Akul Balaji















Akul Balaji
Born
(1979-02-23) 23 February 1979 (age 40)

Railway Koduru, Andhra Pradesh, India

Residence
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)Jyothi Samarthi (2008–present)
ChildrenKrishaan Nag

Akul Balaji (born Akula Balaji on 23 February 1979) is an Indian film actor, television host and dancer who has worked in both Kannada and Telugu languages. He started his career by acting and hosting television shows and has participated in the Kannada Film Industry for almost a decade. He shot to fame for co-hosting the hit Kannada reality show "Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu"[1] on Asianet Suvarna Channel, with Kannada Star Sudeep.


In 2014, by public vote, Akul won the second season of game show Bigg Boss Kannada – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, currently produced by Endemol India[2]




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Television career

    • 3.1 Reality shows



  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Early life


Originally from a small town called Rly.Kodur in Andhra Pradesh, Akul Balaji was born on 23 February 1979. After moving to Bangalore at age 16, he trained in Bharathanatyam under Smt.Usha Datar and later joined "Natya STEM Dance Kampni" headed by Madhu Nataraj as a contemporary dancer and learned Kathak from Guru Smt. Dr. Maya Rao. He has also dabbled in theater in Director Pawan Kumar's adaptation of Badal Sarkar's Evam Inderjit in 2004.[3] He has also done an advance acting workshop under Mahesh Dattani.



Personal life


Akul Balaji married in 2008. The couple have a son.



Television career


From beginnings as a small screen actor, he has become an actor and television host in Karnataka. He had won "The most popular anchor award" by Big FM Big TV for the year 2010[4] and he has to his credit superhit shows like "Kuniyonu Baara,[5] Comedy Killadigalu on Zee Kannada. He has hosted super hit reality shows for Asianet Suvarna like "Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu" season 1 & 2, "Halli Haida Pyateg Banda", "Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru 1", "Pyate Mandi Kaadige Bandru 2"[6] which was shot in Andaman Islands, "Hosa Luv Story",[7] and "Nodi Swamy Naavirode Heege". He hosted "Mane Munde Mahalakshmi"[8] a game show for ETV Kannada and "INDIAN". He hosted "Sye Ante Sye" for Zee Telugu. He also hosted the reality show called "ThaKaDiMiTha Dancing Stars"[9] for ETV Kannada. He has acted in the following television serials:


Agatha (Udaya TV, 2002)
Guptha Gamini (ETV Kannada)
Yava Janumadha Maithri (ETV Kannada)
Jagalagantiyaru (Udaya TV)
Pellinati Pramanalu (Zee Telugu, 2012)



Reality shows


































































































Year
Title
Role
2007

Kuniyonu Baara
Host
2008

Comedy Killadigalu
Host
2009

Kuniyonu Baara Boys vs Girls
Mentor
2010

Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu Season 1
Host
2010

Halli Haida Pyateg Banda
Host
2010

Pyate Mandi Kaadige Bandru Season 1
Host
2011

Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu Season 2
Host
2011

Hosa Luv Story
Host
2011

Pyate Mandi Kaadige Bandru Season 2
Host
2012

Nodi Swami Naavirodhe Heege
Host
2013

Mane Mundhe Mahalakshmi
Host
2013

Sye Ante Sye
Host
2013

INDIAN
Host
2014

Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star
Host
2014

Big Boss Kannada 2
Winner
2014
Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu Season 3
Mentor
2015

Dancing Stars Season 2[10]
Host
2015
Zee Telugu 3.2.1.GO
Host
2015
Colors Kannada Dancing Star Junior
Host
2015
Super Jodi
Host
2015
Zee Telugu 13 Fear is Real
Host
2016
Star Suvarna Dance Dance
Host
2016
KICK
Host
2017
Super Jodi Season 2 (Star Suvarna)
Host
2017
Deshamudrulu (MAA TV)
Host
2017
Super Talk Time(Colors Super)
Host
2018
Master Dancer
Host
2018
Pyate Hudgir Halli Lyfu Season 4
Host
2018
Sixth Sense
Host
2018
Halli Haida Pyateg Banda Season 4
Host
2019
Thakadimitha
Host


Filmography






















































YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2007
Milana (Kannada)
Guest
2008Athmeeya (Kannada)Lead
2009Banni (Kannada)Lead
2009Neramu siksha (Telugu Debut)Lead
2013
Myna (Kannada)
Guest
2013Pyarge Aagbittaite (Kannada)Guest
2013Loosegalu (Kannada)Lead
2014
Crazy Star (Kannada)
Guest
2014Ranadheera (Telugu/ Kannada)[11]LeadUnder production
2014Gaganachukki (Kannada)LeadUnder Production
2014Love on NH4 (Kannada)LeadUnder Production
2014Devarawne Bidu GuruLeadUnder Production, Directed by Bigg Boss Kannada Season 4 winner Pratham


References




  1. ^ "Pyate Hudgir Halli Life". Exchange for Media.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Breaking : Bigg Boss 8 Kanada Winner Is Akul Balaji". Business of cinema.


  3. ^ "Evam Inderjit". Deccan Herald Metrolife. 2004-09-30.


  4. ^ "Kannada Television Awards". IndianTelevision.com.


  5. ^ "Kuniyonu Baara". Zee Kannada. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010.


  6. ^ "Pyate Mandi Kaadige Bandru". Media Asia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.


  7. ^ "Hosa Luv Story". IndianTelevision.


  8. ^ "Mane Munde Mahalakshmi". Oneindia Kannada.


  9. ^ "Dancing Star in ETV". Cineblitz.


  10. ^ "ETV Twin Treat". India Glitz.


  11. ^ "Akul Balaji is both Ranadheera and Magadheera". Times of India. 2013-10-03.




External links


  • http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-14/news-interviews/39952901_1_kannada-films-tollywood-telugu

  • http://filmysouth.com/Kannada/article_MovieNews/42/Akul-Balaji-back-with-Shubha-Vivaha

  • http://indiankannadarealityshow.blogspot.in/2013/07/akul-balaji-anchor-of-indian-reality.html

  • http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/06/06/stories/2008060651410400.htm

  • http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/akul-balaji/photos.html

  • http://gallery.oneindia.in/kannada-events/etv-kannada-launches-indian-reality-show/photos-c24-e43880-p355098.html

  • http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-01/news-interviews/33534803_1_film-industry-films-today-sleeper-hits

  • http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-25/previews/40793155_1_vani-harikrishna-akul-balaji-aishwarya-nag

  • http://www.audiencematters.com/article-final.php?title=Suvarna+launches+Pyate+Mandi+Kadige+Bandru,+a+mega+sequel+to+Halli+Hyda+Pyateg+Banda+reality+show




Preceded by
Vijay Raghavendra

Bigg Boss Kannada Winner
(Series 2) 2014
Succeeded by
Shruti

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