Siva Balaji (born as Siva Balaji Manohar on 14 October 1980) is an Indian actor and television personality, who is known for his works in the Telugu film industry. He also appeared on the Telugu version of the ''Bigg Boss'' reality show that is broadcast on

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. He is currently serving as the treasurer of the Movie Artists Association since 2021.

Early life and family

Siva Balaji was born and brought up in

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. He attended Karthikeyan Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He has a younger sister Gayathri Lingam who is married to Yathendra Lingam, and younger brothers Prashanth Balaji and Krishna Sai. In 2009, he married actress Madhumitha, whom he paired in his film '' Englishkaran''. They have two sons.

Career

Balaji appeared in his first film '' Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story'', followed by a role in '' Ela Cheppanu'' and the lead role in '' Dost''. His major break came in the film '' Arya'' (2004) directed by Sukumar. A reviewer said, "Siva is good as adamant, at times confused, lover. He generated comedy in a few scenes where he shows his frustration." Reviewer from Sify.com wrote " Siva as Ajay is very promising." It was followed by '' Sankranti'', in which he shared screen space with actors Daggubati Venkatesh and Srikanth. Balaji appeared in ''

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'' (2005). He also appeared in the Tamil film '' Englishkaran'' in the same year. He made five films in 2006: ''Pothe Poni'', ''Kokila'', '' Sarada Saradaga'', ''Aganthakudu'' and '' Annavaram''.

Filmography

*''All films are in Telugu, except Englishkaaran.'' * *''All films are in Telugu, except Englishkaaran.''

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balaji, Siva Indian male film actors Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema 1980 births 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Telugu male actors Tamil people Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) winners