Balaji Venugopal is an Indian actor, who has worked in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
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films. Beginning his career as a radio host and television anchor, Balaji appeared in films including ''
Poi Solla Porom
''Poi Solla Porom'' () is a 2008 Tamil comedy film directed by A. L. Vijay. It is a remake of the 2006 Hindi film '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and stars Karthik Kumar, debutante Piaa Bajpai, and Nedumudi Venu, alongside an ensemble supporting cast in ...
'', ''
Madrasapattinam
''Madrasapattinam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language historical romantic drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Arya with Amy Jackson (in her feature film debut), while Carole Trangmar-Palmer plays an older version ...
'' (2010) and ''
Nanban'' (2012), before playing a leading role in the noir comedy ''
Sutta Kadhai'' (2013).
Career
After beginning his career as a radio jockey in
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi ("''Mirchi"'' in Hindi meaning red chilli), also known as 98.3 Mirchi, is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the ENIL, EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiarie ...
, He is currently working as a prime time radiokey in Hello FM. Balaji became a television presenter for
Vijay TV 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 TV ...
. 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 2006 Hindi film '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and stars Karthik Kumar, debutante Piaa Bajpai, and Nedumudi Venu, alongside an ensemble supporting cast in ...
'' (2008) and then appeared in films including ''
Madrasapattinam
''Madrasapattinam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language historical romantic drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Arya with Amy Jackson (in her feature film debut), while Carole Trangmar-Palmer plays an older version ...
'' (2010), ''
Nanban'' and ''
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' (2012), before playing a leading role in the noir comedy ''
Sutta Kadhai'' (2013).
He has played the antagonist role in ''
Naaigal Jaakirathai'' (2015).
In 2015, Venugopal became the creative head of a new
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...
channel called ''Madras Meter'', which features several comedy skit videos in Tamil and has attracted over 250,000 subscribers. He made his directorial debut with ''Lucky Man'' (2023) starring Yogi Babu and Balaji Venugopal Directed a Web Series for Shortflix "Paani Poori" which was promoted by Aravindh Bahuleyan (TWP)
Filmography
Actor
Lyricist
Television
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