R. Sarathkumar

Personal context

Summary

R. Sarathkumar is a Tamil actor and politician known for action-hero roles and later supporting performances in films including Nattamai, Suryavamsam and Ponniyin Selvan. He founded the All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi in 2007 and said its principles opposed caste and religious divisions; he later merged the party with the BJP in 2024. He has also described Thaai Kizhavi as a film celebrating women’s empowerment. No public record of sustained LGBTQ advocacy or DEI roles is established.