RJ Balaji

Not to be confused with Balaji Venugopal, an RJ-turned actor.

In this Indian name, the name Patturaj is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Balaji.
RJ Balaji
Balaji in 2014
Born
Balaji Patturaj[1]

(1985-06-20) 20 June 1985 (age 39)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesCross Talk Balaji, The Voice of Chennai[2]
Alma materKumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science
Occupation(s)Radio jockey, presenter, actor, comedian, cricket commentator, director, singer and lyricist
Years active2006–present
Websitewww.rjbalaji.com

Balaji Patturaj (born 20 June 1985), popularly known as RJ Balaji, is an Indian radio jockey, actor, television presenter, comedian and film director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known as the host of the 92.7 Big FM shows The Night Show with RJ Balaji, Take it Easy and its now-defunct segment Cross Talk, in which he made prank calls to unsuspecting victims.

Originally a radio jockey, Balaji is also active in other fields; he is known for his association with the television shows Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Dheva and Why This Kolaveri, and for his performance in the films Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013), Vadacurry (2014) Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), Pugazh (2016) and LKG (2019) (as an actor), Mookuthi Amman (2020) and Veetla Vishesham (2022) (as an actor and a co-director). He has also been a presenter at many inter-school cultural events in Chennai, a cricket commentator, and has contributed to many social causes, such as providing relief support to the victims of the 2015 South India floods along with other actors.

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  2. ^ The Hindu (19 February 2019). "'LKG' is my view of politics, says RJ Balaji". Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.