Balaji Sakthivel

Indian film director (born 1964)

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Balaji Sakthivel at Vaanam Kottatum Audio Launch

Born|

Balaji Muralidharan

(1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 61)[1]

Batlagundu, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India

Other names| Balaji Muralidharan
Occupation(s)| Writer and director,[2]
Years active| 2002–present
Spouse| L.R.S. Kalanithi Balaji
Children| 2 Vidhyadharan Balaji, Koushi Mahalakshmi

Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian actor and director of Tamil films.[3] He is best known for directing the 2004 film Kaadhal.[4]

## Career

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Balaji Sakthivel began his off-screen career as an assistant director to S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, Samurai for Vikram. After a two-year break, he released Kaadhal (2004) under the S Pictures banner, Shankar's production house. In 2007, Kalloori won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer. His Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Balaji Sakthivel made his onscreen debut in Dhanush's Asuran. Even before the release of the film, the director has bagged his next acting role in Mani Ratnam's next production Vaanam Kottatum (2020). He has been roped in to play an important role in the film directed by Dhana.[5] He has been signed to play one of the important characters in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022).[6]

## Filmography

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Year  | Film  | Credited as  | Role  | Notes

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Director  | Writer  | Actor
1995  | Chinna Mani | N | N | Y | Doctor (uncredited)  |
2002  | Samurai | Y | Y | N |  |
2004  | Kaadhal | Y | Y | N |  |
2007  | Kalloori | Y | Y | N |  | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
2012  | Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Y | Y | N |  | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Vijay Award for Best Director
2019  | Asuran | N | N | Y | Inspector  |
2020  | Vaanam Kottatum | N | N | Y | Velusaamy Thevar  |
2022  | Mahaan | N | N | Y | Soosaiyappan  |
Ponniyin Selvan: I | N | N | Y | Vanangamudiyar  |
Sardar | N | N | Y | Chidambaram  |
Kaari | N | N | Y | Meena's father  |
2023  | Viduthalai Part 1 | N | N | Y | Advocate  |
Ponniyin Selvan: II | N | N | Y | Vanangamudiyar  |
Good Night | N | N | Y | House Owner  |
Maaveeran | N | N | Y | Chief Minister  |
Modern Love Chennai | Y | N | N |  | Web series Episode 2 - "Imaigal"[7]
Paramporul | N | N | Y | Aadhi's Father/Professor  |
2024  | Idi Minnal Kadhal | N | N | Y | Govindraj  |
Nandhan | N | N | Y | Koppulingam  | [8]
Sorgavaasal | N | N | Y | Bashir  |
Viduthalai Part 2 | N | N | Y | Advocate  |
2025  | Kudumbasthan | N | N | Y | Mohan Ram  |

## References

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1. ^ "Balaji Sakthivel". TANTIS. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
2. ^ "Director Balaji Sakthivel". 600024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
3. ^ Aruna V. Iyer (26 June 2012). "Cities / Tiruchirapalli : Director engages in a critical appreciation session of his latest release". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
4. ^ "Profile of Director Balaji Sakthivel - Tamil Movie Data Base of Tamilstar.com". profile.tamilstar.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. ^ "Balaji Sakthivel in Mani Ratnam's 'Vaanam Kottatum'". The Times of India.
6. ^ "Filmmaker Balaji Sakthivel to be a part of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan starring Aishwarya Rai". 30 August 2020.
7. ^ Hymavati, Ravali (8 May 2023). "Modern Love Chennai: This Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Web Series Will Premier On Amazon Prime From This Date". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
8. ^ "M Sasikumar's Nandhan To Release On September 20". Times Now. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

## External links

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* Balaji Sakthivel at IMDb

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Filmography of Balaji Sakthivel

Films|

* Samurai (2002)
* Kaadhal (2004)
* Kalloori (2007)
* Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012)

Television|

* Modern Love Chennai (2023; episode: "Imaigal")

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Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director

1972–1990|

* P. Madhavan (1972)
* A. C. Tirulokchandar (1973)
* K. Balachander (1974)
* K. Balachander (1975)
* S. P. Muthuraman (1976)
* S. P. Muthuraman (1977)
* Bharathiraja (1978)
* Mahendran (1979)
* K. Balachander (1980)
* K. Balachander (1981)
* Balu Mahendra (1982)
* A. Jagannathan (1983)
* K. Balachander (1984)
* Fazil (1985)
* Mani Ratnam (1986)
* Bharathiraja (1987)
* Balu Mahendra (1988)
* K. Balachander (1989)
* Mani Ratnam (1990)

1991–2010|

* Mani Ratnam (1991)
* K. Balachander (1992)
* Shankar (1993)
* Shankar (1994)
* Mani Ratnam (1995)
* Agathiyan (1996)
* Cheran (1997)
* Cheran (1998)
* Bala (1999)
* Rajiv Menon (2000)
* Cheran (2001)
* Mani Ratnam (2002)
* Bala (2003)
* Cheran (2004)
* Shankar (2005)
* Vasanthabalan (2006)
* Ameer Sultan (2007)
* M. Sasikumar (2008)
* Priyadarshan (2009)
* Vasanthabalan (2010)

2011–present|

* Vetrimaaran (2011)
* Balaji Sakthivel (2012)
* Bala (2013)
* AR Murugadoss (2014)
* Mohan Raja (2015)
* Sudha Kongara (2016)
* Pushkar–Gayathri (2017)

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Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director

1967–1980|

* C. N. Shanmugam (1967)
* Krishnan–Panju (1968)
* P. Neelakantan (1969)
* P. Madhavan (1970)
* Not awarded (1971)
* Not awarded (1972)
* Not awarded (1973)
* Not awarded (1974)
* Not awarded (1975)
* Not awarded (1976)
* Bharathiraja (1977)
* Durai (1978)
* S. P. Muthuraman (1979)
* K. Balachander (1980)

1981–2000|

* Bharathiraja (1981)
* Muktha Srinivasan (1982)
* Not awarded (1983)
* Not awarded (1984)
* Not awarded (1985)
* Not awarded (1986)
* Not awarded (1987)
* P. R. Devaraj (1988)
* K. Balachander (1989)
* Vikraman (1990)
* P. Vasu (1991)
* Mani Ratnam (1992)
* Shankar (1993)
* K. S. Ravikumar (1994)
* Vasanth (1995)
* Agathiyan (1996)
* Vikraman & Cheran (1997)
* R. Parthiban (1998)
* Bala (1999)
* Vikraman (2000)

2001–present|

* Susi Ganesan (2001)
* Mani Ratnam (2002)
* Karu Palaniappan (2003)
* Cheran (2004)
* Shankar (2005)
* Thirumurugan (2006)
* Thangar Bachan (2007)
* Radha Mohan (2008)
* Vasanthabalan (2009)
* Prabhu Solomon (2010)
* A. L. Vijay (2011)
* Balaji Sakthivel (2012)
* Ram (2013)
* N. Ragavan (2014)
* Sudha Kongara (2015)

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* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

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