Balaji Venugopal is an Indian actor, who has worked in

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films. Beginning his career as a radio host, Balaji appeared in films including Poisollaporom, ''

Madrasapattinam ''Madrasapattinam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language historical romantic drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Arya and Amy Jackson, in her feature film debut, while Nassar, Cochin Hanifa, Lisa Lazarus, and Alexx O'N ...

'' (2010) and ''

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'' (2012), before playing a leading role in the noir comedy ''

Sutta Kadhai ''Sutta Kadhai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa Chan ...

'' (2013).

Career

After beginning his career as a radio jockey in

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, He is currently working as a prime time radiokey in Hello FM. Balaji became a television presenter for

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hosting a show ''Vasool Rani'', he then went on to host ''Raagamaalika'' on

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. He made his acting debut with ''

Poi Solla Porom ''Poi Solla Porom'' () is a 2008 Tamil comedy film directed by A. L. Vijay. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and stars Karthik Kumar, debutante Piaa Bajpai, and Nedumudi Venu, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including O ...

'' (2008) and then appeared in films including ''

'' (2010), ''

'' and ''

Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi ''Kadhilil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' () is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed Balaji Mohan based on the sametitled short film he made. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''Love Failure' ...

'' (2012), before playing a leading role in the noir comedy ''

'' (2013).http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/sutta-kadhai-debutant-balaji-venugopal-will-continue-to-be-a-rj-95669.html He has played the antagonist role in ''

Naaigal Jaakirathai ''Naaigal Jaakirathai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan featuring Sibiraj, Arundhati and a German Shepherd dog named Mani in the lead. It is inspired from the 1989 film ''Tur ...

'' (2015). In 2015, Venugopal became the creative head of a new

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channel called ''Madras Meter'', which features several comedy skit videos in Tamil and has attracted over 250,000 subscribers.

Filmography

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