Daniel Balaji | Famous Tamil actor Daniel Balaji dies of heart attack in Chennai at the age of 48

Daniel Balaji | Famous Tamil actor Daniel Balaji dies of heart attack in Chennai at the age of 48

Daniel Balaji Dies

Famous Tamil actor Daniel Balaji dies of heart attack in Chennai at the age of 48

Actor Daniel Balaji, who worked predominantly in Tamil films, died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Chennai last night. Yesterday news came that the actor was taken to the hospital after complaining of severe chest pain. The unexpected demise of the 48-year-old actor has sent a wave of mourning across the Tamil film fraternity and left his devoted fans in disbelief.His body has been taken to his home in Purasaivakkam for the last rites.

As soon as the news of Shri Balaji's demise came, the process of paying tribute to him started on social media.

Daniel Balaji started his career as a unit production manager in Kamal Haasan's unfinished film 'Marudhunayagam'. He then moved to television with Radhika Sarathkumar's 'Chitthi', where his character was named Daniel - from which he got the screen name Daniel Balaji.

He has played memorable roles in 'Kakka Kakka' and 'Vettaiyaadu Vilayadu'.His film debut was in 2022 with the Tamil film 'April Madhathil'. Apart from Tamil films, he acted in several Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.