Udaya Bhanu (actress)

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

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

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 Udaya Bhanu was four years old.[5]Udaya Bhanu's mother re married to a Muslim man got seven children. She had fought with her mother and left her mother. She was married to Vijay Kumar in 2004.popularly known as jr.sridevi.

Personal life

Udaya Bhanu was blessed with twin daughters on 2 September 2016.

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
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1994Erra SainyamTelugu
1995VetagaaduTelugu
1997Aliya Alla Magala GandaKannada
2002Qaidi BrothersTeluguCameo appearance
Kondaveeti SimhasanamTelugu
Police No. 1Telugu
2003Basti Mein SawalTelugu
2005Shravana MasamTelugu
2008Aapada Mokkula VaaduTeluguItem number
2010LeaderTeluguItem number
2012Julai[6]TeluguItem number
2013MadhumatiMadhumatiTeluguLead Role[7][8]

Television Career

As host

As Judge

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

References
  1. "'In the mood for anchoring'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 May 2009.
  2. "She is a television anchor with the Midas touch". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 February 2008.
  3. "A bundle of energy". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 September 2002.
  4. "Udaya Bhanu, Suma continue to reign on small screen Out of the Box". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 October 2008.
  5. http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/udayabhanu.html
  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
  8. Udayabhanu to sparkle as 'Madhumati', archived from the original on 7 July 2013
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