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{{Short description|South Indian producer and actor}}
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| birth_name = Krishnamoorthy Balaji
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|8|5}}
| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2009|5|2|1934|8|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor-producer K Balaji passes away|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/actor-producer-k-balaji-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsbLfgjbg.html|publisher=sify.com|access-date=22 October 2011|date=3 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109185630/http://www.sify.com/movies/actor-producer-k-balaji-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfsbLfgjbg.html|archive-date=9 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Villan Balaji
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| occupation = Film actor, producer
| years_active = 1951–2010
| known_for = [[Billa (1980 film)|Billa (1980)]] – Producer
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| spouse = Anandavalli (died in 1995)
| children = [[Suresh Balaje]]<br/>Sujatha<br/>[[Suchitra Mohanlal]]
| parents = Krishnamoorthy<br>Janaki
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*[[Y. G. Mahendra]] (nephew)
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'''Krishnamoorthy Balaji '''(5 August 1934{{spaced ndash}}2 May 2009) was an Indian [[film producer]] and [[actor]]. He was a prominent actor in the 1960s and 70s, playing lead, supporting and antagonist roles. He appeared in many [[Sivaji Ganesan]] movies.

==Early life==
Balaji was born to Krishnamoorthy Achari and Janaki in [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore]]. He was the grandson of colonial era advocate [[T. Rangachari]].
He started acting at an early age, when he performed in school plays and amateur theatre shows.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?ID=107&StoryID=ENTEN20090092624& |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924153417/http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?ID=107&StoryID=ENTEN20090092624& |archive-date=24 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
Balaji contacted [[S. S. Vasan]], then owner of [[Gemini Studios]] in 1951, looking for work. He was offered a minor role in ''[[Avvaiyar (film)|Auvaiyar]]'', in which he played the Hindu god Muruga.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131030151025/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/05/15/stories/2009051551370700.htm ]</ref>

Balaji soon understood that he was better off playing a villain or the hero's understudy with a negative angle in films that included ''Padithaal Mattum Podhumaa'', ''[[Bale Pandiya (1962 film)|Bale Pandiya]]'', En Kadamai and ''[[Thillana Mohanambal]]''.

While working as an actor, he was hired as a manager in Narasu Studios in the southwest suburbs. In the 1960s, after coming into contact with top Hindi actors such as [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Dilip Kumar]] and Tamil stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]] and actress [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]], he began to remake Hindi hits in Tamil. His first production was ''[[Annavin Aasai]]'', a remake of ''Chand Aur Sooraj'' directed by [[Dulal Guha]]. The debut production film starred Gemini Ganesan and Savithri in the lead.

He then went on to remake popular Hindi films such as ''[[Dushman (1971 film)|Dushman]]'' (1971) and ''[[Namak Haraam]]'' (1973) both starring [[Rajesh Khanna]], ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975), and ''Qurbani''.

He founded Sujatha Cine Arts in 1966. He was also the founder of Sujatha Recording Studio, where sound recordings for most of the big-budget movies of the 1980s and '90s were done.

In 1979 began to produce films in Hindi, including the successful ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amardeep]]''.

== Family ==
His wife Anandavalli died in 1995. The couple had three children, [[Suresh Balaje]], Sujatha and Suchitra Mohanlal. Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal|Mohanlal Viswanathan]] is his son-in-law. He was also the grandfather of [[Pranav Mohanlal]] and Sooraj Balaji. The comedian [[Y. G. Mahendran]] is his nephew through his sister [[Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy]].

==Death==
Balaji died on 2 May 2009 evening due to multiple organ and [[kidney failure]]. He had been hospitalised for over a month.

