Udaya Bhanu is an Indian presenter and film actress best known for her works in Telugu television shows.[2][3][4]
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Udaya Bhanu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sultanabad, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India[1] |
| Occupation | Actress, host, television presenter, performer |
| Years active | 1994–Present |
| Spouse(s) | Vijay Kumar (m. 2004) |
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.
Bhanu made her acting debut in R. Narayana Murthy's Erra Sainyam (1994), when she was at age 15 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]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Erra Sainyam | Telugu | ||
| 1995 | Jai Veer Hanuman | Sita | Hindi | Lead role (television series) |
| 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] |
As host
As Judge