Daniel Balaji Age, Death, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real name	Balaji TC
Other name	Daniel Balaji Srikanth
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Amudhan Sukumaran in the Tamil film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Tamil TV: Chithi in 2000 (as Daniel, aired on Sun TV) Tamil Film: April Maadhathil in 2002 (as Suresh) Telugu Film: Samba in 2004 (as a thug) Malayalam Film: Black in 2004 (as Ezhumalai) Kannada Film: Kirataka in 2011 (as Seena)
Last Film	Tamil Film: Ariyavan in 2023 (as Thuraipandi)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Source 1- 8 April 1975 (Tuesday) [1]Instagram - Daniel Balaji TC Source 2- 2 December 1975 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Death	29 March 2024
Place of Death	Kottivakkam, Chennai
Age (at the time of death)	48 Years
Death Cause	Heart Attack
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
College/University	MGR Government Film and Television Institute, Chennai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Hinduism [2]Facebook - Daniel Balaji
Ethnicity	From his father's side- Telugu From his mother's side- Tamil
Controversy	Godman trailer In 2020, Daniel Balaji featured in a TV series titled Godman which was streamed on ZEE5. When the trailer of the series was released, many people from the Hindu community objected to the trailer as it showed some controversial dialogues which were perceived as hateful towards Hindus, particularly Brahmins. Most people thought that Daniel was a Christian, and he also received many abusive messages and call. Later, Daniel clarified that he did not utter those dialogues and know nothing about it.
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Family
Parents
Siblings	Sister- 1 (Name not known)
Other Relatives	Uncle- S. Siddalingaiah (Kannada film director) Cousin- S. D. Murali (Actor) Nephew- Atharvaa (Actor)
Favourites
Food	Karuvathu Kolambu
Actor	Al Pacino
Colour(s)	Black, White

Some Lesser Known Facts About Daniel Balaji

• He started his career in the Kollywood (Tamil film industry) as a unit production manager for Kamal Haasan‘s film Marudhanayagam, which was never released.

• Later, he became an actor and worked in a few TV serials including Alaigal in 2001, which aired on Sun TV.
  

  Daniel Balaji in a still from the TV series Alaigal

• After the success of his first TV show in which he played the role of Daniel, Tamil TV show director Sunder K. Vijayan suggested him to adopt the name ‘Daniel Balaji’ as his stage name.

• He went on to act in many Tamil films and played different roles such as a police inspector in Kaakha Kaakha (2003) and as a villain (antagonist) such as Ravi in Polladhavan (2007) and Kottai Veeran in Bairavaa (2017).
  

  Daniel Balaji (extreme right) with Dhanush (extreme left) during the shoot of the film Polladhavan

• He was the hero (protagonist) of the Tamil film Muthirai (2009) in which he played the role of Azhagu.
  

  Daniel Balaji with Lakshmi Rai (right) during a still from the film Muthirai

• Balaji acted in many Telugu films and was praised for the role of villain Baaku/Biku in Chirutha (2007), the debut film of Ram Charan and Neha Sharma.
  

  Daniel Balaji with Ashish Vidyarthi (right) during the shoot of the film Chirutha

• He also became famous in the Mollywood (Malayalam film industry) for acting alongside Mohanlal in Bhagavan (2009) and Mammootty in Daddy Cool (2009).
  

  Daniel Balaji during a still from the film Daddy Cool

• Balaji also worked in Sandalwood (Kannada film industry) films such as Dove (2015) and Bangalore Underworld (2017).

• In an interview, he revealed that when his name Daniel became popular, his father thought that he had converted to Christianity; however, he later convinced him that he followed Hinduism.

• In 2019, he constructed the Ragdhool Angala Parameswari Amman temple in Avadi which was one of her mother’s wishes. KGF star Yash also donated towards the construction of this temple.
  

  Daniel Balaji during a pooja at the Ragdhool Angala Parameswari Amman temple in Avadi

• He was fluent in many languages and dubbed all of his roles himself. He used to mention this condition about dubbing in his contracts. ^[3]The Times of India

• Daniel Balaji experienced chest pain on 29 March 2024 after which he was rushed to a private hospital where he passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 48 years.

• His body was taken to his residence in Purasaiwalkam for final rites on 30 March 2024. Several celebrities including Nani, Keerthy Suresh, and Suriya paid tribute to him on social media.

Shocking to hear that #DanielBalaji is no more! A great actor gone too soon! My heart goes out to his family and friends🙏🏻#RIPDanielBalaji pic.twitter.com/wDanlwiYTB

— Keerthy Suresh (@KeerthyOfficial) March 30, 2024

• Reportedly, he had pledged to donate his eyes which was fulfilled by the doctors after his death. ^[4]Onmanorama

• He was interested in making short films that depicted real-life situations.