==Filmography==

===As producer===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year !!Film !!Director!!Notes
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|1966 || ''[[Annavin Aasai]]'' || Dada Mirasi || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Chand Aur Suraj]]''
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|1967 || ''[[Thangai]]'' || [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] ||
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|1968 || ''[[En Thambi]]'' || A. C. Tirulokchandar || Remake of Telugu film ''[[Aastiparulu]]''
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|1969 || ''[[Thirudan]]'' || A. C. Tirulokchandar || Remake of Telugu film ''[[Adrushtavanthalu]]''
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|1970 || ''[[Engirundho Vandhaal]]'' || A. C. Tirulokchandar || Remake of Telugu film ''[[Punarjanma (1963 film)|Punarjanma]]''
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|1972 || ''[[Raja (1972 film)|Raja]]'' || [[C. V. Rajendran]] || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]''
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|1972 || ''[[Neethi (1972 film)|Needhi]]'' || C. V. Rajendran || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Dushman (1972 film)|Dushman]]''
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|1974 || ''[[En Magan (1974 film)|En Magan]]'' || C. V. Rajendran || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Be-Imaan]]''
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|1976 ||''[[Unakkaga Naan]]'' || C. V. Rajendran || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Namak Haraam]]''
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|1977 || ''[[Dheepam]]'' || [[K. Vijayan]] || Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Theekkanal]]''
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|1978 || ''[[Thyagam]]'' || K. Vijayan || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Amanush]]''
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|1978 || ''[[Nallathoru Kudumbam]]'' || K. Vijayan || Remake of Telugu film ''Alumagalu''
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|1979 || ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amar Deep]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy, K. Vijayan || Remake of Tamil film ''[[Dheepam]]''
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|1980 || ''[[Sujatha (1980 film)|Sujatha]]'' || K. Vijayan || Remake of Malayalam movie ''Shalini Ente Kootukari''
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|1980 || ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]''
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|1981 || ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Deewaar]]''
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|1981||''[[Savaal]]''|| R. Krishnamoorthy ||Remake of Hindi film ''[[Haath Ki Safai ]]''
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|1982 || ''[[Vazhvey Maayam]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy || Remake of Telugu film ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekham]]''
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|1982 || ''[[Theerpu]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy || Remake of Malayalam film ''Ithihasam''
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|1983 || ''[[Sattam]]'' || K. Vijayan || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]''
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|1983 || ''[[Neethibathi]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy || Remake of Telugu film ''[[Justice Chowdary]]''
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|1984 || ''[[Vidhi]]'' || K. Vijayan || Remake of Telugu film ''[[Nyayam Kavali]]''
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|1984||''[[Niraparaadhi (1984 film)|Nirabaradhi]]'' ||K. Vijayan||Remake of Hindi film ''Be Abroo''
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|1985 || ''[[Bandham (1985 film)|Bandham]]'' || K. Vijayan ||
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|1985 || ''[[Kaaval (1985 film)|Kaaval]]'' || K. Vijayan ||Remake of Hindi film''[[Ardh Satya]]''
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|1985||''[[Mangamma Sapatham (1985 film)|Mangamma Sapatham]]'' || K. Vijayan||Remake of hindi film ''Kasam Paida Karne Wali Ki''
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|1986 || ''[[Marumagal (1986 film)|Marumagal]]'' || Karthick Raghunath || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye]]''
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|1986 || ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'' || K. Vijayan ||Remake of Hindi film ''[[Qurbani (1980 film)|Qurbani]]''
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|1987 || ''[[Kudumbam Oru Koyil]]'' || A. C. Tirulokchandar ||
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| 1987 || ''[[Vairakkiyam]]'' || K. Vijayan ||Remake of Telugu film ''[[Anasuyamma Gari Alludu]]''
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| 1989 || ''[[En Rathathin Rathame]]'' || K. Vijayan, Sundar K. Vijayan || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]''
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| 1989 || ''[[Dravidan (1989 film)|Dravidan]]'' || R. Krishnamoorthy || Remake of Malayalam film''[[Aryan (1988 film)|Aryan]]''
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| 1989 ||''[[Kuttravali]]'' || Raja ||Remake of Hindi film ''Kaal Chakra''
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|}

===As actor===
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!Year !!Film !!Character/Role !!Notes

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|1956 || Madhurkula Manickam || || Tamil film
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| 1958 || ''[[Anbu Engey]]'' || Ramu || Tamil film
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| 1959 || Uthami Petra Rathinam || || Tamil film
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| 1959 || ''[[Sahodhari]]'' || || Tamil film
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| 1962 || ''[[Bale Pandiya (1962 film)|Bale Pandiya]]'' || Ravi ||Tamil film
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| 1962 || ''[[Padithaal Mattum Podhuma]]'' || Raju ||Tamil film
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| 1964 || ''[[School Master (1964 film)|School Master]] '' || Murali || Malayalam film
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| 1964 || ''[[Atom Bomb (film)|Atom Bomb]] '' || Kochuraghavan Pillai || Malayalam film
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| 1965 || ''[[Vaazhkai Padagu]]'' || Kannabiram || Tamil film
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| 1967 || ''[[Pattanathil Bhootham]]'' || || Tamil film
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| 1967 || ''[[Iruttinte Athmavu]]'' || Chandran || Malayalam film
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| 1967 || ''[[Adhey Kangal]]'' || Doctor || Tamil film
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| 1968 || ''[[Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968 film)|Lakshmi Kalyanam]]'' || Lakshmi's husband || Tamil film
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| 1968 || ''[[Ragini (1968 film)|Ragini]]'' || || Malayalam film
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| 1968 || ''[[En Thambi]]'' || Viswam || Tamil film
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| 1969 || ''[[Shanti Nilayam]]'' || || Tamil film
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| 1972 || ''[[Vasantha Maligai]]'' || || Tamil film
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| 1975 || ''[[Aayirathil Oruthi]]'' || Gopi || Tamil film
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| 1975 || ''[[Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)|Swamy Ayyappan]]'' || || Malayalam film
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| 1976 || ''[[Vazhvu En Pakkam]]'' || Moorthy || Tamil film
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| [[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]] || ''[[Surakshaa]]'' || Doctor Shiva || Hindi film
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| [[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]] || ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amar Deep]]'' || Guest Appearance || Hindi film
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| 1980 || ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' || || Tamil film
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| 1980 || ''[[Jhonny (1980 film)|Jhonny]]'' || Police Officer || Tamil film
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|1981 || ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'' || Jagdish || Tamil film
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| 1981 || ''[[Savaal]]'' || Baba Sheak || Tamil film
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| 1983 || ''[[Justice Raja]]'' || Commissioner || Malayalam film
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| 1983 || ''[[Sattam]]'' || || Tamil film
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| 1986 || ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'' || || Tamil film
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* "https://web.archive.org/web/20120924153430/http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?ID=107&StoryID=ENTEN20090092624&&cp"
* "[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/veteran-tamil-actor-producer-k-balaji-is-dead_100187510.html Veteran Tamil actor-producer K. Balaji is dead]". ''Thaindian News'', 2 May 2009. Retrieved on 27 June 2009.
* "[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/18213.html K. Balaji Breathes His Last]". ''IndiaGlitz'', 2 May 2009. Retrieved on 27 June 2009.
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090506054531/http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14885046 Actor-producer K Balaji passes away]". ''Sify Movies'', 3 May 2009. Retrieved on 27 June 2009.

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|1163202|K.Balaji}}
*http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movieslist.php?a=5463
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