page_title: R. Sarathkumar
section_title: 2009–2014: Supporting Actor
hierarchical_section_title: R. Sarathkumar / Acting career / 2009–2014: Supporting Actor
caption_attribution_description: Journalist Swamy with $25,000 missing in his Charitable Foundation being paraded with Sarath Kumar &amp; Radhika Sarath Kumar
context_page_description: Ramanathan Sarathkumar is an Indian film actor, politician, journalist and former body builder and former president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. He is fluent in all South Indian languages and is quite proficient in Russian.
  In 1986, Sarathkumar started his acting career in the Telugu film Samajamlo Sthree. He first acted in negative roles, and later played supporting roles before establishing himself as a lead actor in subsequent years, earning him the title Supreme Star in Tamil cinema. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South.
  In 2007, he launched a new political party All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, claiming to carry out the ideals of K. Kamaraj. He is the former Member of Legislative Assembly of Tenkasi constituency. He served as the president of the Nadigar Sangam from 2006 to 2015 for three consecutive terms.
context_section_description: In the start of 2009, he acted in the film 1977, donning six different looks. The film, made with a whopping budget of 15 crores, was directed and produced by newcomer G. N. Dinesh Kumar. The film, which released to negative reviews, took an average opening and was declared a flop at the box office. In October 2009, Sarathkumar made his debut in Malayalam through Pazhassi Raja, in which he co-starred with Mammootty and he played the role of Edachena Kunkan. The historical period film was directed by Hariharan. For the film, Sarathkumar won the Vanitha Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor. After the release of Pazhassi Raja, Sarathkumar was flooded with offers in Malayalam. Jaggubhai was released on 29 January 2010, the film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar, became the tenth collaboration between the director and the actor. The film, facing serious piracy problems before its release, bombed ultimately at the box office. He then made a guest appearance in Madhumitha's comedy film Kola Kolaya Mundhirika. In the end of 2010, he acted in the Malayalam film Oridathoru Postman, which was a flop at the box office. In early 2010, he acted in his first Malayalam film The Metro as a solo hero, which bombed at the Kerala box office. He appeared in Christian Brothers, directed by Joshiy, starring alongside Mohanlal, Dileep, and Suresh Gopi. The film was a blockbuster. In mid-2011, Sarathkumar played the role of a transgender person in Raghava Lawrence's Muni 2: Kanchana. The film became a commercial success in both Tamil and Telugu, he won for his performance a Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor. 
  In early 2012, he accepted Soundarya's offer for an important role in the film Kochadaiiyaan, starring Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone. He played lead role in the Malayalam film Achante Aanmakkal as an IPS officer. He then starred in his first Kannada film Saarathi, which was a blockbuster, followed by the Telugu film Genius. The next year, he played the role of a police officer in the Kannada film Myna. His next venture was Chennaiyil Oru Naal, a remake of the Malayalam hit film Traffic and co-produced by his wife Raadhika Sarathkumar, in which he played the role of a traffic police commissioner. The film became a critical and commercial success. He then appeared in the Telugu film Chandee, playing the role of a police officer. In the beginning of 2014, he played the role of a CBI officer in Nimirndhu Nil and Janda Pai Kapiraju, which were shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. He then appeared in "India's first photorealistic performance capture film" Kochadaiiyaan, co-starring Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone. The film is followed by Malayalam film, Asha Black and was simultaneously released in Tamil as Nee Naan Nizhal.
caption: Sarathkumar participating in the American Tamil Sangam Parade
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