RJ Balaji

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Balaji Patturaj (born 20 June) is an Indian radio jockey, comedian, producer, cricket commentator, and actor based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

He is best known as the host of the BIG FM 92.7 show The Night Show with RJ Balaji, Take it Easy, and its now defunct segment Cross Talk, where he made prank calls to unsuspecting victims. Balaji, who is mainly a radio jockey, is also active in other fields; he is best known for his appearances in the television shows Ungalil Yaar Dheva and Why This Kolaveri (2013), Kuta, and Pugazh (2016).

He has appeared at several inter-school cultural festivals in Chennai, as a cricket commentator, and has been active in numerous social causes, including helping the victims of the 2015 South Indian floods victims.

Early life

Balaji was born on June 20th and was raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has four siblings, one younger brother, and three younger sisters. At an unspecified time, he said that his father abandoned his family at an unspecified time. Balaji said in a 2013 interview with The Hindu that he converted 24 houses and 11 schools during his growing up in Chennai because his "mother just cannot stay in one place." Balaji discovered that his passion was in relationship, and that the intrigue and acclaim he received in his college culture gave him hope, and he understood he had to be in the media.

Balaji earned a BSc computer science degree from the Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts in 2006 because he wanted to become like his cousin who worked at NDTV, but he soon discovered that English journalism was not what he was interested in. He saw a newspaper advertisement of a radio station (Radio Mirchi Coimbatore) that auditioned for radio jockeys and applied for it, but he "never knew" an RJ was back then." He said he almost did not get picked up as a child when he performed a gaana but was eventually chosen in November 2006. He hasn't finished his journalism degree since.

Personal life

Balaji was born in 21 years and has two sons. Balaji does not identify himself as a social worker or disaster manager, and he does not believe he is only someone who wants to help people, and that will only be done." He has always believed in one thing: "To be smart and do good work rather than being famous." So whatever I am doing, whether it be for a cause or not, I will do my best."

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Career

Balaji began his career as a radio jockey at Radio Mirchi, where he hosted a three-hour morning drive show called Hello Coimbatore, which dealt with social problems. After four years of service, he resigned from his career as he "didn't want to sound angry all the time" and returned to Chennai, where his family and friends were staying. He appeared on 92.7 Big FM because they gave him the freedom to plan and design his four-hour slot; hence the show Take it Easy was born. The evening prime time show was designed to give people a "break from the hard stuff they must deal with during work hours and some to relax with the nonsense." Balaji's Cross Talk, where he made prank calls to uninformed victims, whether they were chosen by a friend, cousin, co-worker, or neighbor. Balaji said, "I was supposed to do a serious socially relevant show in the beginning, but Big [FM] gave me the opportunity to talk about anything in Take It Easy. People who listened to me once again found it amusing. That's how Cross Talk came about. Senthil Kumar, who he mastered radio and electronics in Coimbatore, was his favorite RJ, according to Balaji, "whatever I am right now is because of him."

Balaji posted several clips of the show on SoundCloud, making it very popular among youth. Over a million hits in a single week had gone viral, with the links going viral. Most of the downloads were in India (over 20%), United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Seychelles, Germany, and Spain. "Cross Talk Balaji" was his moniker on the show. Balaji and BIG FM RJ's Muthu and Ophelia held "Little RJ Hunt" in November 2011, a three-phase event held as part of the radio station's Children's Day festivities. At the 2012 Indian Excellence in Radio Awards, Balaji received the RJ of the Year (Tamil) and Best Programme Broadcast, beating 11 o'clock (Tamil) and Best Programme Broadcast. Later this year, he was named by Ananda Vikatan Group as one of the Top ten Promising Personalities of Tamil Nadu. Balaji was the host of a BIG FM event "BIG Manasa Singer" in 2013. Since August 2013, he has been operating the "RJ Balaji Skool of Radio Studies." Three applications on Balaji have been released: an Android version branded "RJ Balaji Official," an iOS app called "RJ Balaji Official") and a Windows Phone version as well.

Balaji stopped Cross Talk in December 2012 in reaction to Jacintha Saldanha's suicide. In November 2013, he decided to stop the segment 120 Rs. Since being heavily criticized by actors and producers from the Tamil film industry, he appeared on his show where he critiqued Tamil films. He had been attacked by an employee of UTV Motion Pictures for his coverage of Settai a few months before. "I am a normal guy who wants to do good work every day and go home happy," he said on Twitter. I can't really deal with the aftermath of any show on film. After a lot of thought, I have decided not to write about films until certain individuals from film fraternity's tolerance and maturity become more forthcoming. So, there is no more show than the '120 show.' "I don't want to keep my work home," he continued. My wife and I are worried about the phone calls I keep getting." The show continues to air as of July 2014, although only covers Hindi and English-language films. Balaji said in July 2013 that he'd like to be a radio jockey for at least 15 years, a feat he says "no one has done in Chennai" and reiterated that in November 2015.

Balaji told Deccan Chronicle, "When I was a child I would fight with my sister for a room when I was a teenager." Today, parliamentarians are doing the same thing, fighting like teenagers.

How can I not make fun of them?

