Udaya Bhanu (actress)

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Udaya Bhanu
Born
Sultanabad, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India[1]
OccupationActress, host, television presenter, performer
Years active1994–Present
Spouse(s)
Vijay Kumar
(m. 2004)

Udaya Bhanu is an Indian presenter and film actress best known for her works in Telugu television shows.[2][3][4]

Early life[]

Udaya Bhanu was born in Sultanabad, Karimnagar, Telangana, India. Her father S. K. Patel was a doctor and her mother Aruna is an Ayurvedic doctor. She has one brother.[3] Her father also worked as a poet. Udaya Bhanu was named after his pen name.[5] He died when Bhanu was four years old.

Career[]

Bhanu made her acting debut in R. Narayana Murthy's Erra Sainyam (1990), when she was at age 12 years.[5] She appeared in few more Telugu films, including Kondaveeti Simhasanam (2002), Qaidi Brothers (2002) and Shravana Masam (2005). She also played lead roles in a couple of Kannada films and has acted in an unreleased Tamil film Chinna Ramasamy Periya Ramasamy co-starring Jayaram by R. V. Udayakumar.[5] She performed item numbers in three Telugu films Aapada Mokkula Vaadu (2008), Leader (2010) and Julai (2012).[1]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1994 Erra Sainyam Telugu
1995 Jai Veer Hanuman Sita Hindi Lead role
1995 Vetagaadu Telugu
1997 Aliya Alla Magala Ganda Kannada
2002 Qaidi Brothers Telugu Cameo appearance
Kondaveeti Simhasanam Telugu
Police No. 1 Telugu
2003 Basti Mein Sawal Telugu
2005 Shravana Masam Telugu
2008 Aapada Mokkula Vaadu Telugu Item number
2010 Leader Telugu Item number
2012 Julai[6] Telugu Item number
2013 Madhumati Madhumati Telugu Lead Role[7][8]

Television career[]

As host

As Judge

  • Adhurs for ETV Telugu
  • Thadakha for ETV Telugu
  • Joolakataka for Gemini TV
  • DHEE for ETV Telugu

Awards[]

  • Golden lady of TV Award in Zee Telugu Apsara Awards 2017

References[]

  1. ^ a b "'In the mood for anchoring'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ "She is a television anchor with the Midas touch". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b "A bundle of energy". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 September 2002. Archived from the original on 1 July 2003.
  4. ^ "Udaya Bhanu, Suma continue to reign on small screen Out of the Box". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Udaya Bhanu - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actress and anchor".
  6. ^ "Udayabhanu to shake legs with Allu Arjun in Julayi Title Song". 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  7. ^ Top Telugu Anchor as Sex Worker, 21 December 2012
  8. ^ Udayabhanu to sparkle as 'Madhumati', archived from the original on 7 July 2013

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