A faithful remake of much acclaimed Malayalam movie, Shutter has been helmed by editor turned director, Antony with great integrity. A few other actors resided in Salem where Modern Theatres was set up while others stayed back in Chennai. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. [7] Sivakumar vehemently criticized his interest in acting and advised him to immediately return home. A decision that helped him become an accomplished writer of screenplay and dialogues as well as a successful filmmaker.
What is probably forgotten is that Coimbatore was also the hub of Tamil filmmaking and the birthplace of some of the leading lights in the film industry — Bhagyaraj, Sathyaraj, Sivakumar, Manivannan, Goundamani and Kovai Sarala, to name a few.

“This was my first Tamil film which was entirely shot outdoors and many rural scenes were filmed in a small village, Thengumarahada, surrounded by coconut groves and paddy fields. [33] Followed by the last movie series Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). The on-screen pair of Sathyaraj-Meena together had average grossers such as Thai Maaman, Maaman Magal, Vallal and later in 2003 with Aalukkoru Aasai. Sathyaraj and director Sakthi Chidambaram's combination gave 3 consecutive films, Ennamma Kannu, Maha Nadigan and Englishkaran. I used to find many talented writers and directors from Coimbatore among Thevar’s group waiting for the right break.

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. [26][27], Films in the 2000s with Sathyaraj in the lead role that fared well at the box office were 6'2, Vanakkam Thalaiva, Kurukshetram, Adavadi, Periyar and Thangam. Actor Sathyaraj is his uncle, while Sibiraj is his cousin. He played a bespectacled leading man in the commercially successful Ganam Courtaar Avargaley His 99th film was Dravidan and his 100th film was Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai but the latter fared better at the box office. Sathyan studied at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. Few films like Ramachandra,[23] Sena, Azhagesan,[24] and Gowravargal received negative reviews in this decade. It doesn’t matter if the pioneering studios have shut shop… celluloid dreams continue, unabated. In the 1986 film Kadalora Kavithaigal, he played the lead romantic role[17][18] and Behindwoods said: "Sathyaraj broke his image of an action hero and came up with a rollicking performance. [35] Sathyaraj wins the Best Supporting Actor - Tamil for the movie Kanaa (2018). Most of the films he was part of were of the action genre in this period. The box office hits of the pair Kushboo-Sathyaraj include Nadigan, Bramma, Rickshaw Mama, Kalyana Galatta, Suyamvaram, Malabar Police and Unnai Kann Theduthey, whereas Thozhar Pandian and Veeranadai were not successful at the box office. His chemistry with actors Goundamani and Senthil has been well received and appreciated by the public and hence they have appeared in many movies together from Vaazhkai Chakkaram in 1990. About the role he said, "I myself being a rationalist, I found it easy to portray his character on screen.

A sequel to Amaidhipadai, it was also the 200th film of Sathyaraj and became a box office bomb.[29][30]. His principles and ideologies, like fighting for women's liberation and untouchability, have influenced me to a great extent". [15] 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. N. Nambiar. Sathyaraj started receiving offers to act as the hero in Tamil films from 1985. Manivanan from 1987 onward started casting Sathyaraj in positive roles and their combination had box office hits like Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Jallikattu, Ganam Courtar Avargale and Chinnappadas in this period. [32] In 2016, he acted with his son Sibiraj in Jackson Durai, another addition to the popular “Horror-comedy genre”. Sathyaraj Is married to Maheswari in 1979, niece of producer Madhampatti Sivakumar, and had two children, Divya (daughter) and Sibiraj (son), also an actor. [12][13], In addition to his managerial role, he also had a small acting part in the film. His college friend Manivannan directed Sathyaraj for the first time in the Tamil film January 1 in 1984, where Sathyaraj had a supporting role. His 200 films also include works in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.
Cotton City. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sathyaraj&oldid=978787854, CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil, This page was last edited on 16 September 2020, at 23:09. He received the Vijay Award for Best Actor for Onbadhu Roobai Nottu in 2007 and was also nominated for his performance in Periyar in the same year, in which he portrayed the life of social reformer and rationalist Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.