Uday Kiran
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Uday Kiran Vajpeyajula is an Indian film actor in Tollywood
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

 and Kollywood
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...

. His first three consecutive blockbuster
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...

 films earned him the title "Hatrick Hero".

Personal life

Uday Kiran was born on 26 June 1980 to Hyderabad-based VVK Murthy and Nirmala. He has an elder sister named Sridevi, who stays in the Gulf with hubby Prasanna and kids Teja & Mahati. He finished his Schooling at K.V.Picket, Inter at Triveni Jr. College and Graduation (B.Com) at Wesley College. He started off with ramp-walking and was Mr.Aptech
Aptech
Aptech Limited is a global retail and corporate training company with headquarters in Mumbai, India. The company commenced its IT training business in 1986 and has trained over 5 million students....

 in the year 2006 He ventured into film industry after his graduation. Uday Kiran in an Interview to a National news paper in 2003 has declared that the alleged troubled association with Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

, is a baseless rumor. Uday, stated that the family's good will with Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

 is maintained.

Career

He made his Tollywood debut under his mentor, a cinematographer turned film director Teja
Teja (film director)
Teja is an Indian film director, writer, producer and cinematographer. He directed many blockbusters Such as Jayam, Nijam, Nuvvu Nenu, Chitram etc. He is one of the most popular and top directors of tollywood. He has won many awards. Director Teja made a slam-bang entry into Tollywood with a...

 in the year 2000 with the block buster film Chitram
Chitram
Chitram is a 2000 Telugu film written and directed by Teja. This film stars Uday Kiran & Reema Sen in the lead roles and marked the debut of the lead actors. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao and has music composed by R.P. Patnaik...

 The picture, in which he played the main lead character of a 17 yrs old adolescent The film went on to become a trend setter

This film, followed by two other block busters, Nuvvu Nenu
Nuvvu Nenu
Nuvvu Nenu was 2001 hit Telugu film directed by Teja with a love storyline of a rich boy and a poor girl. Uday Kiran and Anita Hassanandani played the lead roles. The supporting roles were done by Sunil, Benarjee, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Telangana Shakuntala etc...

 and Manasantha Nuvve
Manasantha Nuvve
Manasantha Nuvve is a 2001 blockbuster Telugu film written and directed by V.N. Aditya. This film stars Uday Kiran & Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film is produced by M. S. Raju and has music composed by R. P...

 made him listed among the very few actors in Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...

 to deliver three consecutive successful fims. While his performance as a hot-blooded youngster in 'Nuvvu Nenu
Nuvvu Nenu
Nuvvu Nenu was 2001 hit Telugu film directed by Teja with a love storyline of a rich boy and a poor girl. Uday Kiran and Anita Hassanandani played the lead roles. The supporting roles were done by Sunil, Benarjee, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Telangana Shakuntala etc...

' won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) in the year 2001. He then did many films, each showcasing the various capabilities of his as an actor. In his Fourth film, 'Kalusukovalani
Kalusukovalani
Kalusukovalani is a 2002 musical hit Telugu film written and directed by Raghu Raj. The film stars Uday Kiran & Gajala in the lead roles. The film is produced by RPG productions and has music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It was remade into Tamil as Ice starring Priyanka Trivedi which released in...

' he displayed good dancing skills in the songs, "Udayinchina" and "Cheliya Cheliya". While in his Fifth film, 'Sreeram
Sreeram
Sreeram is a 2002 Tollywood film starring Uday Kiran, Anitha, & Ashish Vidyarthi. This film was directed by V.N. Aditya and produced by Burugapally Siva Rama Krishna. Music was scored by R. P. Patnaik. It is a remake of the film, Dhill.-Plot:...

' he ventured into an action oriented story of a youngster aspiring to become a top cop and garnered critical acclaim for exhibiting all-round acting.

In the year 2005, he ventured into Tamil Film Industry with the film Poi
Poi (film)
Poi is a Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander.-Review and plot:Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness...

directed by veteran K.Balachander. The film earned Uday Kiran the landmark of being associated with K.Balachander and Kollywood
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...

