Birth Name : Uday Kiran Vajapeyajula
Date of birth : 26/06/1980
Place of birth : Andhra Pradesh, India
First Movie : Chitram
Category : Tamil
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, Nuvvu Nenu 2001
Uday started modeling in his college days. He made his Tollywood debut turned film Chitram directed by Teja in the year 2000, in which he played the 17 year old lead character. The next two films Nuvvu Nenu and Manasantha Nuvve are also successful. He got Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) in the year 2001 for the movie Nuvvu Nenu.
In the year 2002, Nee Sneham is the another blockbuster movie of that year this film songs are really good. This film and second time he has nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). In 2005, he debuted into Tamil with the film Poi directed by K.Balachander. He then did two more films, Vambu Sandai and Pen Singam in Tamil.
Uday Kiran committed suicide on 5 January 2014. He reportedly hanged himself inside his flat in Srinagar colony, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. Kiran had suffered from depression due to financial crisis for almost a year. A district attorney in Hyderabad filed a case with human rights commission against undisclosed film personalities of Telugu film industry for discrimination against Uday Kiran.
2000: Chitram
2001: Nuvvu Nenu, Manasantha Nuvve
2002: Kalusukovalani, Sreeram, Holi, Nee Sneham
2003: Jodi No.1, Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
2004: Love Today
2005: Avunanna Kaadanna
2006: Poi(Tamil
2007: Viyyalavari Kayyalu
2008: Vambu Sandai, Gunde Jhallumandi, Eka loveyudu
2010: Pen Singam(Tamil)
2012: Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta
2013: Jai Sriram
2014: Chitram Cheppina Katha