Karate Raja

Karate Raja is an Indian actor who has worked in predominantly Tamil-language films. He made his breakthrough as an actor by playing a supporting role in Kamal Haasan's Virumaandi, before garnering acclaim for playing the lead role of Veerappan in the serial Sandhan Kaadu on Makkal TV.

Career Natarajan made his breakthrough as an actor with his role in Kamal Haasan's Virumaandi (2004). He was given the name Karate Raja by Haasan. He played a notable role in Varnam (2011). He played Kishore's brother in Thiruvambadi Thamban (2012). He played the lead role of K. Chandrashekar Rao in the Telugu-language film Udyama Simham (2019).

On television, Karate Raja notably portrayed the lead role of Veerappan in the serial Sandhana Kaadu on Makkal TV during 2008. The directors spent three years on researching about the life of Veerappan and then spent 110 days in the forest and shoot in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Personal life Karate Raja married Divya in July 2009 and has three daughters. In August 2014, Karate Raja filed a complaint to the police that his wife was missing. He later suggested that the pair had marital problems and only lived together for a few days on most months.

Filmography Tamil films

Other language films Year Film Role Language Notes 2006 Bangaram Bhooma Reddy's henchman Telugu 2007 Sketch Narendra Shetty Malayalam 2009 Pistha Rowdy Telugu Bilingual films Eenadu Ahmedallah 2010 Lahore C. Subramaniam Hindi Pokkiri Raja Raja's Henchman Malayalam 2012 Thiruvambadi Thamban Shiva 2019 Udyama Simham K. Chandrashekar Rao Telugu Lead role

Television