Siva Balaji is an Indian actor and producer. He was born on October 14, 1980, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He started his career as an actor with Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story.
His famous Telugu movies are Annavaram, Chandamama, and Pothe Poni. His 2017 release includes Snehamera Jeevitham. He took up Kumkuma in 2005.
He got his debut Tamil film Englishkaran in the same year. He got 5 releases in 2006, Pothe Poni, Kokila, Sarada Saradaga, Aganthakudu and Annavaram. His film Pothe Poni directed by Tammareddy Bharadwaja won the Golden Nandi Award, which got him Copper Nandi Award for the same.
In 2007 two of his films- Pagale Vennela and Chandamama were released. Chandamama directed by Krishna Vamsi, Navdeep was another lead and the movie succeeded well at the box office and gained huge applause for him in the role of a good-hearted village boy.
Kajal Aggarwal and Sindhu Menon were the heroines of the film. Target was released in 2008 and that’s a wrong choice made. He did Mast in 2009 produced by actor Suresh. Shambo Shiva Shambo directed by Samuthirakani was another milestone in his career released in 2010 and was a huge success.
He worked with Ravi Teja and Allari Naresh in the film, while Priyamani and Abhinaya were the heroines. He took up supporting roles for Janda Pai Kapiraju and Katamarayudu, both of which helped him gain more fame post his commercial failures at the box office.
He appeared in the reality show Bigg Boss Telugu, which he won on 24 September 2017. Post the success and popularity of Bigg Boss, he has returned to lead roles in films, marked by his film 2017 Snehamera Jeevitham, and has also appeared in the dance show Neethone Dance.
He has a younger sister Gayathri Lingam who is married to Yathendra Lingam, and younger brothers Prashanth Balaji and Krishna Sai. In 2009, he married actress Madhumitha, whom he paired in his film Englishkaran. They have two sons, Dhanvin Kangula, born on 11 February 2010, and Gagan Kangula, born on 28 November 2014