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Balaji Sakthivel
Indian film director (born 1964) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian actor and director of Tamil films.[3] He is best known for directing the 2004 film Kaadhal.[4]
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Career
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]
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