- Madhumitha married her longtime boyfriend, actor Siva Balaji on 1 March 2009 at Kalinga Function Place in Hyderabad, Telangana. Siva Balaji was her co-actor in her film Englishkaran. They have two sons, Dhanvin and Gagan.
- Vadivel Balaji rose to fame after featuring in Vijay TV’s comedy show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru. He is best remembered for mimicking comedian Vadivelu, which also gave him the prefix “Vadivel”. He was also an integral part of the Siricha Pochu segment of TV show Adhu Idhu Edhu.
- Negative role of a 60-year-old lawyer for a new Balaji TV Serial on Zee TV; Male lead for a new Balaji TV Serial on Zee TV; A female actor in supporting role of a journalist for a new Balaji TV Serial on Zee TV; An elderly male actor in a supporting role for a new Balaji TV Serial on Zee Tv; A tall and strong 60-year-old actor for a negative.
SireeNavee Vallabaneni is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with SireeNavee Vallabaneni and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Krishnamoorthy Balaji (5 August 1934 – 2 May 2009) was an Indian film producer and actor best known for his Tamil films including Billa (1980) and Vazhvey Maayam (1982).
Born | Dande Swapna Madhuri 20 August 1981 (age 39) |
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Other names | Madhu |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse(s) | (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Madhumitha (born Dande Swapna Madhuri on 20 August 1981) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in films in various South Indian industries, frequently in Tamil and Telugu films. She has appeared in Puttintiki Ra Chelli, Kudaikul Mazhai, Aanivaer and Arai En 305-il Kadavul.
Career[edit]
Madhumitha started her acting career under her birth name Swapna Madhuri with the 2002 Telugu filmSandade Sandadi (2002) doing a pivotal supporting role. She continued playing supporting roles in a couple of Telugu films like Manmadhudu (2002) along with Akkineni Nagarjuna and Sonali Bendre, Ammailu Abbailu (2003) and Puttintiki Ra Chelli (2004) sharing screen space with Arjun and Meena, with the latter in particular becoming a high commercial success, running for 275 days in theatres.[1] She then got introduced to the Tamil film industry by R. Parthiban in his film Kudaikul Mazhai (2004), enacting the lead female role and changing her screen name to Madhumitha, named after her character in the film.
Though the film wasn't a major success,[1] Madhumitha received several offers from Tamil directors. She played leading roles in several Tamil films like Amudhey (2005), Englishkaran (2005) opposite Sathyaraj and Namitha. She was appreciated for her performance in Englishkaran. Review by India glitz.com quoted, 'Madhumitha dominates the film. After her debut venture Kudaikul Mazhai, she has got a good scope to act, and she has used the opportunity well'.[2] Her next release was, Naalai (2006), which, however, did not fetch her any recognition, despite being moderate successes.[1] She then appeared in the 2007 Tamil independent filmAanivaer, a film about the Sri Lankan Civil War, in which she enacted the role of a journalist. Since the film was released in many Western Tamil diasporal regions, she became widely noticed by the Tamil audience, winning accolades for her performance.[1] In 2008, she appeared in the Tamil comedy filmArai En 305-il Kadavul, directed by Simbudevan, acting along with comedy actors Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu. She was next seen in Yogi, opposite director-turned-actor Ameer Sultan, Madhumitha's role was unanimously praised with a reviewer from Rediff.com citing that 'Madhumitha, taking on a role even experienced actresses might balk at and coming out trumps' Her performance as a young mother living in the Chennai slums, was critically praised,[3][4] winning her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 3rd Vijay Awards. Solla Solla Inikkum, got released post marriage, which failed to achieve commercial success. Post her marriage, she played supporting roles in Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani and the Telugu films Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?, Maine Pyar Kiya and Bhale Bhale Magadivoy.
