In 2000, he starred in Super Good Films, "Maayi" and made a guest appearance in "Pennin Manathai Thottu". Despite facing controversy, "Maayi" proved to be successful at the box office with a reviewer citing that "In the title role of a totally underplayed character, Sarathkumar surely makes a mark". In the start of 2001, he acted in the action film "Rishi" and went on to appear as himself in "Ullam Kollai Poguthae", both directed by Sundar C. He co-starred with Vikram in "Vinnukum Mannukum", directed by Rajakumaran and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film, released after many troubles and eventually failed at the box office. He then acted in S. A. Chandrasekhar's "Dosth". His next release was K. S. Ravikumar's family drama "Samudhiram"; he acted alongside Murali and Manoj Bharathiraja. Despite negative reviews, the film was a commercial success. The next year, he appeared in "Thenkasi Pattanam", alongside Napoleon and "Samasthanam", alongside Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi, both were two hero-subjects. Sarathkumar's first 2003 release was "Arasu", directed by Suresh, and the film was a super-hit at the box office. However, his second film "Paarai", a remake of the Malayalam film "Mahayanam", directed by K. S. Ravikumar was an average grosser. His third film was "Diwan", directed by Suryaprakash, who previously directed the successful "Maayi". His performance was praised by critics. In the start of 2004, he acted in the action films "Chatrapathy" and "Gambeeram"; both were average grosser. In the making for the last five years, "Maanasthan" was released to average reviews. His next venture "Aai", in which he co-starred with Namitha and Vadivelu, an action masala film, directed by A. Venkatesh, was a decent hit. He was also introduced as a playback singer in "Aai".

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