Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly inTamil andTelugu films, in addition toKannada andMalayalam films.^[3]

He is best known for his appearances in directorVenkat Prabhu's trilogy, which includesChennai 600028,Saroja, andGoa. In addition to these films, he has played supporting roles in various other projects, often portraying negative characters.^[4] He won theNandi Award for Best Villain for his performance inMirchi (2013). After a sabbatical, he returned toKannada cinema withShourya (2010).^[1]

Sampath was born inLucknow, Uttar Pradesh and spent his childhood in various places likePunjab,Bengaluru, andDelhi.^[5] His father was a military doctor fromNellore, while his mother hails fromSrirangam.^[6] Sampath who had interest in acting joined theatre and appeared in various stage plays. He started his career inKannada cinema withPreethi Prema Pranaya (2003) andBimba (2004).^[7] He made his debut in Tamil withNeranja Manasu (2004) portraying a negative role.

• Sampath Raj atIMDb

• Male actors in Tamil cinema
• Indian male film actors
• Male actors in Kannada cinema
• Living people
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• 1968 births
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• Male actors from Lucknow
• Male actors in Telugu cinema
• IIFA Utsavam winners

• CS1 Tamil-language sources (ta)
• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from August 2016
• Use Indian English from August 2016
• All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
• Articles with hCards
• Place of birth missing (living people)