In the start of 1994, he worked in "Aranmanai Kaavalan" and in the bilingual Tamil/Telugu film "Captain", directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. "Aranmanai Kaavalan" was released to positive reviews while "Captain" was released to largely negative reviews and failed at the box office. In mid-1994, he played three roles in "Namma Annachi" and in Manoj Kumar's masala film "Raja Pandi", he played a cameo appearance, as himself in the comedy film "Killadi Mappillai" and he appeared in a guest role for Pavithran's film "Indhu". "Namma Annachi" and "Rajapandi" were released to unfavourable reviews. K. Vijiyan of "New Straits Times" stated for "Namma Annachi": "to do all three roles is just to generate more publicity for Sarath and the movie". His next venture was K. S. Ravikumar's "Nattamai", alongside Meena and Kushboo, in which he played a dual role. The film became a blockbuster and achieved cult status. His performance was highly praised by critics and also fetched him several notable awards, including Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Actor and "Cinema Express Award for Best Actor". It was followed by "Magudikkaran" in which he appeared in a guest appearance. After the failure of "Captain" and the success of "Nattamai", R. Sarathkumar decided to focus only on Tamil cinema. The next year, he worked in the village drama "Veluchami", P. Vasu's "Coolie", "Nadodi Mannan" and the crime film "Ragasiya Police". "Veluchami" opened to favourable reviews with K. Vijiyan of "New Straits Times" claiming that "Sarathkumar shows more maturity with his acting". The four films were commercial failures. In 1996, he acted in A. Venkatesh's first film "Mahaprabhu". The film turned out to be a hit. He then starred in the action film "Nethaji", alongside Lisa Ray; the film was a failure at the box office.

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