. He then did two more films, Vambu Sandai
Vambu Sandai
Vambu Sandai is a love thriller Tamil film starring Sathyaraj and Uday Kiran. The film opened to mixed reviews....

and Pen Singam
Pen Singam
Pen Singam is a 2010 Tamil film directed by Bali Srirangam. The film, based on M. Karunanidhi's novel Surulimalai, stars Meera Jasmine and Telugu actor Uday Kiran in lead roles, whilst Richard, Vivek, Rohini and Radha Ravi amongst others play supporting roles; Rambha, and J. K. Rithesh...

in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

, the latter being the story penned by noted writer and Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

, which did moderately well at the box office.

His Upcoming film Nuvekkadunte Nenakkadunta, a matured love story is all set to release.

Filmography

Year Release Date Title Language Role Director Other notes
2011 Dil Khabbadi Telugu Sri
2011 Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta
Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta
Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta is an upcoming Telugu film starring "Hat-trick Hero" Uday Kiran and Shweta Prasad in the lead roles. The film is being directed by Subha Selvam. The sound track of the film was composed by Pradeep koneru and the audio was successfully released with positive reviews...

Telugu Hari Subha Selvam
2010 3rd Jun Pen Singam
Pen Singam
Pen Singam is a 2010 Tamil film directed by Bali Srirangam. The film, based on M. Karunanidhi's novel Surulimalai, stars Meera Jasmine and Telugu actor Uday Kiran in lead roles, whilst Richard, Vivek, Rohini and Radha Ravi amongst others play supporting roles; Rambha, and J. K. Rithesh...

Tamil Surya Bali Srirangam Dubbed into Telugu as Alladista
2008 7th Nov EkaLOVEyudu Telugu Karthik K. Rama Krishna
2008 12th Sep Gunde Jhallumandi Telugu Balraju (Rajesh) Madan
2008 29th Feb Vambu Sandai
Vambu Sandai
Vambu Sandai is a love thriller Tamil film starring Sathyaraj and Uday Kiran. The film opened to mixed reviews....

Tamil Prabhakar Raj Kapoor Dubbed into Telugu as Lakshmi Putrudu
2007 1st Nov Viyyalavari Kayyalu
Viyyalavari Kayyalu
Viyyalavari Kayyalu is 2007 Telugu Film starring Uday Kiran and Neha Jhulka. E.Satti Babu directed this movie. L. Sreedhar, produced it under their banner Larsco Entertainments of Ramalakshmi Creations...

Telugu Vamshi E. Sattibabu
2006 23rd Dec Poi
Poi (film)
Poi is a Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander.-Review and plot:Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness...

Tamil Kamban/Vemana K. Balachandar Dubbed into Telugu as Abaddam
2005 6th Apr Avunanna Kaadanna Telugu Ram Mohan Teja
Teja (film director)
Teja is an Indian film director, writer, producer and cinematographer. He directed many blockbusters Such as Jayam, Nijam, Nuvvu Nenu, Chitram etc. He is one of the most popular and top directors of tollywood. He has won many awards. Director Teja made a slam-bang entry into Tollywood with a...

 
2004 5th Feb Love Today
Love Today
"Love Today" is the Grammy-nominated third single released by London-based singer Mika, taken from his album Life in Cartoon Motion. The song was produced by Greg Wells at Rocket Carousel studios and engineered by Drew Pearson. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2007 as a digital...

Telugu Shiva Arpudhan
2003 15th Aug Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu is a Telugu movie starring Uday Kiran and Shriya, directed by Raja Sekhar. Actor Krishnam Raju, Suman, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Ravi Babu, Brahmanandam, Krishna Mohan, Kakarala, Sujatha, Meena Kumari, and Jyothi play supporting role in this film.-Story:Raghavayya - a...

