Portrait of Daniel Balaji

Acting

Daniel Balaji

Career

Active from 2003 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vada Chennai
Vada Chennai
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daniel Balaji Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5
  • Satire & Parody
    0.6, average 2.3
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Tamil Cinema 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Telugu Action Thriller 2
  • Road Trip Gone Wrong 2
  • High Stakes 2
  • High-Octane Action 2
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Urban Setting 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Alaigal
Alaigal

TV show ยท as Dharma

Vada Chennai II: Anbuvin Ezhichi
Vada Chennai II: Anbuvin Ezhichi

as Thambi

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 66
BP 180
BP 180 (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Arnold

Ariyavan
Ariyavan (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

as Thuraipandi

Tuck Jagadish
Tuck Jagadish (2021)
GoodWatch score 49

as Veerendra

Anandham Vilayadum Veedu
Anandham Vilayadum Veedu (2021)

as Karuppan

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Bigil
Bigil (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Daniel

Gangs of Madras
Gangs of Madras (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bhaskar/Boxy

Vada Chennai
Vada Chennai (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Thambi

Maayavan
Maayavan (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rudran

Bangalore Underworld
Bangalore Underworld (2017)

as ACP Thomas

Bairavaa
Bairavaa (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kottai Veeran

Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo
Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hiren

Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hiren

Vai Raja Vai
Vai Raja Vai (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rangarajan (Raadhu)

Yennai Arindhaal
Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gangster

Paisa Paisa
Paisa Paisa (2013)

as Kidnapper

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 65
Bhagavan
Bhagavan (2009)
GoodWatch score 23

as Saifudeen

Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Shiva

Polladhavan
Polladhavan (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ravi

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

as Amudhan Sukumaran

Gharshana
Gharshana (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

as Srikanth

Black
Black (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ezhumalai

Kaakha Kaakha
Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

as Shrikanth

Kadhal Konden
Kadhal Konden (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

as Police Inspector

April Maadhathil
April Maadhathil (2002)

as Suresh