Uttej is an Indian actor and screenwriter who works in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
films. He won the
Nandi Award for
Best Male Comedian for the film
''Chandamama'' (2007).
Personal life
Uttej was born and brought up in
Nalgonda district. He is the nephew of noted lyricist
Suddala Ashok Teja. Uttej married Padmavathi who died in September 2021 due to
cancer.
Career
Uttej started his career as an assistant director in
Ram Gopal Varma's directorial debut ''
Siva
Siva may refer to:
Film and television
* Siva (director), Indian cinematographer and director
* ''Siva'' (1989 Tamil film), a film starring Rajinikanth as the title character
* ''Siva'' (1989 Telugu film), an action film
Music and dance
* "Siv ...
'' in 1989. He also played the role of canteen waiter in the film.
He recommended JD Chakravathi to play antagonist role in Siva. He acted along with many lead actors and also worked as assistant director to Krishna Vamsi for the film ''
Gulabi''.
Filmography
Actor
Writer
*''
Raatri'' (1992)
*''
Money Money'' (1995)
*''
Ninne Pelladata'' (1996; additional dialogue)
*''
Khadgam'' (2002)
*''
Rakhi
* ''Rakhi'' (1949 film), starring Kamini Kaushal
* ''Rakhi'' (1962 film)
* ''Rakhi'' (2006 film)
* ''Rakhi'' (TV series), a drama serial appearing on the Indian Zee TV satellite television network
* ''Rakhi Bandhan'', a 2016 Bengali drama serie ...
'' (2006; additional dialogue)
*''
Mahatma'' (2009; additional dialogue)
*''
Power'' (2014; additional dialogue)
*''
Bengal Tiger'' (2015; additional dialogue)
;Dubbing artist
*
Vennela Kishore - ''
Vennela''
*
Vadivelu - ''
Pogaru''
References
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Living people
Male actors from Hyderabad, India
Telugu comedians
Year of birth missing (living people)