'I know I am not a star kid and don’t have a big backup plan, so I decided to enter the industry with a different kind of role.

The film, which didn’t have songs, action or the typical commercial ingredients, did not do well at the box office, but Uday’s performance in it was well appreciated. 'Then, Rockline Venkatesh planned the Telugu remake of the Kannada film called Rama Rama Re and chose me as the lead actor for it,' says Uday about his 2018-debut Telugu film Aatagadara Siva. Uday began acting by taking on very small roles such as those in Linga and Power. However, Uday’s uncle, who knows the producer Rockline Venkatesh, introduced him to the producer. Uday’s father Sriramulu is a well-known retired professor who has authored many books on philosophy and nature. Then, he moved to Hyderabad to try his hand in movies. But before any of that, I knew I had to complete my education first,' recalls Uday Shankar, who hails from Jadcherla of Mahbubnagar District.Īs intended, he completed his intermediate in Guntur and did his post-graduation in sociology in Bangalore.

I knew it would be challenging because of the competition and struggles in the field but I still wanted to. 'I saw Pawan Kalyan’s film Badri and became a big fan of the actor, wanting to pursue acting then on. That was nearly 20 years ago.īut his interest would soon veer towards the films.

He had repeated, from memory - and in the same order - thousands of numbers written randomly on a blackboard after looking at them for a few minutes. Uday Shankar was 15 years old when he entered the Guinness Books of World Records.

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