Uday Kiran

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Uday Kiran
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Uday Kiran in 2009
Born
Vajapeyajula Uday Kiran [1]

(1980-06-26)26 June 1980 [2] [3]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India)
Died5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 33) [4]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India)
OccupationActor
Notable credit(s) Chitram (2000)
Nuvvu Nenu (2001)
Manasantha Nuvve (2001)
Nee Sneham (2002)
Spouse
Vishitha
​
(m. 2012)​

Vajapeyajula Uday Kiran, better known as Uday Kiran (26 June 1980 – 5 January 2014) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Telugu cinema and has acted in some Tamil films. His first three films, Chitram (2000), Nuvvu Nenu (2001), and Manasantha Nuvve (2001) were successful at the box office, earning him the title "Hat-trick Hero". [5] [6] The three films, all love stories, earned him a 'lover boy' image in the early 2000s. [7]

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In 2001, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu for Nuvvu Nenu, and became the youngest winner in the category. [8] Subsequently, he acted in successful romantic films Kalusukovalani (2002) and Nee Sneham (2002). He also starred in the films Sreeram (2002) and Avunanna Kadanna (2005).

In 2006, he made his Tamil debut with the film Poi , directed by veteran director K. Balachander. [9] Most of his films post-2005 like Nuvvekkadunte Nenakkadunta (2012), Jai Sriram (2013) were not commercially successful. [10] [7] [11] [12] Uday Kiran died by suicide at his home in Hyderabad in January 2014. [13]

Early life

Vajapeyajula Uday Kiran was born in a Brahmin family [14] on 26 June 1980 to Vajapeyajula V. K. Murthy and Nirmala of Vijayawada. [3] [15] He did his schooling from K V Picket School and graduated from Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad. [16]

He had an older brother and has an older sister. His mother died when he was very young. Singer Parnika is his maternal cousin.[ citation needed ]

Career

Kiran started modelling while he was in college. He made his film debut in the Hinglish film Mysterious Girl (1999), which remained unreleased for a few years. [17] In 2000, Kiran made his Telugu debut under his mentor, cinematographer turned film director Teja with the film Chitram , in which he played the 17-year-old lead character. [18]

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. [19]

In his fourth film, Kalusukovalani , he displayed his dancing skills through the songs, "Udayinchina" and "Cheliya Cheliya". [20] 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. [21] He then did two more films, Vambu Sandai and Pen Singam in Tamil, the latter being the story penned by M. Karunanidhi; both of the films went unnoticed. [22]

He made a comeback with Viyyalavari Kayyalu (2007) and Gunde Jhallumandi (2008). [23] Kiran last appeared in the 2013 film Jai Sriram . [24] [25] A reviewer from The Times of India wrote, "From being a chubby lover boy with dimples showing on his cheeks to a man with muscles, Uday Kiran has metamorphosed as an actor. Such is his complete transformation that one is tempted to draw parallels to Nana Patekar". [26]

Personal life

Kiran was engaged to Chiranjeevi's daughter Sushmitha in 2003, [27] but the engagement was called off. [28] [29] He married Vishitha on 24 October 2012. [30] [31] [2]

Death

Kiran died on 5 January 2014 by suicide by hanging at his apartment in Srinagar colony, Hyderabad. He was 33. [13] No suicide note was found. The investigating Banjara Hills police suspected financial problems to be cause and a case of suspicious death was registered. [13] [32] Kiran had suffered from depression due to financial crisis for almost a year. [33] [34] [35]

On 6 January 2014, Kiran's body was kept at the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce and several film personalities including Dasari Narayana Rao, D. Ramanaidu, Venkatesh, D Suresh Babu, Srikanth, Shivaji, Tanikella Bharani, Chalapathi Rao, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, (ex) MLA Jaya Sudha, Paruchuri Gopala Krishna, Paruchuri Venkateswara 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. [36] According to Andhra Pradesh Police, a young fan of Kiran allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Komatapalli junction in Bobbili sub-division in Vizianagaram. [37]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Chitram RamanaDebut film
2001 Nuvvu Nenu Ravi
Manasantha Nuvve Chanti (Venu)
2002 Kalusukovalani Ravi
Sreeram Sreeram
Holi Kiran
Nee Sneham Madhav
2003 Jodi No. 1 Gautam
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu Anand
2004 Love Today Shiva
2005 Avunanna Kaadanna Ramu
2006 Poi KambanTamil debut film
2007 Viyyalavari Kayyalu Vamsi
2008 Vambu Sandai PrabhakaranTamil Film
Gunde Jhallumandi Balraju (Rajesh)
Ekaloveyudu Karthik
2010 Pen Singam SuryaTamil Film
2012 Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta Hari
2013 Jai Sriram Sriram Srinivas
2014 Chitram Cheppina Katha KarthikUnreleased

Awards

Filmfare Awards South
AP Cinegoers Awards

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