Bala Rajwadi

R Lingaraju (born 27 October 1973), known by his screen name Bala Rajwadi, is an Indian film and stage actor, director known for his work in Kannada cinema predominantly. He has also worked in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, and Malayalam cinema industries. Portraying mostly negative-shaded characters, he has appeared in over 50 films. Prior to acting in films, he worked as a stage actor with the theatre group called Janamana, from 1993. He has directed various documentaries and stage plays. He made his debut in the 1997 Kannada movie Nodu Baa Nammoora. Since 2016 he has been actively working in the south film industry.

Rajwadi got his major break in films after appearing as an antagonist in Bhairava Geetha (2018) which was a Ram Gopal Varma production. He is also noted for his performances in films like Mufti (2017), Bharate . Panchatantra. Damayanthi. He is the founder of the Niranthara foundation (established in the year 1999), a theatre group which aims to use theatre to address various social issues.

Early life and career
Bala Rajwadi was born as R Lingaraju on 27 October 1973, to S. Racha Shetty and S.Rajamma, in Mysuru of the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka).

Filmography

 * Nodu Baa Nammoora (1997)
 * Suli (2016)
 * Palllata (2016)
 * Vardhan (2017)
 * Mass Leader (2017)
 * Kataka (2017)
 * Kariya 2 (2017)
 * Once More Kaurava (2017)
 * Nanna Magale Heroine (2017)
 * Mufti (2017)
 * Samhara (2018)
 * Idam Premam Jeevanam (2018)
 * Dhwaja (2018)
 * Bhairava Geetha (2018) (Telugu and Kannada)
 * Vajra (2018)
 * My Story (2006) (Malayalam)
 * Fortuner (2019)
 * Ravi History (2019)
 * Prayanikara Gamanakke (2019)
 * Panchatantra (2019)
 * Anushka (2019)
 * Haftha (2019)
 * Bharaate (2019)
 * Kademane (Yet to release)
 * Damayanthi (2019)
 * Geetha (2019)
 * Baddi Magan Lifu (2019)
 * Navarathna (2019)
 * Virata Parva (Yet to release)
 * Aa Ondu Nota (Yet to release)
 * Naakumukha (Yet to release)
 * Utthamaru (Yet to release)
 * Daari Thappida Maga (Yet to release)
 * Godhra (Yet to release)
 * M R P (Yet to release)
 * chairman (Yet to release)
 * Ramarjuna (Yet to release)
 * Kaaneyaadavaru (Yet to release)
 * Koragappa.com (Yet to release)
 * Talvar pete (Yet to release)
 * Mufti (Yet to release) (Tamil remake)
 * Gandhi (Yet to release)
 * Natwarlal (Yet to release)
 * Berkley (Yet to release)
 * Chowda (Yet to release)
 * Escape (Yet to release)
 * Mr Jai (Yet to release)
 * Orchestra (Yet to release)
 * Boothakala (Yet to release)
 * Salt (Yet to release)
 * Act 1978 (Yet to release)
 * Shivana Paada (Yet to release)
 * Talwaar Pet (Yet to release)
 * Omlet (Yet to release)
 * Yellow Gang (Yet to release)
 * B1 G1 free (Yet to release)
 * Kundapur (Yet to release)
 * Kirick Shankar (Yet to release)
 * Tepmer (Yet to release)
 * Nadugallu (Yet to release)
 * Kshthriy (Yet to release)
 * Daari Yaaudayya Vaikuntake (Yet to release)
 * ellige Payana Yaaudo Daari (Yet to release)
 * Dheera Samarat (Yet to release)
 * Instant Cofee (Yet to release)
 * Bembidada Naavika (Yet to release)
 * Hoovina Haara (Yet to release)