Uday Kiran

Indian actor

Died when: 33 years 194 days (402 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Vajapeyajula Uday Kiran (26 June 1980 – 5 January 2014) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in the Telugu films.His first three films, Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu and Manasantha Nuvve, were successful hits, earning him the title "Hat-trick Hero".

In 2001, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu for the film Nuvvu Nenu, and became the youngest winner of the Filmfare best actor award after Tamil actor Kamal Haasan.

In 2006, he made his Tamil debut with the film Poi, directed by veteran K.Balachander.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.Kiran died by suicide at his home in Hyderabad in January 2014.

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