R. Sarathkumar
Indian actor and politician
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| 2024 | Starred in his 150th film, 'The Smile Man', in the lead role, which received positive reviews for his performance. |
| March 12 2024 | Merged his All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chennai. |
| 2023 | Acted in key roles in Telugu films 'Custody' and 'Rangabali' to expand his fan base. Also starred in Tamil crime thrillers 'Por Thozhil' and 'Paramporul', both of which were commercial successes. Appeared in the Malayalam film 'Bandra'. |
| 2023 | Starred in commercially successful Tamil crime thrillers 'Por Thozhil' and 'Paramporul'. |
| 2023 | Appeared in the Malayalam film 'Bandra'. |
| 2023 | Played a father character in the family entertainer 'Varisu' and appeared in the second part of 'Ponniyin Selvan: II'. |
| 2023 | Acted in key roles in movies 'Custody' and 'Rangabali' to expand his fan base in Telugu. |
| 2022 | Starred in a pivotal supporting character role as Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar in Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan: I'. |
| April 7 2021 | Special Court convicted Sarathkumar and Radhika in the cheque bounce case, sentencing them to one year in prison and a fine of ₹3.3 crore. Sarathkumar received relief from the sentence, while an arrest warrant was issued for Radhika for not appearing in court. |
| 2020 | Appeared in 'Vaanam Kottattum', a family entertainer produced by Dhana and Mani Ratnam. |
| 2019 | Won SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role in Telugu for the film Naa Peru Surya |
| 2019 | Madras High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings in pending cheque bounce cases filed against Sarathkumar and his wife Radhika. |
| 2019 | Acted in the Kannada movie 'Seetharama Kalyana'. |
| 2018 | Starred in several Telugu action movies including 'Naa Peru Surya', 'Bharat Ane Nenu', 'Saakshyam', and 'Devadas'. |
| 2017 | Radiance Media alleged that Magic Frames issued seven cheques for repayment, all of which bounced, leading to seven legal cases being filed against Sarathkumar and Radhika. |
| 2017 | Acted in multiple second roles including 'Nenorakam', 'Raajakumara', and 'Jaya Janaki Nayaka'. |
| 2017 | Made a comeback in Tamil cinema as the main lead in the thriller film 'Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2', a spirit sequel to the 2013 film. |
| November 2017 | Gave an interview to The Hindu expressing desire to focus on his own party and potentially become a Chief Minister candidate. |
| April 2017 | Income Tax officers raided Radikaa Sarathkumar's production company, Radaan Mediaworks in Chennai, four days after raiding Sarathkumar's home. |
| April 2017 | Income Tax officers conducted raids on Sarathkumar in connection with allegations of voter bribery in the RK Nagar by-election. A day prior, his party AISMK declared support for TTV Dinakaran. |
| April 2017 | Income Tax department recorded sworn statements from Sarathkumar and his daughter Rayane regarding a ₹2 crore transaction with businessman J. Sekar Reddy in May 2016. |
| 2016 | Received the Incisive Charisma award by WE Magazine |
| 2016 | Lost in the Assembly elections at Tiruchendur Constituency to DMK candidate Anitha R. Radhakrishnan. |
| January 2016 | Ernavur A. Narayanan was expelled from the party for not abiding by party rules and engaging in anti-party activities. |
| 2015 | Appeared in a cameo role in the film 'I' directed by S. Shankar and starred in 'Sandamarutham' in dual roles, which he wrote the story for, directed by A. Venkatesh. |
| 2015 | Starred in the Telugu film 'Janda Pai Kapiraju' and portrayed Sikandar Lodi in the Kannada film 'Santheyalli Nintha Kabira'. |
| 2014 | Radiance Media Private Ltd. filed a petition against Magic Frames, claiming an unpaid loan of ₹1.50 crore with an additional ₹50 lakhs borrowed by Sarathkumar, with an agreement to return the amount by March 2015. |
| 2013 | Received the Rainbow Ambassador Award and Norway Tamil Film Festival Icon of Tamil Cinema Award |
| 2011 | Won SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor and Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Muni 2: Kanchana |
| 2011 | Joined the AIADMK alliance and contested in two assembly constituencies, winning in Tenkasi and Nanguneri. |
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