# R. Sarathkumar filmography

R. Sarathkumar is an Indian actor and politician who works mainly in Tamil films. He has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.

## Key

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

## Tamil

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Kan Simittum Neram | Inspector Sarath | Also producer |
| 1989 | Sattathin Marupakkam | Kumar | |
| 1990 | Pulan Visaranai | R. K. Mahendran | |
| 1990 | Mr. Karthik | | |
| 1990 | Salem Vishnu | Shiva | |
| 1990 | Jagathalaprathapan | Dileep | |
| 1990 | Pudhu Padagan | Aadhikesavan | |
| 1990 | Seetha | Rathnaraj | |
| 1990 | Sandhana Kaatru | Ramu | |
| 1990 | Mounam Sammadham | Balu | |
| 1990 | Velai Kidaichuduchu | Purushothaman | |
| 1990 | Puriyaadha Pudhir | Sarath | |
| 1990 | Enkitta Mothathe | "Military" Kandan | Guest Appearance |
| 1990 | Palaivana Paravaigal | Mamu | |
| 1990 | Sirayil Sila Raagangal | Antony | |
| 1990 | Urudhi Mozhi | Legal | |
| 1990 | Raja Kaiya Vacha | Vaidyaraj | |
| 1991 | Thangamana Thangachi | Vijay | |
| 1991 | Namma Ooru Mariamma | Rajadurai | |
| 1991 | Chithirai Pookkal | Johnson David | |
| 1991 | Vetri Padigal | Guruji | |
| 1991 | Pudhu Manithan | Sundar | |
| 1991 | Captain Prabhakaran | Rajaraman IFS | |
| 1991 | Kaaval Nilayam | Inspector Vijay | |
| 1991 | Idhaya Vaasal | Ganesh | |
| 1991 | Cheran Pandiyan | Rajapaandi Gounder | |
| 1991 | Archana IAS | Santhosh Kumar | |
| 1991 | Vaidehi Kalyanam | Rajamanickam | |
| 1991 | Vasanthakala Paravai | Rajesh | |
| 1992 | Ilavarasan | Vijay | |
| 1992 | Periya Gounder Ponnu | Thangamuthu | |
| 1992 | Sivantha Malar | Vijay | |
| 1992 | Oor Mariyadhai | Rathnavelu | |
| 1992 | Idhuthanda Sattam | SP Selvaraj IPS | |
| 1992 | Suriyan | Suriyan IPS | |
| 1992 | Ellaichami | Ellaichami | |
| 1992 | Samundi | Samundi | |
| 1992 | Thai Mozhi | Rajasimham | |
| 1992 | Natchathira Nayagan | Vijay | |
| 1992 | Meera | Police officer | Guest appearance |
| 1993 | Aadhityan | Aadhityan | |
| 1993 | Dasarathan | ACP Dasarathan IPS | |
| 1993 | Vedan | Vijay IPS (Ranjith Kumar) | |
| 1993 | Munarivippu | Gopi | |
| 1993 | Band Master | Ravi | |
| 1993 | Moondravadhu Kann | Inspector Sarath | |
| 1993 | I Love India | Brigadier Diwakar | |
| 1993 | Kattabomman | Kattabomman | |
| 1994 | Aranmanai Kaavalan | Sakthi | |
| 1994 | Captain | Captain Shiva | Bilingual film; Also shot in Telugu |
| 1994 | Indhu | Kaasi | Guest appearance |
| 1994 | Namma Annachi | Ayya, Annachi & Prabhakaran | |
| 1994 | Killadi Mappillai | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 1994 | Raja Pandi | Raja Pandi | |
| 1994 | Nattamai | Shanmugam (Nattamai) & Pasupathi | |
| 1994 | Magudikkaran | Raja's father | Guest appearance |
| 1995 | Veluchami | Veluchami | |
| 1995 | Coolie | Karna | |
| 1995 | Nadodi Mannan | Ramu (Ram Sundar) | |
| 1995 | Ragasiya Police | ACP Suriya IPS | |
| 1996 | Mahaprabhu | Daamodaran | |
| 1996 | Nethaji | Nethaji | |
| 1997 | Aravindhan | Aravindhan | |