"While concerned that even television anchors like Arnab Goswami and Rajdeep Sardesai will be banned soon," Arnab Goswami and Rajdeep Sardesai fear." Balaji, radio jockeys Girigiri, Ananthi, Mirdhula, and actor R. Sarathkumar appeared in "Kodu Kondadu," a BHUMI project to provide impoverished children with stationary, toys, and books in January 2015. In February, he was the host of the BIG Tamil Melody Awards at Chennai's Trade Centre. Loose Talk, Balaji's latest show, debuted in July 2015. He and many other Indian RJs travelled to Siachen next month to conduct "BIG Paigham – Sarhad Ke Naam" saluting the Indian Army. He received the Ananda Vikatan Awards for Promising Personality of Tamil Nadu in January 2016 and RJ of the Year. Balaji unveiled RJ Balaji's Night Show in April 2017.

Balaji has been active in other professions as well as in radio. "It's nice to do a lot so that you're constantly on your feet," he said. He judged Channel Surfing, a part of Smaraneeyam, Sri Sankara's inter-school cultural festival, in September 2011. In March 2012, Balaji appeared at the annual cultural festival Instincts in Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering. In June 2012, he hosted the teaser trailer launch for Maattrrraan. Balaji appeared as a guest performer at the fourth anniversary of Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's journal Inbox 1305, published in August 2012. Mr. and Ms. Techofes attended the College of Engineering's annual cultural festival, Techofes, twice, in 2012 and 2013. He was also the compère of the launching of Kalyana Samayal Saadham's audio recording, which took place in August 2013. Balaji, the judge of Reflector, an event held in Vidya Mandir's interschool cultural festival Reflections, took place in July 2013. He served as a judge at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan's cultural festival Reverberations on August 30th. On February 14th, he hosted Boost with Balaji, the Guindy College of Engineering's 2015 version.

Balaji introduces the lead characters played by Sathya, Sanjay, Vignesh, Rakul Preet Singh, and Aishwarya Rajesh in a voice-over in Puthagam (2013). In the same year, he made his comeo appearance in Ethir Neechal and made his full-fledged acting debut in Theeya Velai Seiyanum Kumaru. In Vallinam, he appeared briefly as a show host. In Vain Moodi Pesavum, his second film appearance in 2014 was his second film appearance. In 2015, he appeared in Idhu Enna Maayam,Yatchanand Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. Balaji received the SIIMA Award for Best Comedian for his appearance in Naanum Rowdydhaan. He appeared in Jil Jung Juk and Pugazh, where he also performed as a guitarist and lyricist on the song "Podu Podu." Balaji introduces the main characters, as well as protagonist Muthupandi (Sundar C.) through a voiceover in Muthina Kathirika (2016). He appeared in Devi, Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016), Parandhu Sella Vap (2016), Kaatru Veliyidai (2017), Spyder (2017), and Kee (2017). With LKG, RJ Balaji became a full fledged hero (2019). At the Tamil Nadu box office, the film has emerged as a blockbuster. With Nayanthara in the lead, Mookuthi Amman (2020) makes his directorial debut, his debut. He appeared and directed Veetla Vishesham (2022), a modernization of Badhaai Ho's 2018 Hindi blockbuster Badhaai Ho.

Balaji was a host in STAR Vijay's second season of Ungalil Yaar Aduthu Dheva's dance performance. Why This Kolaveri, a loosening of the American reality show Killer Karaoke, premiered in December 2013 and ended in May 2014. Balaji hosted the Aiyo Amma Awards, a spoof of the Vijay Awards, on Zee Tamizh in August 2014.

Balaji took part in the "Namma Ooru Website Creation Competition," an initiative jointly sponsored by the IIT Madras' Rural Technology and Business Incubator and the National Internet Exchange of India to disseminate village-specific data and establish a name for villages in December 2011. He appeared to have been a presenter at Sangarsh, an annual charity event that raises funds for people with a variety of illnesses. In "The Madras Song," a tribute to Chennai's 375th anniversary of founding Madras, also known as Madras, he gave an introduction the same month.

Balaji created "Panjumittai Productions," a YouTube channel where he uploads short videos on current topics. "Kai Phone Video 01: RJ Balaji's Biriyani, RJ Balaji's Biriyani" was the first video to be posted on the channel. Balaji is a playwright who plays a guitar and sings biryani to homeless people on the road. RJ Balaji's second video, "Kai Phone Video 02," RJ Balaji's 501 Views Success Party!!! "Is a satire on the "success parties" that production companies host to celebrate their films' apparent box office success. "RJ Balaji Abusing Sachin Tendulkar" is the third video in the series. "Saudi has nothing to do with Sachin Tendulkar, but rather features Balaji asking viewers to spread the word so a heart transplant patient named Kavya could become a heart transplant recipient. The video was deliberately titled in order to get the word out faster. Kavya received a donor on December 12th, less than two weeks after Balaji posted the video.

Balaji has also competed in the Celebrity Cricket League in 2015 for the Chennai Rhinos as an all-rounder. He appeared at the first edition of TEDx Mylapore in May 2015. He joined Ananda Vikatan and Raghava Lawrence's "Aram Seiya Virumbu" campaign in August. Balaji and actor Siddharth provided relief to many of the flood victims during the 2015 South India floods, including "Chennai Micro." Balaji received the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year Award in the category of "Public Service" for his lifetime. Balaji appeared in "The Most Important Job," a Murugappa Group four-minute video that pays tribute to Indian farmers. Following Abhinath's death in March 2016, a student at Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, who died as a result of his teacher's negligence, and students protesting his treatment by the police, a video of a speech by Balaji was posted on the internet; in that speech, he advised corporate companies to "go beyond pass percentages and exam results when selecting colleges for campus recruitment." Over 180,000 views were recorded on the video. Balaji was involved in the pro-Jalikattu demonstrations in January 2017. He began working as a Tamil cricket commentator for the Indian Premier League from the start of the year.

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