R. Sarathkumar

Ramanathan Sarathkumar (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician and former bodybuilder who works predominantly in <a href="/facts/Tamil_cinema/PHhonhgw">Tamil cinema</a> in addition to <a href="/facts/Telugu_cinema/vNYRpxx5">Telugu</a>, <a href="/facts/Malayalam_cinema/1EPIKdm5">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/facts/Kannada_cinema/lVT1lFTo">Kannada</a> and <a href="/facts/Hindi_cinema/e8fwANBT">Hindi</a> films. He has acted in more than 150 films and won two <a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards/SckBzYCE">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a> and three <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Awards_South/RjeUYUjW">Filmfare Awards South</a>.
Originally a bodybuilder and later journalist, 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 titles Super Hero and Supreme Star in <a href="/facts/Tamil_cinema/PHhonhgw">Tamil cinema</a>.
In 2007, he launched a new political party <a href="/facts/All_India_Samathuva_Makkal_Katchi/1FVUNPQT">All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi</a> (AISMK) in <a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu/ouqcjUKE">Tamil Nadu</a>, claiming to carry out the ideals of <a href="/facts/K._Kamaraj/9vLYLTx8">K. Kamaraj</a>. He is the former <a href="/facts/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly/4Hoaee8B">Member of Legislative Assembly</a> of <a href="/facts/Tenkasi_(State_Assembly_Constituency)/ln27hblx">Tenkasi constituency</a>. He served as the president of the <a href="/facts/Nadigar_Sangam/6SxS90lC">Nadigar Sangam</a> from 2006 to 2015 for three consecutive terms.

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