| 1997 | Surya Vamsam | Sakthivel Gounder & Chinnarasu | |
| 1997 | Janakiraman | Janakiraman | |
| 1998 | Moovendhar | Manimaran | |
| 1998 | Natpukaaga | Chinnaiya / Muthaiya | |
| 1998 | Simmarasi | Manickavasagam | |
| 1998 | Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 1999 | Chinna Durai | Chinna Durai | |
| 1999 | Rajasthan | Hariharan | Partially reshot in Telugu |
| 1999 | Oruvan | Surya | |
| 1999 | Pattali | Shanmugam | |
| 2000 | Pennin Manathai Thottu | Balaraman | Guest appearance |
| 2000 | Maayi | Maayaandi (Maayi) | |
| 2001 | Ullam Kollai Poguthey | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2001 | Rishi | Rishi, Velu | |
| 2001 | Vinnukkum Mannukkum | Sakthivel Gounder | |
| 2001 | Dosth | Vishwanath | Also dubbed for Prakash Raj in one scene |
| 2001 | Samuthiram | Selvarasu | |
| 2002 | Thenkasi Pattanam | Kannan | |
| 2002 | Samasthanam | Thiru | |
| 2003 | Arasu | Thirunavukkarasu (Arasu), Periyavar | |
| 2003 | Paarai | Mabbu Marthandam | |
| 2003 | Diwan | Raghavan, Duraisingham | |
| 2004 | Gambeeram | ACP Muthusamy | |
| 2004 | Manasthan | Deivarasu | |
| 2004 | Chatrapathy | Major Chatrapathy (Saravanan) | |
| 2004 | Aai | Velu | |
| 2005 | Ayya | Ayyadurai, Chelladurai | |
| 2005 | Jithan | Tamizharasu IPS | Guest appearance |
| 2005 | Chanakya | Ganesan | |
| 2006 | Thalaimagan | Dheeran | 100th Film; also director |
| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Venkatesh | |
| 2007 | Mayakannadi | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2007 | Nam Naadu | Muthazhagu | |
| 2008 | Vaitheeswaran | Saravanan, Bala | |
| 2009 | 1977 | Rajashekar, Vetrivel | |
| 2010 | Jaggubhai | Jagannathan | |
| 2010 | Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | Karan Muthaiah | Guest appearance |
| 2011 | Muni 2: Kanchana | Karthik (Kanchana) | |
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Sundara Pandian | |
| 2014 | Nimirndhu Nil | Michael | Guest appearance |
| 2014 | Kochadaiiyaan | Sengodagan | |
| 2014 | Nee Naan Nizhal | Anwar Ali | |
| 2015 | I | Himself | Uncredited cameo appearance |
| 2015 | Sandamarutham | Sarveshvaran / Surya | 125th Film; also screewriter |
| 2017 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2 | Sundara Pandian | |
| 2018 | Adangathey | — | Unreleased |
| 2020 | Vaanam Kottatum | Bose | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar | |
| 2023 | Varisu | Rajendran Palanisamy | |
| 2023 | Rudhran | Bhoominathan (Bhoomi) | |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar | |
| 2023 | Custody | Nataraj | Bilingual film; Also shot in Telugu |
| 2023 | Por Thozhil | Lokanathan | |
| 2023 | Paramporul | R. Maithreyan | |
| 2024 | Hit List | ACP K. Yazhvendhan | |
| 2024 | Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Commander Chief | |
| 2024 | Nirangal Moondru | Inspector K. Selvam | |
| 2024 | The Smile Man | Chidambaram Nedumaaran | 150th Film |
| 2025 | Nesippaya | Adhinarayanan | |
| 2025 | Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam | Karunakaran | |

