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Balaji Sakthivel

バーラージ・シャクティヴェール　/　ばーらーじ・しゃくてぃゔぇーる

Film director from India

January 1, 1964 (age 62)　・　Dindigul, Dindigul district, India

Dindigul district
film director
screenwriter
actor

My Take

Balaji Sakthivel belongs to that quietly essential class of Tamil filmmakers who care more about truth than spectacle. His 2004 film Kaadhal, a love story shattered by caste and class, is the kind of work I admire most: socially honest, emotionally raw, and unafraid of where it lands. Wearing the hats of director, writer, and actor, he strikes me as a craftsman who lets the work speak rather than chasing awards. I find his sensibility refreshing in an industry often drawn to gloss, and I genuinely respect storytellers who keep one eye fixed on the inequalities others would rather ignore.

Overview

Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian actor and director of Tamil films. He is best known for directing the 2004 film Kaadhal.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Balaji Sakthivel
Name (Japanese): バーラージ・シャクティヴェール
Reading: ばーらーじ・しゃくてぃゔぇーる
Born: January 1, 1964 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Dindigul, Dindigul district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / screenwriter / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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