Sarathkumar is an Indian
R. Sarathkumar’s Net Worth
As an actor, filmmaker, singer, and politician, R. Sarathkumar is estimated to be worth $12 million
Where is R. Sarathkumar From?
R. Sarathkumar is from New Delhi. New Delhi is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India.
How Old Is R. Sarathkumar?
Born on July 14, 1954, R. Sarathkumar is 68 years
R. Sarathkumar Height & Weight
R. Sarathkumar is 185 Cm tall and weighs 69 kg/ (152 lbs).
R. Sarathkumar’s Education
R. Sarathkumar started his education at Raja Muthiah High School after his family moved to Chennai from Delhi. He then transferred to the Central School of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, then graduated from St. Patrick Anglo High School.
He was an avid sports enthusiast, playing football, cricket, and hockey, and representing his high school and college teams. He also joined the NCC and became an air wing cadet. He was one of the cadets who participated in the 1970 Republic Day parade. After graduating with a BA from Loyola College, he received a BS in Mathematics from The New College.
R. Sarathkumar’s Career
R. Sarathkumar was a bodybuilder and received the title “Mr. Madras University” in 1974. He then moved to Bangalore to work for the newly established Tamil-language newspaper Dinakaran. He started out as a bike boy delivering newspapers to shops and later graduated to become a reporter for the same newspaper.
After successfully building the circuit, he moved to Chennai. He put his energy into running his own business, running a travel agency in Chennai, and meeting Kannadasan who made him a producer and changed his life into becoming an actor and producer.
As an actor and producer, R. Sarathkumar is known for movies such as Paambhu Sattai (2015), Indu Enna Maayam (2015), Pulivaal (2014), Kannamoochi Yenada (2007), and Kan Simittum Neram (1988), Varisu (2023), Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), (2015), Maari (2015) among others.
R. Sarathkumar Relationship – Past & Present
R. Sarathkumar has been married twice. His first marriage was to Chayadevi in 1984 and the couple had two daughters, Varalaxmi born in 1985, and Pooja born in 1987. While still married to Chayadevi, Sarathkumar had a highly publicized relationship with actress Nagma in the mid-1990s. Sarathkumar and Chayadevi divorced in 2000.
R. Sarathkumar then married actress Raadhika in 2001. They were friends when they worked together on Kargil and starred together in two films: Namma Annachi and Suryavamsam. They had a son named Rahul who was born in 2004. He also has a step-daughter named Rayanne Hardy who was born to his wife Raadhika in 1992 with ex-husband Richard Hardy.
The eldest daughter, Varalakshmi, is an actress in the South Indian film industry. On August 28, 2016, his stepdaughter Rayanne Hardy got married to cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun.
R. Sarathkumar’s Family & Siblings
R. Sarathkumar was born on 14th July 1954 in New Delhi to a Tamil family of Ramanathan and Pushpaleela. His father Ramanathan worked for the radio (All India Radio) in India before joining the Indian Press Information Agency and his mother Pushpaleela was a homemaker.
R. Sarathkumar was the youngest child in his family and had two brothers. He has an older brother, the late Sudarshan Ramanathan, and an older sister, Mallika Kandaswamy. His mother Pushpaleela died on 26 October 2013.
R. Sarathkumar Children
R. Sarathkumar is the father of 4. He has two daughters namely Varalaxmi born in 1985, Pooja born in 1987, and a son named Rahul who was born in 2004. He is the stepfather of Rayanne Hardy.
His eldest daughter, Varalakshmi, is an actress in the South Indian film industry. On August 28, 2016, his stepdaughter Rayanne Hardy got married to cricketer Abhimanyu Mithun.
R. Sarathkumar Social Media
On Twitter, R. Sarathkumar goes by the handle (@realsarathkumar) and Instagram (@r_sarath_kumar).
