Balaji Sakthivel

Balaji Sakthivel
Balaji Sakthivel
	Balaji Sakthivel at Vaanam Kottatum Audio Launch
Born	1 January 1964 (age 57); Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Writer, director
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Dr.L.R.S. Kalanithi

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

Career[]

Balaji Sakthivel began as an assistant director of popular director S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, Samurai for Vikram – however despite receiving positive reviews, did not make it big at the box-office. After a two-year break, he released Kaadhal under the S Pictures banner, the production house of Shankar. The film starring relatively new actors, Bharath and Sandhya made it big at the box-office and earned the stars and the director instant recognition. His Vazhakku Enn 18/9 won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Personal life[]

Balaji Sakthivel is married to Dr. L.R.S. Kalanithi, who is an Associate Professor of English and Vice-principal (Students' Affairs) of Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai. They have two children, a daughter (B.K.Koushi Mahalakshmi) born in 2004 and a son (B.K.Vidhyadharan) born in 2007. Their native is Dindigul. They were residing in Virugambakkam, Chennai. But have recently moved to a nearby neighbourhood Ramapuram, Chennai.

Filmography[]

Year	Film	Credited as			Language	Notes
Year	Film	Director	Writer	Actor	Language	Notes
2002	Samurai	Y	Y	N	Tamil
2004	Kaadhal	Y	Y	N	Tamil
2007	Kalloori	Y	Y	N	Tamil	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
2012	Vazhakku Enn 18/9	Y	Y	N	Tamil	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	Tamil
2020	Vaanam Kottatum	N	N	Y	Tamil
TBA	Yaar Ivargal	Y	Y	N	Tamil	Delayed^[4]
TBA	Ra Ra Rajasekhar	Y	Y	N	Tamil	Delayed^[5]

References[]

^ "Balaji Sakthivel". TANTIS. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "Director Balaji Sakthivel". 600024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^ 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.
^ "Balaji Sakthivel's next is Yaar Ivargal". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Update on Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar". Behindwoods. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

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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] "Balaji Sakthivel's next is Yaar Ivargal". Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[5] "Update on Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar". Behindwoods. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

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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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1981–2000	Bharathiraja (1981) Muktha Srinivasan (1982) Not awarded (1983) Not awarded (1984) Not awarded (1985) Not awarded (1986) Not awarded (1987) (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. Parthiepan (1998) Bala (1999) Vikraman (2000)
2001–present	Susi Ganesan (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Karu Pazhaniappan (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) (2014)

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Balaji Sakthivel
Balaji Sakthivel at Vaanam Kottatum Audio Launch
Born	(1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 57)^[1] Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Writer, director^[2]
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Dr.L.R.S. Kalanithi