Telugu Anand Rajasekhar
2003 17th Mar Jodi No.1 Telugu Goutham Pratani Ramakrishna Goud
Pratani Ramakrishna Goud
Pratani Ramakrishna Goud, also known as R.K. Goud is a well known Telugu film producer, director, screen play writer and distributor. He also acted in few movies like Jodi No 1....

 
2002 1st Nov Nee Sneham
Nee Sneham
Nee Sneham is a 2002 film directed by Paruchuri Murali and produced by M S Raju . The film stars Uday Kiran, Aarti Agarwal and Jatin Grewal. The film was a moderate hit and well received by family groups. The screenplay and music tracks of the movie are highlights and stud for the movie success...

Telugu Venu Madhav Parachuri Murali
2002 30th Aug Holi
Holi
Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...

Telugu Kiran SVN Vara Prasad
2002 21st Jun Sreeram
Sreeram
Sreeram is a 2002 Tollywood film starring Uday Kiran, Anitha, & Ashish Vidyarthi. This film was directed by V.N. Aditya and produced by Burugapally Siva Rama Krishna. Music was scored by R. P. Patnaik. It is a remake of the film, Dhill.-Plot:...

Telugu Sreeram V. N. Adithya
2002 8th Feb Kalusukovalani
Kalusukovalani
Kalusukovalani is a 2002 musical hit Telugu film written and directed by Raghu Raj. The film stars Uday Kiran & Gajala in the lead roles. The film is produced by RPG productions and has music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It was remade into Tamil as Ice starring Priyanka Trivedi which released in...

Telugu Ravi Raghu Raj
2001 19th Oct Manasantha Nuvve
Manasantha Nuvve
Manasantha Nuvve is a 2001 blockbuster Telugu film written and directed by V.N. Aditya. This film stars Uday Kiran & Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film is produced by M. S. Raju and has music composed by R. P...

Telugu Chanti & Venu V. N. Adithya
2001 10th Aug Nuvvu Nenu
Nuvvu Nenu
Nuvvu Nenu was 2001 hit Telugu film directed by Teja with a love storyline of a rich boy and a poor girl. Uday Kiran and Anita Hassanandani played the lead roles. The supporting roles were done by Sunil, Benarjee, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Telangana Shakuntala etc...

Telugu Ravi Teja
Teja (film director)
Teja is an Indian film director, writer, producer and cinematographer. He directed many blockbusters Such as Jayam, Nijam, Nuvvu Nenu, Chitram etc. He is one of the most popular and top directors of tollywood. He has won many awards. Director Teja made a slam-bang entry into Tollywood with a...

2000 17th Jun Chitram
Chitram
Chitram is a 2000 Telugu film written and directed by Teja. This film stars Uday Kiran & Reema Sen in the lead roles and marked the debut of the lead actors. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao and has music composed by R.P. Patnaik...

Telugu Ramana Teja
Teja (film director)
Teja is an Indian film director, writer, producer and cinematographer. He directed many blockbusters Such as Jayam, Nijam, Nuvvu Nenu, Chitram etc. He is one of the most popular and top directors of tollywood. He has won many awards. Director Teja made a slam-bang entry into Tollywood with a...


Awards

  • Filmfare South Best Actor Award (Telugu) - Nuvvu Nenu (2001)

External links

  • http://jaganmohanreddy.com/2011/04/29/balayyas-blessings-for-uday-kiran/
  • http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/11/stories/2010061150321600.htm
  • http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/07/stories/2003110701080800.htm
  • http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/24/stories/2006022401910100.htm
  • http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/15/stories/2007091550670100.htm
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Actor_Award_(Telugu)
  • http://www.webindia123.com/personality/men/uday_kiran/uday.htm
  • http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/pen-singam-to-release-on-cms-birthday_100363909.html
  • http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-udaykiran1.html
  • http://www.chitramala.com/interviews/uday-kiran-6168.html
  • http://www.totaltollywood.com/interviews/I-want-to-reach-nook-and-cornor-as-an-actor-Udaykiran_2270.html
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