1. Vajapeyajula Uday Kiran, better known as Uday Kiran was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Telugu cinema and has acted in some Tamil films.
13 Facts About Uday Kiran
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Uday Kiran starred in the films Sreeram and Avunanna Kadanna.
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Uday Kiran died by suicide at his home in Hyderabad in January 2014.
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Vajapeyajula Uday Kiran was born in a Brahmin family on 26 June 1980 to Vajapeyajula V K Murthy and Nirmala of Vijayawada.
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Uday Kiran did his schooling from K V Picket School and graduated from Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad.
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Uday Kiran had an older brother and an older sister.
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Uday Kiran made his film debut in the Hinglish film Mysterious Girl, which remained unreleased for a few years.
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In 2000, Kiran made his Telugu debut under his mentor, cinematographer turned film director Teja with the film Chitram, in which he played the 17-year-old lead character.
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Uday Kiran then did two more films, Vambu Sandai and Pen Singam in Tamil, the latter being the story penned by M Karunanidhi; both of the films went unnoticed.
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Uday Kiran made a comeback with Viyyalavari Kayyalu and Gunde Jhallumandi.
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Uday Kiran was engaged to Chiranjeevi's daughter Sushmitha in 2003, but the engagement was called off.
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Uday Kiran died on 5 January 2014 by suicide by hanging at his apartment in Srinagar colony, Hyderabad.
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Uday Kiran had suffered from depression due to financial crisis for almost a year.