Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes|- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Samajamlo Sthree | Telugu | ||
| 1988 | Kan Simittum Neram | Sarath | Tamil | Also producer |
| 1990 | Pulan Visaranai | Tamil | ||
| Salem Vishnu | Siva | Tamil | ||
| Mr. Karthik | Tamil | |||
| Pudhu Padagan | Tamil | |||
| Seetha | Tamil | |||
| Santhana Katru | Tamil | |||
| Mounam Sammadham | Tamil | |||
| Velai Kidaichuduchu | Tamil | |||
| Puriyaadha Pudhir | Tamil | |||
| Engitte Mothathe | Tamil | |||
| Palaivana Paravaigal | Mamu | Tamil | ||
| Vishnu | Telugu | |||
| Urudhi Mozhi | Tamil | |||
| Raja Kaiya Vacha | Vaidaraj | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Surya IPS | Telugu | ||
| Namma Ooru Mariamma | Tamil | |||
| Chithirai Pookkal | Tamil | |||
| Vetri Padigal | Tamil | |||
| Pudhu Manithan | Sundar | Tamil | ||
| Captain Prabhakaran | Rajaraman | Tamil | ||
| Gang Leader | Raghava | Telugu | ||
| Kaval Nilayam | Tamil | |||
| Idhaya Vaasal | Tamil | |||
| Cheran Pandiyan | Rajapaandi Gounder | Tamil | ||
| Archana I.A.S | Tamil | |||
| Stuartpuram Police Station | Telugu | |||
| Vaidehi Kalyanam | Tamil | |||
| Vasanthakala Paravai | Tamil | |||
| Thangamana Thangachi | Tamil | |||
| 1992 | Ilavarasan | Tamil | ||
| Meera | Tamil | |||
| Periya Goundar Ponnu | Tamil | |||
| Sivanda Malar | Tamil | |||
| Oor Mariyathai | Tamil | |||
| Idhuthanda Sattam | Tamil | |||
| Suriyan | Suriyan | Tamil | ||
| Thai Mozhi | Tamil | |||
| Agreement | Sathyaa Moorthy | Telugu | ||
| Ellaichamy | Ellaichamy | Tamil | ||
| Samundi | Tamil | |||
| Natchathira Nayagan | Vijay | Tamil | ||
| 1993 | Aadhityan | Tamil | ||
| Dasarathan | Dasarathan | Tamil | ||
| Vedan | Vijay / Ranjith Kumar | Tamil | ||
| Munarivippu | Tamil | |||
| Band Master | Tamil | |||
| Moondravadhu Kann | Sarath | Tamil | ||
| I Love India | Tamil | |||
| Kattabomman | Kattabomman | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Captain | Telugu | ||
| Aranmanai Kavalan | Tamil | |||
| Indhu | Tamil | |||
| Namma Annachi | Tamil | |||
| Raja Pandi | Tamil | |||
| Nattamai | Nattamai, Pasupathi |
Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor |
|
| Magudikkaran | Tamil | |||
| 1995 | Seral Irumboraiyin Tamil Kadhal | Tamil | ||
| Veluchamy | Veluchamy | Tamil | ||
| Coolie | Karna | Tamil | ||
| Nadodi Mannan | Tamil | |||
| Ragasiya Police | Tamil | |||
| 1996 | Mahaprabhu | Daamodaran | Tamil | |
| Nethaji | Nethaji | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Aravindhan | Aravindhan | Tamil | |
| Surya Vamsam | Chinnarasu, Sakthivel Gounder |
Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | |
| Janakiraman | Janakiraman | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Moovendhar | Manimaran | Tamil | |
| Preminchanu Nene | Telugu | |||
| Natpukaaga | Chinnaiya, Muthaiya |
Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor |
|
| Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Simmarasi | Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Chinna Durai | Chinnadurai | Tamil | |
| Rajasthan | Hariharan | Telugu | ||
| Oruvan | Surya | Tamil | ||
| Pattali | Shanmugam | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Maayi | Maayaandi (Maayi) | Tamil | |
| Pennin Manathai Thottu | Balaraman | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2001 | Ullam Kollai Poguthey | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Rishi | Rishi, Velu |
Tamil | ||
| Vinnukkum Mannukkum | Sakthivel Gounder | Tamil | ||
| Dosth | Vishwanath | Tamil | ||
| Samuthiram | Selvarasu | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Thenkasi Pattanam | Kannan | Tamil | |
| Samasthanam | Thiru | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Arasu | Thirunavukkarasu | Tamil | |
| Paarai | Durairaj | Tamil | ||
| Diwan | Raghavan, Duraisingham |
Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Gambeeram | Muthusamy | Tamil | |
| Manasthan | Deivarasu | Tamil | ||
| Chatrapathy | Saravanan | Tamil | ||
| Aai | Velu | Tamil | ||
| 2005 | Ayya | Ayyadurai, Chelladurai |
Tamil | |
| Bunny | Bhupathi Raja | Telugu | Guest appearance | |
| Githan | Tamizharasu | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Chanakya | Ganesan | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | Thalaimagan | Dheeran | Tamil | Also director |
| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Venkatesh | Tamil | |
| Mayakannadi | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | |
| Nam Naadu | Muthazhagu | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Vaitheeswaran | Saravanan, Bala |
Tamil | |
| 2009 | 1977 | Rajashekar, Vetrivel |
Tamil | |
| Pazhassi Raja | Edachena Kunkan | Malayalam | Asianet Special Honour Jury Award Vanitha Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
|
| 2010 | Jaggubhai | Jaganathan | Tamil | |
| Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | Karan Muthiah | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Oridathoru Postman | Yasin Mubarak | Malayalam | Guest appearance | |
| 2011 | The Metro | Jacob Alexander | Malayalam | |
| Christian Brothers | Andrews Bandra | Malayalam | ||
| Muni 2: Kanchana | Kanchana | Tamil | Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Saarathi | Suryanarayana | Kannada | ||
| Veeraputhran | Vimal Menon | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Achante Aanmakkal | Narasimham | Malayalam | |
| Genius | Sarath Chandra | Telugu | ||
| 2013 | Myna | Ashok Kumar | Kannada | |
| Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Sundara Pandian | Tamil | ||
| Kochadaiyaan | Tamil | Post-production | ||
| Chandee | C.B.I Officer | Telugu | Post-production | |
| Vidiyal | Tamil | Filming |
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