Leadership
Radikaa Sarathkumar
Chairperson & Managing Director
Actor, producer and founder of Radaan Mediaworks.
Radikaa Sarathkumar is an actor, producer and the founder of Radaan Mediaworks. Since her debut in 1978 she has acted in more than 280 films across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, and has produced and led some of Tamil television's longest-running primetime serials. The daughter of actor M. R. Radha, she founded Radaan in 1994 and has been its Chairperson and Managing Director since 1999.
Cinema
She made her debut in Bharathiraja's Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978) and through the 1980s was one of the busiest leading actors in South Indian cinema. Key performances include Nyayam Kavali (1981), Dharma Devathai (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987), Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Keladi Kanmani (1990). As producer of Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985), she received the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director, shared with director Prathap Pothen. Her recent work includes Thanga Magan (2015), Love Today (2022) and the title role in Thaai Kizhavi (2026), played under extensive prosthetic make-up, which was a critical and commercial success.
Television
In 1994 she founded Radaan Mediaworks and moved into television as producer and lead actor. Chithi (1999) became one of Tamil television's most-watched serials and was followed on Sun TV by Annamalai, Selvi, Arasi, Chellamey, Vaani Rani and Chithi 2, each with her in the lead. Radaan has produced more than 3,000 hours of television across five languages.
Enterprise
As Chairperson and Managing Director of Radaan Mediaworks India Limited, a publicly listed company, she leads the company's creative direction. Under her leadership Radaan has grown from serial production into non-fiction programming, feature films, live events and a nine-channel digital network.
Selected work
Honours
National Film Award, Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director, as producer of Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985)
Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Telugu (1981)
Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Tamil (1986, 1987, 1990)
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, South (2014)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Tamil (2015)
Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress (1987, 1999)
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress (1989)
Tamil Nadu State Film Award, Special Prize (1988, 1995)
Cinema Express Award for Best Actress (1988, 1993)