Akul Balaji
Born February 23,
1979 (age 36)
Rly.Kodur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence Bangalore,
Karnataka, India
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s) Jyothi
Samarthi (2008–present)
Children Krishaan
Nag
Akul Balaji (born Akula Balaji on 23 February 1979) is an
Indian film actor, television host, dancer who has worked in bothKannada and
Telugu languages. He started his career by acting and hosting shows in
television and is almost a decade old in theKannada Film Industry. He shot to
fame for co-hosting the hit Kannada reality show "Pyate Hudgir Halli
Lifu"[1] on Asianet SuvarnaChannel, 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
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• 1 Early
life
• 2
Personal life
• 3
Television career
o 3.1
Reality shows
• 4
Filmography
• 5
References
• 6
External links
Early life[edit]
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 Bharathanatyamunder 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 also has done an advance acting workshop under Mahesh Dattani.
Personal life[edit]
Akul Balaji married in 2008. The couple have a son.
Television career[edit]
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" forZee 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[edit]
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 Bigg Boss
Kannada 2
Winner
2015 Dancing
Stars Season 2 [10]
Host
2015 Zee Telugu
3.2.1.GO Host
2015 Colors
Kannada Dancing Star Junior Host
Filmography[edit]
Year Title Role(s) Notes
2007 Milana
(Kannada)
Guest
2008 Athmeeya (Kannada) Lead
2009 Banni
(Kannada) Lead
2009 Neramu
siksha (Telugu Debut) Lead
2013 Myna
(Kannada)
Guest
2013 Pyarge
Aagbittaite (Kannada) Guest
2013 Loosegalu
(Kannada) Lead
2014 Crazy Star
(Kannada)
Guest
2014 Ranadheera
(Telugu/ Kannada)[11]
Lead Under
production
2014 Shubha
Vivaha (Kannada) Lead Under production
2014 Gaganachukki
(Kannada) Lead July
2014 Love on NH4
(Kannada) Lead Under Production
2014 Devarawne
Bidu Guru Lead Under Production
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