Udhaya (actor)

Udhaya is an Indian film actor who has acted in Tamil language films. He is the son of noted producer A. L. Azhagappan and the brother of director A. L. Vijay.[1]

Udhaya
OccupationActor
Years active1998 - Present
Parent(s)A. L. Azhagappan (Father)
RelativesA. L. Vijay (Brother)

Career

Udhaya began his acting career in 1998 under his original name of Senthilkumar, by appearing in Ini Ellam Sugame (1998) produced by his father.[2] Udhaya then starred in Bharathi Kannan's Thirunelveli playing a lead role alongside Prabhu and Karan and being paired opposite Vindhya. The film won poor reviews, with Udhaya's performance being described as "average".[3] He was next seen opposite Vijayalakshmi in Kalakalappu, which also featured Napoleon and Jaya Seal, with a critic noting that "he plays his role well, but has to improve his voice modulation."[4] He also thereafter appeared in Shakkalaka Baby, while another film titled Poonguyile, featuring him alongside Vindhya and Livingston, was shelved after several schedules.[5][6][7]

In 2001, his father A. L. Azhagappan attempted to launch Udhaya as the main lead in a film titled Ennil Kalanthavalae, but the project did not develop.[8] In 2004, the actor announced a project titled Asamy, and held a grand launch event, but the film failed to progress.[9] During this period, he was also working on two projects which remain unreleased - the Prakash Raj-starrer Kaadhal Jaathi and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, with the latter being used as the title for an unrelated project in 2010 by Gautham Menon.[10] Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa was later released as Unnai Kann Theduthe in 2009, while in 2011, the actor hit out at Kaadhal Jaathi's director Kasthuri Raja, claiming that the director himself was blocking the release of the film.[11][12]

Udhaya's 2011 venture Raa Raa won positive reviews, but went unnoticed at the box office, while his other release Poova Thalaiya, alongside Sherin also met with an average response. He later played a supporting role in his brother's Thalaivaa (2013), before working on the low-budget horror film Aavi Kumar.

Personal life

Udhaya got married in August 2007 to Keerthika.[13]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1998Ini Ellam SugameUncredited role
2000ThirunelveliSatha
2001KalakalappuKarna
2002Shakalaka BabyUdhayGuest appearance
2009Unnai Kann ThedutheRudhra
2011Poova ThalaiyaKoduva
Raa RaaBharathi
2013ThalaivaaVideo Kumar
2015Aavi KumarKumar
2018Utharavu MaharajaRaviAlso producer

References
  1. "I will fight to the finish: Udhaya - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20010622013930/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20080531133855/http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Poonguyile.htm
  6. "Poonguyile". 24 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20010717181342/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/onthesets/archives.html
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20050306230115/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/april/viag.htm
  9. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  11. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  12. "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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