Udaya Bhanu
Born (1972-08-05) August 5, 1972
Sultanabad, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, host, television presenter, performer
Years active1994–Present
Spouse
Vijay Kumar
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(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 on August 5, 1972, 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 (1994), when she was at age 22 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

YearFilmRoleNotes
1994Erra SainyamSinganna's sister
1995 Jai Veer Hanuman Sita Hindi film; Lead role (television series)
1995Vetagaadu
1997Aliya Alla Magala GandaKannada film
2002Qaidi BrothersCameo appearance
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
Police No. 1
2003Basti Mein Sawal
2005Sravanamasam
2008Aapada Mokkula VaaduItem number
2010LeaderItem number
2012Julai[6]Item number
2013MadhumatiMadhumatiLead Role[7][8]

Television career

As host

As Judge

Awards

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

References

  1. 1 2 "'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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. 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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