Actor T. C. Balaji, known by his screen name, Daniel Balaji, passed away at the age of 48 in Chennai.
He predominantly worked in Tamil and Malayalam cinema.
The actor died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kottivakkam. His body was taken to his residence in Purasaiwalkam for last rites.
Daniel, who started his career as a unit production manager in Kamal Haasan’s unfinished dream project, ‘Marudhanayagam’, played a memorable role in Radikaa Sarathkumar’s television show ‘Chithi’. His portrayal of Daniel earned him the screen name, Daniel Balaji.
He also played the antagonist in Vetri Maaran’s ‘Polladhavan’. After ‘Kaakha Kaakha’, he once again collaborated with Gautham Menon for ‘Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu’, where he played the role of Amudhan with style.
Some of his famous films include Ajith’s ‘Yennai Arindhaal’, Simbu’s ‘Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada’, Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Bairavaa’, Dhanush’s ‘Vada Chennai’, and Vijay’s ‘Bigil...
He predominantly worked in Tamil and Malayalam cinema.
The actor died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kottivakkam. His body was taken to his residence in Purasaiwalkam for last rites.
Daniel, who started his career as a unit production manager in Kamal Haasan’s unfinished dream project, ‘Marudhanayagam’, played a memorable role in Radikaa Sarathkumar’s television show ‘Chithi’. His portrayal of Daniel earned him the screen name, Daniel Balaji.
He also played the antagonist in Vetri Maaran’s ‘Polladhavan’. After ‘Kaakha Kaakha’, he once again collaborated with Gautham Menon for ‘Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu’, where he played the role of Amudhan with style.
Some of his famous films include Ajith’s ‘Yennai Arindhaal’, Simbu’s ‘Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada’, Thalapathy Vijay’s ‘Bairavaa’, Dhanush’s ‘Vada Chennai’, and Vijay’s ‘Bigil...
- 3/30/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
ControversyWhile the remastered version of the movie still drew crowds to theatres, some fans called out the creators for retaining a homophobic dialogue between the lead actor Kamal Haasan and the villain Daniel Balaji. YouTube ScreengrabKamal Haasan’s Vettaiyaadu Vilayaadu was re-released in Chennai on June 23, 17 years after its original release but some fans were not happy. While the remastered version of the movie still drew crowds to theatres, some of them have rightfully called out a scene that did not age well. In the movie, Kamal Haasan plays a police officer who is on the hunt for a serial killer duo Amudhan (Daniel Balaji) and Ilamaran (Salim Baig). When he confronts Amudhan, a visibly disgusted Raghavan (Kamal) asks, “On his [Ilamaran] back, there is a tattoo of your name and there is a heart below that. Are you both homosexuals?”, to which Amudhan looks visibly angry. The aforementioned clip has...
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- by AkchayaaR
- The News Minute
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