 R. Sarathkumar has been married twice.His first marriage was to Chaya in 1984 and the couple had two daughters, Varalaxmi (born 1985) and Pooja (born 1987).In the mid-1990s, Sarathkumar was involved in a relationship with actress Nagma, with whom he paired in films such as "Ragasiya Police", "Aravindhan" and "Janakiraman".