Before
Sathyaraj
became
a
household
name
with
his
portrayal
of
Katappa
in
SS
Rajamouli's
epic
Baahubali,
the
actor
starred
in
Shah
Rukh
Khan-Deepika
Padukone's
2013
film
Chennai
Express.
The
Rohit
Shetty
directorial
marked
Sathyaraj's
debut
in
Bollywood.
He
essayed
the
role
of
Deepika's
father
Durgesh
Azhagusundaram
who
is
also
a
powerful
headman
of
a
local
mafia
in
the
film.
Sathyaraj
in
his
recent
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid
made
a
candid
confession
about
this
film.
The
veteran
actor
admitted
that
he
did
Chennai
Express
only
for
Shah
Rukh
Khan
even
after
knowing
that
his
role
wasn't
great.
Sathyaraj
told
ETimes,
"When
the
makers
approached
me
for
Chennai
Express,
I
heard
the
story
and
I
felt
that
it
was
not
that
great
a
role
for
me.
I
conveyed
this
to
the
director
(Rohit
Shetty)
and
also
to
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
but
I
eventually
did
the
film,
because
I
like
Shah
Rukh
very
much.
I
like
SRK's
acting
a
lot.
His
films,
like
'DDLJ'
and
several
others,
did
extremely
well."
Chennai
Express
which
released
in
2013,
was
a
massive
hit
at
the
box
office,
and
minted
a
lifetime
collection
of
Rs
227.13
Crore.
In
the
same
interview,
Sathyaraj
was
also
asked
about
how
his
life
has
changed
post
doing
the
massive
success
of
SS
Rajamouli's
Baahubali
franchise.
To
this
he
replied,
"The
fame
never
got
to
my
head.
I
truly
believe
that
we
are
just
part
of
a
profession,
like
everyone.
Just
like
a
driver
is
a
driver,
an
actor
is
an
actor.
That's
all!
There's
nothing
more
than
that.
We
are
popular
because
our
profession
projects
us
onto
people's
screens.
I
don't
think
we
are
great
people,"
adding
that
he
works
for
cinema.
Sathyaraj
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
his
upcoming
film
Veetla
Vishesham.
The
film
is
the
Hindi
remake
of
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
Badhaai
Ho.