Udhaya deep is an Indian actor who is famous for his stint as a child actor. He is known for his role in ''

Nila Kaalam ''Nila Kaalam'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language television film directed by Gandhi Krishna. The film stars Roja and several child artists. The film was also released at film festivals and child artiste Master Udayaraj went on to win National ...

'' (2001).

Career

After acting in several films as a child actor, Udayaraj rose to fame for his role as Pulli in the television film ''

'' (2001). His role was appreciated by critics with one critic from ''

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'' noting that "Udayaraj as Pulli hogs the limelight" and how "He has absolutely no inhibition and is a natural". He was awarded the

National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards pr ...

for his role in the film. Udayaraj also starred in ''

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'' (2003) and is seen ripping a poster in a comedic sequence featuring

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. Udayaraj played one of Vijay's friends in ''

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'' (2003). In 2010, he made his adult acting debut with ''

Baana Kaathadi ''Baana Kaathadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars newcomer Atharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film, and Samantha. Featuring music scored by Yuvan S ...

'' portraying one of

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's friends. After the film, he went to work on

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's ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru'' as an assistant director. He played one of the leads in the low-budget ''Vandha Mala'' starring

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. He is set to star in an untitled film starring Ram Nishanth.

Personal life

He married Janani in May 2018.

Filmography

; Films *''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.'' , ; Television *'' Marmadesam - Vidathu Karuppu'' as Mittai Mani *''

Kana Kaanum Kaalangal ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal'' () is a Tamil drama soap opera that aired on weekdays on Star Vijay. It was the first soap in Tamil television that focused on school life. Due to the success of the show, a sequel called ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kalloor ...

'' as a mechanic (season 1) *''Vasantham'' ; Web series *''

Vella Raja ''Vella Raja'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama Thriller film, thriller web series, produced as an Original for Amazon Prime Video. The web series is directed by Guhan Senniappan of Nalaya Iya ...

'' (2018) as a drug peddler

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb name, 11158102 Tamil male actors Living people Indian male child actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Best Child Artist National Film Award winners