Uday Kiran Vajpeyajula (Telugu: ఉదయ కిరణ్ వజ్పెయజుల) is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Kollywood. His first three consecutive blockbuster films earned him the title "Hatrick Hero".
This film, followed by two other block busters, Nuvvu Nenu and Manasantha Nuvve, made him listed among the very few actors in Telugu cinema to deliver three consecutive successful fims. His performance as a hot-blooded youngster in Nuvvu Nenu won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) in the year 2001. He then did many films, each showcasing the various capabilities of his acting.
In his fourth film, Kalusukovalani, he displayed good dancing skills in the songs, "Udayinchina" and "Cheliya Cheliya". While in his fifth film, 'Sreeram' 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 directed by veteran K.Balachander. The film earned Uday Kiran the landmark of being associated with K.Balachander and Kollywood. 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.
His other noteworthy performances have been in films like Nee Sneham, Avunanna Kaadanna, and Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta.
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 husband Prasanna and children Teja & Mahati. He finished his schooling at K.V.Picket, Intermediate at Triveni Jr. College and Graduation (B.Com) at Wesley College. He started off with modeling and was Mr. Aptech in the year 2006.Career
He made his Tollywood debut under his mentor, cinematographer turned film director Teja in the year 2000 with the block buster film Chitram, in which he played the lead character of a 17 year old. The film went on to become a trend setter.This film, followed by two other block busters, Nuvvu Nenu and Manasantha Nuvve, made him listed among the very few actors in Telugu cinema to deliver three consecutive successful fims. His performance as a hot-blooded youngster in Nuvvu Nenu won him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) in the year 2001. He then did many films, each showcasing the various capabilities of his acting.
In his fourth film, Kalusukovalani, he displayed good dancing skills in the songs, "Udayinchina" and "Cheliya Cheliya". While in his fifth film, 'Sreeram' 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 directed by veteran K.Balachander. The film earned Uday Kiran the landmark of being associated with K.Balachander and Kollywood. 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.
His other noteworthy performances have been in films like Nee Sneham, Avunanna Kaadanna, and Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta.
Filmography
| Release Date | Title | Language | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dil Kabadi | Telugu | Sri | ||
| 20th Apr 2012 | Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta | Telugu | Hari | Subha Selvam | |
| 3rd Jun 2010 | Pen Singam/Alladista | Tamil | Surya | Bali Srirangam | Dubbed into Telugu as Alladista |
| 7 Nov 2008 | Eka loveyudu | Telugu | Karthik | K. Rama Krishna | |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Gunde Jhallumandi | Telugu | Balraju (Rajesh) | Madan | |
| 29 Feb 2008 | Vambu Sandai/Lakshmi Putrudu | Tamil | Prabhakar | Raj Kapoor | Dubbed into Telugu as Lakshmi Putrudu |
| 1 Nov 2007 | Viyyalavari Kayyalu | Telugu | Vamshi | E. Sattibabu | |
| 23 Dec 2006 | Poi/Abaddam | Tamil | Kamban/Vemana | K. Balachandar | Dubbed into Telugu as Abaddam |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Avunanna Kaadanna | Telugu | Ram Mohan | Teja | |
| 5 Feb 2004 | Love Today | Telugu | Shiva | Arpudhan | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu | Telugu | Anand | Rajasekhar | |
| 17 Mar 2003 | Jodi No.1 | Telugu | Goutham | Pratani Ramakrishna Goud | |
| 1 Nov 2002 | Nee Sneham | Telugu | Venu Madhav | Parachuri Murali | |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Holi | Telugu | Kiran | SVN Vara Prasad | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | Sreeram | Telugu | Sreeram | V. N. Adithya | |
| 8 Feb 2002 | Kalusukovalani | Telugu | Ravi | Raghu Raj | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | Manasantha Nuvve | Telugu | Chanti & Venu | V. N. Adithya | |
| 10 Aug 2001 | Nuvvu Nenu | Telugu | Ravi | Teja | |
| 17 Jun 2000 | Chitram | Telugu | Ramana | Teja |
Awards
- Filmfare South Best Actor Award (Telugu) - Nuvvu Nenu (2001)
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