## Telugu

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Samajamlo Sthree | Surendar Babu | |
| 1990 | Magaadu | SP Raju | |
| 1990 | Vishnu | | |
| 1990 | Balachandrudu | Minor Babu | |
| 1991 | Stuartpuram Police Station | Veera Das | |
| 1991 | Gang Leader | Raghava | |
| 1991 | Surya IPS | Pruthvi Raj IPS | |
| 1992 | Agreement | Ram / Sathyaa Moorthy | Dual role |
| 1994 | Captain | Captain Shiva | |
| 2005 | Bunny | Ranga Rao / Bhupathi Raja | Guest appearance |
| 2012 | Genius | Sarath Chandra | |
| 2013 | Chandee | Chandrasekhar Azad | |
| 2015 | Janda Pai Kapiraju | Michael | Guest appearance |
| 2017 | Nenorakam | Sarath | |
| 2017 | Jaya Janaki Nayaka | Chakravarthy | |
| 2018 | Bharat Ane Nenu | Raghava Rao | |
| 2018 | Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India | Challa | |
| 2018 | Saakshyam | Raju Garu | Cameo appearance |
| 2023 | Custody | Nataraj | |
| 2023 | Rangabali | Ranga Reddy | Special appearance |
| 2023 | Bhagavanth Kesari | CI Srikanth | Guest appearance |
| 2025 | Kannappa † | Nanthanathudu | Releasing on 25 April |

## Malayalam

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Pazhassi Raja | Edachena Kunkan | |
| 2010 | Oridathoru Postman | Yasin Mubarak | |
| 2011 | The Metro | C. I Jacob Alexander | |
| 2011 | Christian Brothers | Andrews Bandra | |
| 2011 | Veeraputhran | Vimal Menon | |
| 2012 | Achante Aanmakkal | Narasimham IPS | |
| 2014 | Asha Black | Anwar Ali | |
| 2023 | Christopher | Vetrivel IPS | Cameo appearance |
| 2023 | Bandra | Veera Raghavan IPS | |
| 2024 | Operation Raahat | — | |

## Kannada

| Year | Film | Role |
| 2012 | Saarathi | Suryanarayana |
| 2013 | Myna | B. B. Ashok Kumar |
| 2016 | Santheyalli Nintha Kabira | Sikandar Lodi |
| 2017 | Raajakumara | Ashok |
| 2019 | Seetharama Kalyana | Shankar |
| 2022 | James | Joseph Antony |
| 2022 | Raymo | Sri Deshpande |

## Hindi

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | Sarfira | Nedumaran | |

## As producer, writer and director

| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Director |
| 1988 | Kan Simittum Neram | Yes | | |
| 1990 | Mr Karthik | Yes | | |
| 2005 | Jithan | Yes | | |
| 2006 | Thalaimagan | Yes | | Yes |
| 2007 | Kannamoochi Yenada | Yes | | |
| 2010 | Jaggubhai | Yes | | |
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Yes | | |
| 2014 | Pulivaal | Yes | | |
| 2015 | Sandamarutham | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Maari | Yes | | |
| 2015 | Idhu Enna Maayam | Yes | | |

## As singer

| Year | Song | Film | Composer |
| 2004 | "Orunnu Onnu" | Aai | Srikanth Deva |
| 2005 | "Tharuveeya Tharamattiya" | Chanakya | Srikanth Deva |
| 2006 | "Nooru Nooru" | Thalaimagan | Srikanth Deva |
| 2014 | "Mugam Parthen", "Muthamidhave Ennai" | Ilakkanam Illa Kaadhal | Williams-Naga |
| 2014 | "Unnai Mattum" | Sandamarutham | James Vasanthan |

## Television

| Year | Series | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
| 2000 | Kodeeswaran | Host | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2014 | Ninaithale Inikkum | Guest | Tamil | Vendhar TV | |
| 2016 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Producer | Tamil | Vijay TV | |
| 2020 | Kodeeswari | Contestant | Tamil | Colors Tamil | Along with Varalaxmi Winner |
| 2020 | Natchathira Jodi | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV | Along with Radhika |
| 2020 | Madras Maamis | Host | Tamil | Radaan Mediaworks | |
| 2021–present | Parampara | Nagendra Naidu | Telugu | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2022 | Big Boss | Special Host | Tamil | Star Vijay | |
| 2022 | Irai | Robert Vasudevan | Tamil | Aha Tamil | |
| 2022 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2024 | Cheran's Journey | Ashok | Tamil | SonyLIV | |