Sibi Sathyaraj

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Indian name|Sibi|Sathyaraj}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sibi Sathyaraj
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|10|6}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
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| othername = Sibiraj
| yearsactive = 2003 - present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Revathi|2008}}
| children = 2
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| education = Degree in Commerce
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| parents = {{unbulleted list|[[Sathyaraj]] (Father)|Maheshwari (Mother)
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'''Sibi Sathyaraj''' (also credited as '''Sibiraj''') is an Indian actor working in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]]. He is the son of Tamil film actor [[Sathyaraj]].

==Early life and education==
Sibi did his schooling in Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School and [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School]] and went to [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]<ref name="thehindu.com">[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/actor-sibiraj-confident/article3162688.ece "Actor Sibiraj: confident"]. ''The Hindu''. 11 March 2006</ref> where he completed a degree in commerce.

== Film career ==

In early 2003, Sibi was set to make his acting debut through ''Swami'', the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'' (2003), directed by [[Renjith]]. However, despite beginning pre-production work, the film was later dropped.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030701120007/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020727/113/1ss0o.html</ref>

Sibi then started his acting career with the 2003 film ''[[Student Number 1]]'', which was a box office failure.<ref name="sify.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924202113/http://www.sify.com/movies/sibiraj-is-all-set-to-make-it-big-news-tamil-kkfvEFdcfchsi.html "Sibiraj is all set to make it big!"]. ''Sify''. 7 November 2004</ref> In his next four films, ''[[Jore]]'' (2004), ''[[Mannin Maindhan]]'' (2005), ''[[Vetrivel Sakthivel]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kovai Brothers]]'' (2006), he acted with his father, [[Sathyaraj]], who also produced Sibi's following project, ''[[Lee (2007 film)|Lee]]'' (2007), directed by [[Prabhu Solomon]], where he played the role of a football player.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183118/http://www.sify.com/movies/lee-starts-rolling-news-tamil-kkfviuihfbbsi.html "`Lee` starts rolling!"]. ''Sify''. 26 August 2006</ref> In his early years, several films he was announced to be part of, such as ''Perumal Swamy'',<ref name="sify.com"/> ''Pattasu'' and ''Mamu'' were shelved midway.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/son-as-mamu-tamil-news-11106.html</ref>

Subsequently, Sibi took a break from acting and his next release ''[[Naanayam]]'' (2010) released three years after ''Lee''. The film directed by [[Shakti Soundar Rajan]] saw Sibi playing his first negative role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/11/13/stories/2009111350120400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604105426/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/11/13/stories/2009111350120400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Cinema Plus / Columns : New innings|date=13 November 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=24 October 2010}}</ref> Although his performance was well received, the film did not fare well.<ref>Sudhir Srinivasan (30 August 2014). [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/will-pedigree-show/article6365173.ece "Will pedigree show?"]. ''The Hindu''.</ref> Following ''Naanayam'' he went on another sabbatical, during which he pursued an acting workshop at the [[New York Film Academy]] (NYFA) in [[Los Angeles]] for three months,<ref>Rinku Gupta (15 October 2014) [http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Sibirajs-First-Role-as-Cop/2014/10/15/article2477765.ece "Sibiraj's First Role as Cop"]. ''The New Indian Express''.</ref> before returning in 2014 with ''[[Naaigal Jaakirathai]]'', again directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan.<ref>V Lakshmi (23 July 2013) [https://web.archive.org/web/20130729060214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-23/news-interviews/40747993_1_sibiraj-naanayam-dog "Sibiraj’s hunt for a dog is on"]. ''The Times of India''.</ref> The film, which Sibi reportedly accepted after having listening to more than 200 scripts,<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/sibiraj-is-back-with-a-growl-news-tamil-nhqjOQaajifsi.html "Sibiraj is back with a growl!"]. ''Sify''. 16 July 2013</ref> featured him alongside a [[Belgian Shepherd]] dog as the protagonist.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141015151351/http://www.sify.com/movies/working-with-dog-in-naaigal-has-made-me-a-better-actor-sibiraj-news-others-okpmuhddccjaa.html "Working with dog in `Naaigal...` has made me a better actor: Sibiraj"]. ''Sify''. 15 October 2014</ref> His next titles were ''[[Pokkiri Raja (2016 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'' (2016), ''[[Jackson Durai]]'' (2016), ''[[Kattappava Kanom]]'' (2017) and ''[[Sathya (2017 Tamil film)|Sathya]]'' (2017).<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/pokkiri-raja-an-ineffective-comedy/article8318135.ece</ref><ref>[https://www.sify.com/movies/jackson-durai-review-a-a-decent-horror-comedy-review-kollywood-qhbqptdhfgcji.html sify.com]</ref><ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kattapava-kanom/movie-review/57683356.cms</ref><ref>https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/sathya/sathya-review.html</ref>

==Personal life==
On 14 September 2008, Sibi married Revathi, an engineer who works for an IT company in Chennai.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/july-08-02/sibi-12-07-08.html "Who is Sibiraj tyying the knot with?] Behindwoods.com. 12 July 2008</ref> The two had been in a relationship for ten years before getting married.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150214053729/http://www.sify.com/movies/wedding-bells-for-sibiraj-news-tamil-kkftmPfhjgjsi.html "Wedding bells for Sibiraj"]. ''Sify''. 17 July 2008</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2003
|''[[Student Number 1]]''
|Sibi
|Debut Film
|-
| 2004
|''[[Jore]]''
|Sakthi
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
|''[[Mannin Maindhan]]''
|Kathir
|
|-
|''[[Vetrivel Sakthivel]]''
|Sakthivel
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006
|''[[Kovai Brothers]]''
|Vasanth
|
|-
| ''[[Nenjil Jil Jil]]''
|Himself
|Cameo appearance
|-
| 2007
|''[[Lee (2007 film)|Lee]]''
|Leelatharan
|
|-
| 2010
|''[[Naanayam]]''
|Fareed
|
|-
| 2014
|''[[Naaigal Jaakirathai]]''
| Inspector Karthik Chinnamalai
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|''[[Pokkiri Raja (2016 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]''
|"Cooling Glass" Guna
|
|-
|''[[Jackson Durai]]''
| SI Sathya
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
|''[[Kattappava Kaanom]]''
|"Bad Luck" Pandian
|
|-
|''[[Sathya (2017 Tamil film)|Sathya]]''
|Sathya
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Walter (2020 film)|Walter]]''
| ASP Walter IPS
|
|-
|rowspan="5" | 2021
|''[[Kabadadaari]]''
|SI Shakti
|
|-
|''[[Maayon (film)|Maayon]]''
|
| Post-Production
|-
|''[[Ranga (2018 film)|Ranga]]''
|Ranga
| Post production
|-
|''Ranger''
|
| Filming<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sibiraj-ramya-nambeesans-ranger-shooting-wrapped/articleshow/80093095.cms</ref>
|-
| ''[[Vattam]]''
|
| Filming
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=4971960}}
* {{Twitter|Sibi_Sathyaraj}}

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