Acting
Aug 4, 1979
Sultanabad, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India
Udaya Bhanu
Acting
Biography
**Udaya Bhanu** is an Indian television presenter and actress who works primarily in Telugu television and cinema. She made her feature film acting debut in R. Narayana Murthy's revolutionary drama *Erra Sainyam* (1994). Following early appearances in films such as the Kannada feature *Aliya Alla Magala Ganda* (1997) and the Telugu action drama *Kondaveeti Simhasanam* (2002), she established an extensive television hosting career. She hosted prominent Telugu television programs including *Horlicks Hrudayanjali*, *Once More Please*, *Sahasam Cheyara Dimbaka*, *Dhee*, and *Pillalu Pidugulu*. In addition to television hosting, Bhanu made special song appearances in Telugu feature films such as *Aapada Mokkula Vaadu* (2008), *Leader* (2010), and *Julayi* (2012), and played the lead role in the drama *Madhumati* (2013). Her subsequent screen credits include the political drama *Prathinidhi 2* (2024), *Tribanadhari Barbarik* (2025), and the streaming series *D/O Prasad Rao: Kanabadutaledu* (2026).
Feature Films (7)
Kondaveeti Simhasanam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
Upon the death of his father, Arjun Prasad campaigns to become the CM of Andhra. He hopes to eradicate corruption from Indian Politics.
Leader
Raja, an orphan, arrives at his maternal village to find a job. With the help of the village headman, he gets a job but gradually falls in love with the latter's daughter.
Aliya Alla Magala Ganda
An intelligent young man and a timid cop team up to catch a criminal who wants revenge after a foiled bank robbery.
Julayi
Tribanadhari Barbarik (2025) tells the epic tale of Barbarik, grandson of Bhima, who rises in the modern age with his three invincible arrows to fight for the oppressed. Awakened in a world torn apart by greed and war, he is bound by his eternal oath to always stand with the weaker side. As ancient evils resurface and humanity faces its darkest hour, Barbarik must decide whether his power will save the world or lead it into eternal destruction.
Tribanadhari Barbarik
Television & Series (1)
A father desperately searches for his missing daughter, uncovering hidden secrets and betrayals along the way. The investigation tests family bonds while revealing dark truths beneath seemingly normal lives.