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Meet R. Sarathkumar's Parents Ramanathan and Pushpaleela

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Robert King

Updated on December 30, 2025

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R. Sarathkumar was born on July 14, 1954, in New Delhi to the Tamil family of Ramanathan and Pushpaleela. His father, Ramanathan, worked for the radio (All India Radio) in India before jo ining the Indian Press Information Agency, and his mother, Pushpaleela, was a homemaker.

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R. Sarathkumar is the youngest child in his family and had two siblings. He has an older brother, the late Sudarshan Ramanathan, and an older sister, Mallika Kandaswamy. His mother Pushpaleela died on 26 October 2013.

R. Sarathkumar was a bodybuilder and received the title “Mr. Madras University” in 1974. He then moved to Bangalore to work for the newly established Tamil-language newspaper Dinakaran. He started out as a bike boy delivering newspapers to shops and later graduated to become a reporter for the same newspaper.

After successfully building the circuit, he moved to Chennai. He put his energy into running his own business, running a travel agency in Chennai, and meeting Kannadasan who made him a producer and changed his life into becoming an actor and producer.

As an actor and producer, R. Sarathkumar is known for movies such as Paambhu Sattai (2015), Indu Enna Maayam (2015), Pulivaal (2014), Kannamoochi Yenada (2007), and Kan Simittum Neram (1988), Varisu (2023), Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), (2015), Maari (2015) among others.

Who Are R. Sarathkumar’s Parents?

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R. Sarathkumar was born to Ramanathan, who served All India Radio and later, at the Press Information Bureau of India, and Pushpaleela, a housewife.

R. Sarathkumar’s Dad: Who Is R. Sarathkumar’s Father?

Ramanathan is the father of R. Sarathkumar’s father and he worked for the radio (All India Radio) in India before joining the Indian Press Information Agency.

What Does R. Sarathkumar’s Father Do For A Living?

R. Sarathkumar’s father worked for the radio (All India Radio) in India before joining the Indian Press Information Agency but now we don’t know what he does for a living.

R. Sarathkumar’s Mom: Who Is R. Sarathkumar’s Mother?

R. Sarathkumar’s mother’s name is Pushpaleela, and she was a homemaker. She was responsible for taking care of the home and the children and she obviously did a good job looking after his son R. Sarathkumar

Unfortunately, his mother Pushpaleela died on 26 October 2013.

What Does R. Sarathkumar’s Mom Do For A Living?

R. Sarathkumar’s mother was a homemaker who was taking care of the house and the family until her demise in 2013.

Does R. Sarathkumar Have Siblings?

Yes, he had two siblings; an elder brother, the late Sudarshan Ramanathan, and an elder sister Mallika Kandaswamy.

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