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{{short description|Indian film director (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Balaji Sakthivel
| image =File:Balaji Sakthivel At The ‘Vaanam Kottatum’ Audio Launch.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Balaji Sakthivel at ''[[Vaanam Kottatum]]'' Audio Launch
| birthname = Balamuralidharan Sakthivel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|01|01}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=554 |title=Balaji Sakthivel |work=TANTIS |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302091134/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=554 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Batlagundu]], [[Dindigul District|Dindigul]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername =
| occupation = [[Writer]], [[Film director|director]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Director Balaji Sakthivel |url=http://en.600024.com/director/balaji-sakthivel-biography/cut/ |publisher=600024 |access-date=18 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518103227/http://en.600024.com/director/balaji-sakthivel-biography/cut/ |archive-date=18 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| years_active = 2002–present
| spouse = Kalanithi
| children = Koushi, Vidhyadharan
| domesticpartner =
| website =
}}
'''Balaji Sakthivel''' is an Indian director of [[Tamil film]]s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Aruna V. Iyer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3572209.ece |title=Cities / Tiruchirapalli : Director engages in a critical appreciation session of his latest release |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2012-06-26 |access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> He is best known for directing the 2004 film, ''[[Kaadhal]]''.

==Career==
Balaji Sakthivel began as an assistant director of popular director [[S. Shankar]]. In 2002, he directed his first film, ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' for [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] – however despite receiving positive reviews, did not make it big at the box-office. After a two-year break, he released ''[[Kaadhal]]'' under the [[S Pictures]] banner, the production house of [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]. The film starring relatively new actors, [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] and [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] made it big at the box-office and earned the stars and the director instant recognition. His ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]].

==Personal life==
Balaji Sakthivel is married to Dr. L.R.S. Kalanithi, who is an Associate Professor of English and Vice-principal (Students' Affairs) of Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai. They have two children, a daughter (B.K.Koushi Mahalakshmi) born in 2004 and a son (B.K.Vidhyadharan) born in 2007. Their native is Dindigul. They were residing in [[Virugambakkam]], [[Chennai]]. But have recently moved to a nearby neighbourhood Ramapuram, Chennai.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Film
! colspan="3" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:350px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Writer
! width=65 | Actor
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Kaadhal]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Kalloori]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]<br>[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]<br />[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director]]<br />[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]]<br>[[Vijay Award for Best Director]]
|-
| 2019
|''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Vaanam Kottatum]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|-
| TBA
| ''Yaar Ivargal''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| Delayed<ref>{{cite news|title=Balaji Sakthivel's next is Yaar Ivargal|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/oct/02/balaji-sakthivels-next-is-yaar-ivargal-1665336.html|access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Ra Ra Rajasekhar]]''
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Tamil
| Delayed<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-28|title=Update on Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/update-on-balaji-sakthivels-ra-ra-rajasekhar.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Behindwoods}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| {{Pending film|[[Ponniyin Selvan (2022 film)|Ponniyin Selvan]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Multilingual
| Post-production
|}

== References ==
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==External links==

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