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Udhayabhanu Maheswaran
Born (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 54)
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film actor, director
Years active2006 - present

Udhayabhanu Maheswaran (born February 21, 1970), known by his stage name Udhay Mahesh, is an Indian actor and director. He directed two Tamil films: Naalai (2006) and Chakkara Viyugam (2008). As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Vishwanathan in the STAR Vijay series Office . His portrayal of the character Chellam in The Family Man received social media attention and acclaim. [1]

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Career

Udhayabhanu made his directorial debut with Naalai starring Richard Rishi and Madhumitha, film introduced cinematographer Natarajan Subramaniam as an actor. The film, a gangster subject [2] was released in 2006 to mixed reviews [3] and became average grosser. He again directed Natraj in Chakkara Viyugam , a crime thriller which was completely shot around Kolkata. The film was briefly delayed due to Natrajan's cameraman assignments and also crew complained the behaviour of film's actress Daisy Bopanna. [4] The film was released in 2008 to mixed reviews. [5]

As an actor, he played a small role in critically acclaimed Moodar Koodam . His portrayal of IT company Country Head Vishwanathan in STAR Vijay series Office had received critical acclaim and gained accolades from audience.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

As director

YearFilmNotes
2006 Naalai
2008 Chakkara Viyugam

As writer only

As actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013 Moodar Koodam Salim Bhai
2013 Madras Cafe Hindi film
2014 Poriyaalan Saravanan's father
2014 Jeeva Raghavan
2015 Enakkul Oruvan Ranjith
2015 Maya Madhan
2015 144 Feelings Ravi
2015 Thanga Magan Jen Builders Agent
2016 Idhu Namma Aalu Mylaa's father
2016 Kabali Durai
2016 Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru Priya's father
2017 Naalu Aaru Anju
2017 Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae Vasu's father
2017 Velaikkaran Naga Sudarshan
2018Saavi
2018Koottali
2018 Abhiyum Anuvum Abhi's father
2018 Imaikkaa Nodigal Mr. Gowda
2019 Kolanji
2019 Nerkonda Paarvai Deepak
2020 Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal CBI Official
2020 Serious Men Dr. NamboodriHindi film
2021 Vellai Yaanai
2021 Pon Manickavel Moorthy
2022 Yutha Satham Police Inspector Mahendran
2022 Taanakkaran Nandhakumar
2023 Jailer CBI officerUncredited
2023 Are You Ok Baby? Public prosecutor
2023 Iraivan
2023 Raththam
2024 Musasi
Web series
Television

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References

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