MK Balaji

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MK Balaji is an Indian singer, songwriter, composer and independent artist from Chennai. As a playback singer he has sung more than 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. His first song a lyricist was for the movie Sethupathi. He has hosted popular TV shows in Star Vijay and Zee Tamil. He made a debut as an indie artist with his single Good Naai bad Aadu that takes a fun jab at meat eating animal lovers.{{Cite web |date=2013-01-07 |title=MK Balaji back in business - Times Of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-07/news-interviews/36191610_1_tuneega-tuneega-telugu-film-sumanth-ashwin-and-rhea |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-07/news-interviews/36191610_1_tuneega-tuneega-telugu-film-sumanth-ashwin-and-rhea |archive-date=2013-02-16 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Times of India}}{{Cite web |date=2016-04-23 |title='Silence is a source of power' |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/‘Silence-is-a-source-of-power’/2013/04/23/article1556751.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114610/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/%E2%80%98Silence-is-a-source-of-power%E2%80%99/2013/04/23/article1556751.ece |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite news |date=2017-01-15 |title=MK Balaji to tie the knot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mk-balaji-to-tie-the-knot/articleshow/20273385.cms |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Biography

MK Balaji is the voice behind many South Indian film songs including "Rettai Kathire" from the Tamil movie Maattrraan directed by K. V. Anand starring Surya Sivakumar. He has delivered many successful songs in Tamil and Telugu. He has also collaborated with music directors like D Imman, Karthik Raja, Sundar C. Babu, Taj Noor, James Vasanthan, Sirpy, Sabesh–Murali and Srikanth Deva.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

Early music

He started his singing career with reality shows on television. His band V3, of which he was the lead singer, presented a sound track in the Oohlalala album which consists of original compositions by the winners of the show Oohlalala aired on the Tamil channel Sun TV. It was judged by the Oscar winner AR Rahman. His band was judged the winning band and he eventually got the breakthrough as a playback singer.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

Discography

Below is the partial discography of the songs sung by MK Balaji.

;Film songs

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Song title !Film/album !Music director !co singers
Hey Mama \|Sethupathi \|Nivas K. Prasanna \| Anirudh Ravichandar
Rettai Kathirae \|Maattrraan \|Harris Jayaraj \| Krish
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja \|Oru Oorla Rendu Raja \|D. Imman \| Anthony Daasan
Sara Sara Saravedi \|Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal \|Harris Jayaraj \| KK, Srilekha
Kadal Naan Thaan \|Endrendrum Punnagai \|Harris Jayaraj \| Sudha Ragunathan, Suzanne D'Mello
I'm a Fighter \|Oh My Dog \|Nivas K. Prasanna \|Yuvan Shankar Raja, Nivas K. Prasanna, MK Balaji
Vellaikari \|Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam \|G. V. Prakash Kumar \| NSK Ramya
Enge poveno \|Angadi Theru \|Vijay Antony \| Benny Dayal
Dhool Tucker \|Dhool Tucker Single \|L.V Ganesan \| feat Prabhu Deva
Unnai Enni \|Aayirathil Iruvar \|Bharadwaj \|
Sexy Lady \|Ninaithale Inikkum \|Vijay Antony \| NSK Ramya, Maya
Thulle Rani \|Super Cowboy(Telugu) \|G. V. Prakash Kumar \| NSK Ramya
Dilamo Dilamo \|Mahatma (Telugu) \|Vijay Antony \| Sangeetha
Tuneega Tuneega \|Tuneega Tuneega \|Karthik Raja \|

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Song title

!Film/album

!Music director

!co singers

Hey Mama

|Sethupathi

|Nivas K. Prasanna

| Anirudh Ravichandar

Rettai Kathirae

|Maattrraan

|Harris Jayaraj

| Krish

Oru Oorla Rendu Raja

|Oru Oorla Rendu Raja

|D. Imman

| Anthony Daasan

Sara Sara Saravedi

|Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal

|Harris Jayaraj

| KK, Srilekha

Kadal Naan Thaan

|Endrendrum Punnagai

|Harris Jayaraj

| Sudha Ragunathan, Suzanne D'Mello

I'm a Fighter

|Oh My Dog

|Nivas K. Prasanna

|Yuvan Shankar Raja, Nivas K. Prasanna, MK Balaji

Vellaikari

|Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam

|G. V. Prakash Kumar

| NSK Ramya

Enge poveno

|Angadi Theru

|Vijay Antony

| Benny Dayal

Dhool Tucker

|Dhool Tucker Single

|L.V Ganesan

| feat Prabhu Deva

Unnai Enni

Sexy Lady

| NSK Ramya, Maya

Thulle Rani

|Super Cowboy(Telugu)

|G. V. Prakash Kumar

| NSK Ramya

Dilamo Dilamo

|Mahatma (Telugu)

|Vijay Antony

| Sangeetha

Tuneega Tuneega

|Tuneega Tuneega

|Karthik Raja

;Single

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Song title !Featuring !Record Label
Good Naai Bad Aadu \|MK Balaji, Teju Ashwini, Sudhir Ravichandran \|Saregama

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Song title

!Featuring

!Record Label

Good Naai Bad Aadu

|MK Balaji, Teju Ashwini, Sudhir Ravichandran

|Saregama

;As lyricist

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Song title !Film/album !Music director !Singers
"Hawa hawa" \|Sethupathi \|"Nivas K. Prasanna" \| "Karthik, Sanindhavi
I'm a Fighter \|Oh My Dog \|Nivas K. Prasanna \| Yuvan Shankar Raja, Nivas K. Prasanna, MK Balaji
Good Naai Bad Aadu \|"Single" \|"MK Balaji" \|

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Song title

!Film/album

!Music director

!Singers

"Hawa hawa"

|Sethupathi

|"Nivas K. Prasanna"

| "Karthik, Sanindhavi

I'm a Fighter

|Oh My Dog

|Nivas K. Prasanna