RJ Balaji

Indian actor

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2023 Appears in the action thriller Run Baby Run, which receives a positive response from audiences.
2022 Acted in and co-directed the film Veetla Vishesham.
2020 Acted in and co-directed the film Mookuthi Amman.
2019 RJ Balaji appeared in the film Puppy, featuring the song 'Soththumoottai'
2019 Acted in the film LKG.
2019 RJ Balaji gets his first lead role in LKG, playing the character Lalgudi Karuppiah Gandhi
2018 Began working as a Tamil cricket commentator for the Indian Premier League.
2017 Appears in films Kaatru Veliyidai, Spyder, and Kee.
April 2017 Launched a new BIG FM show titled The Night Show with RJ Balaji.
January 2017 Participated in the pro-Jallikattu protests.
2016 Performed in the film Pugazh.
March 2016 Released a viral video urging corporate firms to consider more than exam results when recruiting from colleges, in response to a student suicide at Sri Sai Ram Engineering College.
January 2016 Won the Ananda Vikatan Awards for Promising Personality of Tamil Nadu and RJ of the Year.
2015 Acted in Naanum Rowdy Dhaan and provided relief support to victims of the South India floods.
2015 Played as an all-rounder for Chennai Rhinos in the Celebrity Cricket League.
2015 Appears in films Idhu Enna Maayam, Yatchan, and Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. Wins SIIMA Award for Best Comedian for his performance in Naanum Rowdydhaan.
2015 Provided relief support to flood victims during the South India floods with actor Siddharth through the 'Chennai Micro' movement, for which he received the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year award in Public Service.
August 2015 Joined Ananda Vikatan and Raghava Lawrence's 'Aram Seiya Virumbu' campaign.
August 2015 Traveled to Siachen with other Indian RJs to conduct the program 'BIG Paigham – Sarhad Ke Naam' saluting the Indian Army.
July 2015 Launched a new show titled Loose Talk.
May 2015 Served as a speaker at the first edition of TEDx Mylapore.
February 14 2015 Hosted a new show titled Boost with Balaji at the Techofes event at the Guindy College of Engineering.
January 2015 Contributed to 'Kodu Kondadu', an initiative by BIG FM and BHUMI to supply stationery, toys, and books to impoverished children.
2014 Appears in a brief role as a show host in Vallinam and also stars in Vaayai Moodi Pesavum.
2014 Acted in the film Vadacurry.
December 12 2014 Successfully helped spread awareness for a heart transplant patient named Kavya, who found a donor shortly after his misleadingly titled viral video.
November 2014 Created 'Panjumittai Productions', a YouTube channel for short videos addressing contemporary issues.
August 2014 Hosted 'Aiyo Amma Awards', a spoof of the Vijay Awards, on Zee Tamizh
May 2014 Concluded hosting 'Why This Kolaveri' on Zee Tamizh
March 2014 Gave an intro for 'The Madras Song', a tribute to the 375th anniversary of Chennai.
2013 RJ Balaji gave an interview where he credited his mother as the source of his comedic ability, stating he has only 10 percent of her comic talent.
2013 Makes a cameo appearance in Ethir Neechal and his full-fledged acting debut in Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru.
2013 Conducted the event Mr. and Ms. Techofes at the College of Engineering, Guindy's annual cultural event Techofes.
2013 RJ Balaji makes his voice-over debut in Puthagam, introducing lead characters played by Sathya, Sanjay, Vignesh, Rakul Preet Singh, and Aishwarya Rajesh.
December 2013 Began hosting 'Why This Kolaveri' on Zee Tamizh, a reality show loosely adapted from Killer Karaoke
November 2013 Decided to stop the '120 Rs.' segment reviewing Tamil films after criticism from the film industry.
August 2013 Started running the 'RJ Balaji Skool of Radio Studies'.
August 2013 Served as the compère of the audio launch of Kalyana Samayal Saadham.
August 30 2013 Served as a judge at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan's cultural event Reverberations.
July 2013 Judged Reflector, an event in Vidya Mandir's interschool cultural event Reflections.
2012 Conducted the event Mr. and Ms. Techofes at the College of Engineering, Guindy's annual cultural event Techofes.
2012 Named among the Top 10 Promising Personalities of Tamil Nadu by Ananda Vikatan Group.
December 2012 Discontinued the Cross Talk segment in response to the suicide of Jacintha Saldanha.
August 2012 Appeared as a guest performer at the fourth anniversary celebrations of Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's magazine Inbox 1305.
June 2012 Hosted the teaser trailer release event for Maattrraan.
March 2012 Performed at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering's annual cultural festival Instincts.
December 2011 Participated in 'Namma Ooru Website Creation Competition', an initiative by IIT Madras' Rural Technology and Business Incubator and the National Internet Exchange of India to create village-specific websites.
November 2011 Conducted 'Little RJ Hunt', a three-phased event organized as part of the radio station's Children's Day celebrations with BIG FM RJs Muthu and Ophelia.
September 2011 RJ Balaji judged Channel Surfing, a segment of Smaraneeyam, the inter-school cultural festival of Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School.

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