Director · Producer · Actor · Writer

RJ Balaji

आरजे बालाजी

b. 20 June 1985, Chennai · also credited as Balaji Patturaj

Balaji Patturaj (born 20 June 1985), popularly known as RJ Balaji, is an Indian radio jockey, actor, television presenter, comedian and film director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known as the host of the 92.7 Big FM shows The Night Show with RJ Balaji, Take it Easy and its now-defunct segment Cross Talk, in which he made prank calls to unsuspecting victims. Originally a radio jockey, Balaji is also active in other fields; he is known for his association with the television shows Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Dheva and Why This Kolaveri, and for his performance in the films Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013), Vadacurry (2014) Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), Pugazh (2016) and LKG (2019) (as a lead actor), Mookuthi Amman (2020), Veetla Vishesham (2022) (as a lead actor and a co-director) and Karuppu (2026) (debut as the solo director).