Personal life[edit]
Madhumitha married her longtime boyfriend, actor Siva Balaji on 1 March 2009 at Kalinga Function Place in Hyderabad, Telangana.[5]Siva Balaji was her co-actor in her film Englishkaran.[6][7] They have two sons, Dhanvin and Gagan.[8][9]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2002 | Sandade Sandadi | Telugu | ||
2002 | Kalusukovalani | Anjali's friend | Telugu | |
2002 | Rendu Gundela Chappudu | Telugu | ||
2002 | Manmadhudu | Swapna | Telugu | |
2002 | Nuvve Nuvve | Anjali's Friend | Telugu | |
2003 | Ammailu Abbailu | Ranjani | Telugu | |
2003 | Dham | Telugu | ||
2004 | Puttintiki Ra Chelli | Lakshmi | Telugu | |
2004 | Kudaikul Mazhai | Madhumitha | Tamil | |
2005 | Keelu Gurram | Telugu | Credited as Swapna Madhuri | |
2005 | Amudhey | Nancy | Tamil | |
2005 | Boyy Friend | Lekha | Malayalam | |
2005 | Englishkaran | Sandhya | Tamil | |
2006 | Naalai | Charu | Tamil | |
2007 | Aanivaer | Sandhya | Tamil | |
2007 | Naanu Neenu Jodi | Gowri | Kannada | |
2008 | Arai En 305-il Kadavul | Mahishasuramardhini (Mahi) | Tamil | |
2009 | Solla Solla Inikkum | Radhika | Tamil | |
2009 | Yogi | Rajasulochana | Tamil | Won- Vikadan awards for Best Supporting Actress Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress |
2011 | Thoonga Nagaram | Tamil | Special appearance | |
2011 | Kadhal Meipada | Aishwarya | Tamil | |
2012 | Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? | Visalakshi | Telugu | |
2013 | Biriyani | Varalakshmi | Tamil | |
2014 | Maine Pyar Kiya | Malathi | Telugu | |
2015 | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy | Gayathri | Telugu | |
2019 | Vinaya Vidheya Rama | Nandana | Telugu | |
2019 | Buddhan Yesu Gandhi | Bharathi | Tamil | Filming |
2019 | Garjanai | Tamil | Filming |
References[edit]
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- ^'Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil'. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Yogi: Not original, but not bad either'. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^'Siva Balaji and Madhumita's Marriage Ceremony'. indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^'Madhumitha Betrothal Function'. indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^'Madhumitha to wed her lover'. Oneindia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^'Siva Balaji family, childhood photos – Shiva | Celebrity family wiki'. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit]
- Madhumitha on IMDb
- Madhumitha (as Swapna Madhuri) on IMDb
Born | 23 February 1979 (age 41) Railway Koduru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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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 and dancer who has worked in both Kannada and Telugu languages. He started his career by acting and hosting television shows and has participated in the Kannada Film Industry for almost a decade. He shot to fame for co-hosting the hit Kannada reality show Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu[1] on Asianet Suvarna Channel, with Kannada Star Sudeep. He recently hosted a Kannada dance reality show named Takadhimita on Colors Kannada Channel.
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]
Telugu Tv Serial Actor Balaji Rao
Early life[edit]
Telugu Tv Serial Actor Balaji Krishna
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 Bharathanatyam under 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 has also 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 and[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 for Zee 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 |
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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 |
2014 | Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu Season 3 | Mentor |
2015 | Dancing Stars Season 2[10] | Host |
2015 | Zee Telugu 3.2.1.GO | Host |
2015 | Colors Kannada Dancing Star Junior | Host |
2015 | 'Super Jodi | Host |
2015 | Zee Telugu 13 Fear is Real | Host |
2016 | Star Suvarna Dance Dance | Host |
2016 | KICK | Host |
2017 | Super Jodi Season 2 (Star Suvarna) | Host |
2017 | Deshamudrulu (MAA TV) | Host |
2017 | Super Talk Time (Colors Super) | Host |
2018 | Master Dancer | Host |
2018 | Pyate Hudgir Halli Lyfu Season 4 | Host |
2018 | Sixth Sense | Host |
2018 | Halli Haida Pyateg Banda Season 4 | Host |
2019 | Thakadimitha | Host |
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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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 | Gaganachukki (Kannada) | Lead | Under Production |
2014 | Love on NH4 (Kannada) | Lead | Under Production |
2014 | Devarawne Bidu Guru | Lead | Under Production, Directed by Bigg Boss Kannada Season 4 winner Pratham |
Telugu Tv Serial Actor Balaji Telugu
References[edit]
- ^'Pyate Hudgir Halli Life'. Exchange for Media.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
- ^'Breaking : Bigg Boss 8 Kanada Winner Is Akul Balaji'. Business of cinema. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^'Evam Inderjit'. Deccan Herald Metrolife. 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^'Kannada Television Awards'. IndianTelevision.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^'Kuniyonu Baara'. Zee Kannada. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010.
- ^'Pyate Mandi Kaadige Bandru'. Media Asia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
- ^'Hosa Luv Story'. IndianTelevision. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^'Mane Munde Mahalakshmi'. Oneindia Kannada. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^'Dancing Star in ETV'. Cineblitz. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^'ETV Twin Treat'. India Glitz. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^'Akul Balaji is both Ranadheera and Magadheera'. Times of India. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
External links[edit]
Preceded by Vijay Raghavendra | Bigg Boss Kannada Winner (Series 2) 2014 | Succeeded by Shruti |