Uday Kiran

Uday Kiran (26 June 1980 – 5 January 2014) was a Filmfare Award-winning Indian film actor, who primarily worked in the Telugu cinema. His first three films, Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu and Manasantha Nuvve, were successful hits, earning him the title "Hat-trick Hero".[3][4]

Uday Kiran
Uday Kiran
Born	(1980-06-26)26 June 1980[1] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Died	5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 33)[2] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
Cause of death	Suicide
Occupation	Actor
Notable credit(s)	Nuvvu Nenu (2001) Chitram (2000) Manasantha Nuvve (2001) Nee Sneham (2002) Kalusukovalani (2002) Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu (2003)
Spouse(s)	Vishitha ​ ( m. 2012; his death 2014)

In 2001, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu[5] for the film Nuvvu Nenu, and became the youngest winner of the Filmfare best actor award after Tamil actor Kamal Haasan. He is the only Telugu actor to have his first four films remade into all regional languages. In 2006, he made his Tamil debut with the film Poi, directed by veteran K. Balachander.[6] Subsequently, he starred in romantic films including Nee Sneham and Kalusukovalani. His other performances have been in the films Sreeram, Avunanna Kaadanna, Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta and Jai Sriram.[7][8][9][10]

Personal life

Uday Kiran was born on 26 June 1980[1] to Telugu-speaking Brahmin family of VVK Murthy and Nirmala. He graduated in commerce from Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad. And he did schooling in K V Picket, near Jubilee Bus Stand, Hyderabad.[11] Kiran was engaged to Chiranjeevi's daughter Sushmitha in 2003,[12] but the engagement was broken.[13][14] He married Vishitha on 24 October 2012.[15]

Career

Kiran started modelling while he was in college. He made his film debut in the Hinglish film Mysterious Girl in 1999.[16] In 2000, Kiran made his Tollywood debut under his mentor, cinematographer turned film director Teja with the film Chitram, in which he played the 17-year-old lead character.[17]

This film, followed by two other films, Nuvvu Nenu and Manasantha Nuvve, made him among the very few actors in Telugu cinema to deliver three consecutive successful films. His performance as a hot-blooded youngster in Nuvvu Nenu won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) in the year 2001.

In his fourth film, Kalusukovalani, he displayed his dancing skills through the songs, "Udayinchina" and "Cheliya Cheliya". In his fifth film, Sreeram, he ventured into an action-oriented story of a youngster aspiring to become a top cop. 2002 saw him in Nee Sneham, another blockbuster movie of that year for which he was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for the second time.

In 2005, he ventured into Tamil with the film Poi directed by K. Balachander. He then did two more films, Vambu Sandai and Pen Singam in Tamil, the latter being the story penned by M. Karunanidhi, which did moderately well at the box office.

Death

Uday Kiran died by suicide on 5 January 2014.[18] ln the film industry that renowned actor Uday's engagement with Chiranjeevi's daughter had been called off earlier. After breakup, he tried in Tamil with his own production.[19] Kiran had suffered from depression due to financial crisis for almost a year.[1][20][21][22]

On 6 January 2014, Uday Kiran's body was kept at the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce and several film personalities including Dasari Narayana Rao, D Rama Naidu Venkatesh, D Suresh Babu, Srikanth, Shivaji, Tanikella Bharani, Chalapathi Rao, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, (Ex) MLA Jaya Sudha, Parachuri Gopalakrishna, Parachuri Venkateshwara Rao, Shivaji Raja, Anup Rubens, Samadra, Kadambari Kiran, Sunil and Anita were among those who paid their last respects to the actor, before being taken to the cremation grounds.[23] According to AP police, a young fan of Uday Kiran allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Komatapalli junction in Bobbili sub-division in Vizianagaram.[24]

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Role	Notes
1999	Mysterious Girl	Hindi	Gautham
2000	Chitram	Telugu	Ramana
2001	Nuvvu Nenu		Ravi
	Manasantha Nuvve		Chanti (Venu)
2002	Kalusukovalani		Ravi
	Sreeram		Sreeram
	Holi		Kiran
	Nee Sneham		Venu Madhav	Nominated : Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
2003	Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu		Anand
2004	Love Today		Shiva
2005	Avunanna Kaadanna		Ravi
2006	Poi	Tamil	Kamban
2007	Viyyalavari Kayyalu	Telugu	Vamsi
2008	Vambu Sandai	Tamil	Prabhakaran
	Gunde Jhallumandi	Telugu	Balraju (Rajesh)
	Ekaloveyudu		Karthik
2010	Pen Singam	Tamil	Surya
2012	Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta	Telugu	Hari
2013	Jai Sriram		Sriram Srinivas
2014	Chitram Cheppina Katha			Unreleased

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

• 2001 – Best Actor – Nuvvu Nenu
• 2002 – Best Actor – Telugu – Nee Sneham – Nominated

References

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2. "Hero Uday Kiran Death". filmcircle.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
3. "I, Me, Myself - Uday Kiran". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 November 2003. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
4. M. L. Narasimham (12 February 2010). "Arts / Cinema : Heart-warming tale". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
5. "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times Of India. 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
6. The Hindu : Friday Review Hyderabad : A new dawn for Uday Archived 9 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Jai Sriram movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
8. "Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / Cinema : Uday Kiran to go by viability". Chennai, India: The India times. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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10. "Jai Sriram - Movie review". Sakshi Post. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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12. "Uday Kiran gets engaged to Chiru's daughter today". timesofindia.com. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
13. "Incompatibility hits star wedding". timesofindia.com. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
14. "Marriage is not a priority now: Uday Kiran". sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
15. "Uday Kiran Marriage on October 24th". Gulte.com. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
16. "I've to shed the lover boy image: Uday - Times of India". The Times of India.
17. "Reviews : Movie Reviews : Nuvvu Nenu". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
18. "Hero Uday Kiran no More". Filmcircle.com. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
19. "Telugu actor Uday Kiran commits suicide". 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
20. "Uday Kiran had severe financial crisis | Deccan Chronicle". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
21. "Uday Kiran's Shocking Death: Advocate Blames 'Four' Big Tollywood Camps for Actor's Suicide - International Business Times". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
22. "The curious case of Uday Kiran & the 'Big 4' - Times Of India". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
23. "Uday Kiran's death suspicious case: police - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
24. "Upset over Uday Kiran's suicide, fan ends life | NDTV.com". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

• Uday Kiran on IMDb