Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films.
He is best known for his appearances in director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, which includes Chennai 600028, Saroja, and Goa. In addition to these films, he has played supporting roles in various other projects, often portraying negative characters. He won the Nandi Award for Best Villain for his performance in Mirchi (2013). After a sabbatical, he returned to Kannada cinema with Shourya (2010).
Early life and career Sampath was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and spent his childhood in various places like Punjab, Bengaluru, and Delhi. His father was a military doctor from Nellore, while his mother hails from Srirangam. Sampath who had interest in acting joined theatre and appeared in various stage plays. He started his career in Kannada cinema with Preethi Prema Pranaya (2003) and Bimba (2004). He made his debut in Tamil with Neranja Manasu (2004) portraying a negative role.
Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes 2003 Preethi Prema Pranaya Prasad Kannada 2004 Bimba Arvind Credited as Sampath Kumar Neranja Manasu Sivanandi Tamil 2006 Thirupathi Dr. Varadhan Perarasu ACP Chidambaranathan Azhagiya Asura Mohan Bharati Telugu 2007 Thaamirabharani Kaarmegam Tamil Pori Nama Shivayam Paruthiveeran Marudhu Chennai 600028 Guna 2008 Pidichirukku Mariadas Bheemaa Periyavar's son Thotta Murugavel Velli Thirai Mythili's brother Arai En 305-il Kadavul Raana Saroja A. Sampath Kumar Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – TamilNominated: Vijay Award for Best VillainKadhalil Vizhunthen Anbu ChelvanSeval Periyavar 2009 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Rosario Malayalam Mariyadhai Sampath Tamil Yavarum Nalam Ramachandran 13B Ram Charan Hindi Vaamanan Anbu Tamil Ainthaam Padai Periyasamy Kandhakottai Singam Perumal 2010 Porkkalam Dhronam Raju Goa Daniel Credited as Sampath Kumar;Nominated: Vijay Award for Best Supporting ActorAasal Sam Neeyum Naanum Sampath Kanagavel Kaaka Thirunavukkarasu Kattradhu Kalavu Ramanathan Anwar Basheer Malayalam Magizhchi Sevatha Perumal Tamil The Thriller Martin Dinakar Malayalam Shourya Vijayendra Varma Kannada Jackie CID Officer 2011 Bhavani Surya Tamil Aanmai Thavarael Charles Antony Eththan Assistant Commissioner of PoliceGuest appearanceAaranya Kaandam Pasupathy Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best VillainYuvan Yuvathi Sevatha Perumal Varnam Durai Panjaa Sampath Telugu 2012 Dammu Chandravanshi King's elder son Aarohanam Dr. Bala Krishnan Tamil Drama D'Souza Kannada 2013 Samar Muthumaran Tamil Mirchi Uma Telugu Nandi Award for Best Villain SIIMA Award for Best VillainKili Poyi Rana Malayalam Vatthikuchi Benny Tamil Om 3D Bhavani Telugu Brindavana Bhoomi's father Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting ActorBiriyani Riyaz Ahmed Tamil 2014 Jilla Aadhi Kesavan Amara Sakthivel I.P.S Amma Ammamma Sampath Run Raja Run Police Commissioner Dileep Kumar Telugu Burma Guna Tamil Power Ganguly Bhai Telugu Loukyam Babji 2015 S/O Satyamurthy Veerasamy Naidu Pandaga Chesko Bhupathi Srimanthudu Sashi Nominated: SIIMA Award for Best VillainBruce Lee Jayaraj Sankarabharanam Lal / Krishna Thoongaa VanamCheekati Rajyam Pedha Babu TamilTelugu 2016 Soggade Chinni Nayana Sampath Telugu Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha ACP SrikanthAadupuliyattam Aadhishwaran Malayalam IIFA Utsavam for Performance in a Negative RoleKasaba Parameshwaran Nambiar Babu Bangaram Mallesh Yadav Telugu Jaguar Sreekar Prasad KannadaTelugu 2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Raja Giridhara Raaya Telugu Gunturodu Criminal Lawyer Seshu Rarandoi Veduka Chudham Adi Raja The Great IG Viswaraj Sakka Podu Podu Raja Bhavani Tamil 2018 Agnyaathavaasi Sherlock Sampath Telugu Kaathadi Kathiresan Tamil Kaala Vishnu Bhai Nela Ticket ACP Sampath Reddy Telugu Pantham Naayak Ghajinikanth Sathyamoorthy Tamil Padi Padi Leche Manasu Vivek Ravipati Telugu Adanga Maru J.C.P Sarangan Tamil 2019 Anukta Dharmaraj Shetty Kannada The Gambinos Jose Malayalam Londonalli Lambodhara Challa (Ekadantha) Kannada Jersey Coach Ramappa Gowda Telugu Voter Minister Bhanu Shankar RK Nagar Lottai aka Vishwanathan Tamil 2020 Bheeshma ACP Deva Telugu Krishna and His Leela Krishna's father 2021RedC. I. Nagendra Pogaru JB KannadaCheck SP Rathnam Telugu Kasada Thapara Ayyodhi Vedha Tamil Streaming releaseAranmanai 3 Rajashekar Drushyam 2 Gowtham Sahu IPS Telugu 2022 Bangarraju Sampath F3 Commissioner Dileep Chandra Itlu Maredumilli PrajaneekamDistrict Collector Yashoda Detective Vasudev 2023KrantiVaman RaoKannada Ravanasura Vijay Talwar Telugu Agent Prithviraj CustodyCBI Officer GeorgeTeluguTamilExtraordinary ManSelvamaniTelugu2024Operation ValentineAir Commodore Mayank Mhatre TeluguHindi Rangasamudra Money Lender Kannada 2025 Gana Brahma Anandam Samarla Manohar Telugu Vaamana Papanna Kannada Bhairavam CI Telugu Phoenix MLA Karikalan Tamil MirageSP Y. AarumugamMalayalam2026Nari Nari Naduma MurariAdv. Vedula RamalingaiahTeluguGhargaKannadaBreakfast Tamil Credited as Sampath KumarSigma Veerayya Reddy
Television +YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotes2006Malgudi DaysEkambharamHindiDoordarshanOnly two episodes2022AnanthamAnanthTamilZEE52023VyavasthaAnanthTeluguZEE52025Good WifeGunaseelanTamilJioHotstar
Dubbing artist Year Title Actor Character Notes 2023 Jawan Sanjay Dutt Madhavan Naik Tamil dubbed version
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