Tamil Cinema’s popular villain Daniel Balaji dies of heart attack in Chennai at 48
Tamil Cinema’s popular villain Daniel Balaji dies of heart attack in Chennai at 48
South Indian Film Industry suffers a set back in the sad demise of its most popular villain Daniel Balaji of heart attack in Chennai at 48.
Daniel Balaji embarked on his film career as a unit production manager in Kamal Haasan’s incomplete ‘Marudhunayagam’.
He made his acting debut on TV with a Tamil show, ‘Chithi’, in playing the role of Daniel. His first film in Tamil was ‘April Maadhathil’, followed by a role in ‘Kaadhal Kondein’.
After he complained of chest pain he was rushed to a private hospital in Chennai, where he breathed his last following a heart attack when he was just 48.
Who can forget his voice and performance as the antagonist in Vettaiyaadu Vilayaadu, Polladhavan?
BesidesTamil films, he has also acted in Malayalam and Kannada films. Daniel was praised for his performances in films like ‘Vettaiyadu Vilayadu’, ‘Vada Chennai’, and ‘Polladhavan’. He also acted as one of the villains in the Telugu film ‘Chirutha’.
‘Black’ was his debut in Malayalam cinema.
Later, he was seen in ‘
‘Bhagavan’ also feafy Mohanlal and Mammootty’s action flick ‘Daddy Cool’. In 2023, the actor became part of the Tamil action-drama film ‘Ariyavan’.
The Tamil film industry is shocked by the news of his demise and is expected to pay their last respects to him today.
RIP Daniel Balaji
News Edit K.V.Raman
