Balaji Venugopal is an Indian actor, who has worked in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
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films. Beginning his career as a radio host, Balaji appeared in films including Poisollaporom, ''
Madrasapattinam'' (2010) and ''
Nanban'' (2012), before playing a leading role in the noir comedy ''
Sutta Kadhai
''Sutta Kadhai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa Cha ...
'' (2013).
Career
After beginning his career as a radio jockey in
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi (also known as 98.3 Mirchi) is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. ''Mirchi'' is Hindi for re ...
, He is currently working as a prime time radiokey in Hello FM. Balaji became a television presenter for
Vijay TV
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...
hosting a show ''Vasool Rani'', he then went on to host ''Raagamaalika'' on
Jaya TV
Jaya TV HD is a Tamil language satellite television channel based in Chennai, India. Jaya TV HD is also broadcast to the expatriate Tamil community via various media partnerships. Hemant Sahai of HSA had Jaya TV HD as his first client. Jaya T ...
. He made his acting debut with ''
Poi Solla Porom
''Poi Solla Porom'' () is a 2008 Tamil comedy film directed by A. L. Vijay. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and stars Karthik Kumar, debutante Piaa Bajpai, and Nedumudi Venu, alongside an ensemble supporting cast includi ...
'' (2008) and then appeared in films including ''
Madrasapattinam'' (2010), ''
Nanban'' and ''
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
''Kadhilil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' () is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed Balaji Mohan based on the sametitled short film he made. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''Love Failure ...
'' (2012), before playing a leading role in the noir comedy ''
Sutta Kadhai
''Sutta Kadhai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa Cha ...
'' (2013).
[http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/sutta-kadhai-debutant-balaji-venugopal-will-continue-to-be-a-rj-95669.html] He has played the antagonist role in ''
Naaigal Jaakirathai'' (2015).
In 2015, Venugopal became the creative head of a new
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most ...
channel called ''Madras Meter'', which features several comedy skit videos in Tamil and has attracted over 250,000 subscribers.
Filmography
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors