Popular Bollywood actor Daniel Balaji, who worked primarily in Tamil films, has died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Chennai, India
The actor died on Friday night after being rushed to the hospital when he complained of chest pain.
The 48-year-old actor’s sudden death has stunned the Tamil film industry and his fans. His body has been taken to his Purasaiwakkam home for cremation.
Soon after the news of Mr Balaji’s broke, tributes began pouring in on social media.
His remains has since been taken to his Purasawalkam home for final rites.
Here are seven things to know about the late actor.
- Daniel Balaji (TC Balaj) was born on December 2, 1975, in Chennai to a Telugu father and a Tamil mother. He was the nephew of Kannada director Siddalingaiah.
- Daniel Balaji started his career as a unit production manager in Kamal Haasan’s unfinished ‘Marudhunayagam’.
- He then moved to television with Radikaa Sarathkumar’s ‘Chithhi’, where his character was named Daniel – earning him the screen name, Daniel Balaji.
- He has played memorable roles in ‘Kakka Kakka’ and ‘Vettaiyadu Vilayadu’.
- His movie debut happened in 2002 with the Tamil film ‘April Madhathil’. Apart from Tamil films, he starred in several Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada movies. He was last seen in ‘Ariyavan’.
- Despite his success as an actor, Balaji remained unmarried until his death. In an interview credited to him while he was alive, he said, “At the age of 25, I realised marriage wasn’t on the cards for me.”
- He died of a heart attack on March 29, 2024, at the age of 48.
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