Akul Balaji

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akul Balaji

• At 16, he took training in Bharatanatyam under Usha Datar. After that, he learned contemporary dance from Madhu Nataraj in Natya STEM Dance Kampni. After that, he learned Kathak from Dr. Maya Rao.

• In 2004, he was part of a play adapted from Badal Sarkar’s Evam Indrajit directed by Pawan Kumar.

• Before working as an actor in the film industry, he completed an advanced acting workshop under Mahesh Dattani.

• On 10 October 2006, he started his YouTube channel known as Akul Balaji Official.

• Some of the Kannada films in which he appeared are Athmeeya (2008), Paramesha Panwala (2008), and Loosegalu (2013).

  

• Some of the Kannada TV shows that he hosted are Halli Hyda Pyateg Banda (2010), Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifu Season 2 (2011), and Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru Season 2 (2011), which aired on Suvarna channel.
  

• Some of the Telegu TV shows he hosted are Pellinati Pramanalu (2012), Sye Ante Sye (2013), 3.2.1.GO (2015), and 13 Fear is Real (2015); these shows aired on Zee Telugu.
  

• In 2014, he became the winner of Bigg Boss Kannada.

  

• Some of the most popular videos on his YouTube channel are Akul Balaji Housewarming 2017 (2017), Akul Balaji Full Home Tour || Akul Balaji Official || Celebrity Home Tour (2021), and Ra Ra Rakkamma Exclusive Interview with Kiccha Sudeep (Part 1) | Vikrant Rona | Akul Balaji Official (2022).

• In 2020, he started learning 20-meter air rifle shooting at the Elite Shooting Academy in Bangalore.

  

• In 2020, he received Corporate Team Challenge Rtn. Vijaykumar Memorial Rotary Golf Trophy in the Open category.

  

•  As of 2024, he has 137K subscribers on his YouTube Channel, 8.7K followers on his Facebook page, and 206K followers on his Instagram handle.

• He maintains his fitness by working out at the gym.

  

• He is an avid lover of dogs and owns two dogs named Pootis and Simba.

  

• He drinks alcohol occasionally.