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| birth_name = Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam Aranakatte
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| caption = Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1976|8|18}}
| birth_place = [[Hiriyur]], [[Chitradurga]], [[Karnataka]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Teacher|director|actor}}
| alma_mater = [[Bangalore University]]
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| genre = Short Stories
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| notableworks = Burma Express, Ceylon Cycle
| spouse = Divya S
| children = Akshara Zen, Ivanka Zen
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'''Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam''' is an Indian author, filmmaker, and journalist, primarily known for his contributions to Kannada and Tamil literature and short films. His literary works, which explore themes of immigrant life, dislocation, and post-modern existence, include the Kannada short story collection ''Ceylon Cycle'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raj |first1=K. Sundara |title=The journey of migration |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-journey-of-migration/article22418704.ece |work=The Hindu |date=11 January 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> which won the ''U R Ananthamurthy Award'', and his acclaimed Tamil novel, ''Al Khozama'', a winner of the ''Zero Degree Publication Novel Prize''.<ref>{{cite web |title=ZDP Award 2021 Novel Winners |url=https://www.zerodegreepublishing.com/collections/zdp-award-2021 |website=Zero Degree Publishing |language=en}}</ref> As a filmmaker, his short film, "Burma Express,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9053550/|title=Burma Express|via=IMDb}}</ref> was recognized with the Best Short Film award at the South Asian International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saiff.org/2018/films/burma-express/|title=Burma Express}}</ref>

==Career==
Kanakaraj started as Journalist in 2001 working with Aakruthi, Kannada Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aakrutikannada.com/,%20https://aakrutikannada.com|title=ಸೃಜನಶೀಲ ಲೇಖನಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ | ಇದು ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗಾಗಿ|date=June 30, 2020|website=aakrutikannada.com}}</ref>

He taught English literature at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faculty.psau.edu.sa/en/psau/facultymember/7523|title=Faculty Members | Faculty Members|website=faculty.psau.edu.sa}}</ref> In 2025, he initiated Nelaa, a cultural foundation that promotes Indian Dance, Music and Art forms among non-resident Indian's.

==Author==
Kanakaraj worked under the tutelage of Writer, Director [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar|Nagathihalli Chandrashekar]].He was assistant director to Nagathihalli Chandrashekar.

In 2017, he published Kannada Short Story Collection Ceylon Cycle. It received UR Ananathamurthy award from Shivamogga Kannada Sangha adn was reviewed well in literary circles.

His middles have been published in leading Kannada Newspapers like Prajavani, Kannada Prabha & periodicals like Mayura.

He's active in the literary competitions and has won quite a few awards for his short stories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.thehindustangazette.com/crime/kanakaraj-debuts-in-international-story-competition-8001|title=ಅನಿವಾಸಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕಥಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನಕರಾಜ್ ಪ್ರಥಮ - The Hindustan Gazette Kannada|date=February 25, 2021}}</ref>
Kanakaraj has translated works of Tamil Authors like [[Imayam (writer)|Imayam]], [[Indira Parthasarathy]] into Kannada.<br>He has translated works of [[Devanur Mahadeva]] into Tamil.

His published works in Kannada are:
* Ceylon Cycle 2017 {{ISBN|978-93-81920-84-8}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-journey-of-migration/article22418704.ece|title=The journey of migration|first=K. Sundara|last=Raj|date=January 11, 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
* Zorbana rekhkhe naanu 2022 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://naanugauri.com/rahamat-tarikeres-note-on-to-be-published-compilation-of-essays-zorbana-rekke-haadu/|title='ಜ಼ೋರ್ಬಾನ ರೆಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು': ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳು|first=ಪ್ರೊ ರಹಮತ್|last=ತರೀಕೆರೆ|date=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
* Bhagyala Thande {{ISBN|978-93-84501-57-0}}
* Aurangazeb {{ISBN|978-93-87592-52-0}}

Kanakaraj has also published works in Tamil, notable among them are:
* Al Khozama {{ISBN|978-93-95233-26-2}} explores lives of Arab Bedouins and Indian expatriates. It won the Zero Degree Publication Novel Prize 2021 <ref>{{cite web | title=கனகராஜ் பாலசுப்பிரமணியம் | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f_1k0kC_aM | access-date=2025-11-02}}{{User-generated inline|date=November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zerodegreepublishing.com/products/al-khozama-kanakaraj-balasubramanyam|title=Al Khozama- Kanakaraj Balasubramanyam|website=Zero Degree Publishing 1}}</ref>
* Palaivanaththi Aindham Suvar {{ISBN|978-93-91994-18-1}}
* Nila Nigazhangal

==Film Making==
Kanakaraj assisted [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar|Nagathihalli Chandrashekar]] in his movie ventures. In 2018, he directed a Short film Burma Express,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saiff.org/2018/films/burma-express/|title=Burma Express|via=saiff.org}}</ref> which was awarded Best Short film in 2018 edition of [[ISAFF|South Asian International Film Festival]]. His movie 99 was featured in 2024 Dasara Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starofmysore.com/10-short-films-selected-for-dasara-film-festival/|title=10 short films selected for Dasara Film Festival|date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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