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Uday Surya is an Indian actor who gained popularity after appearing as a contestant in Bigg Boss OTT Kannada in 2022.
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Uday Surya was born as Vivek S Punjabi on 14 December, and he hails from Bangalore, Karnataka, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He did his schooling at Sindhi High School. In 2004, he enrolled at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, where he studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 70 Kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Waist: 31″
Chest: 40″
Biceps: 14″
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Sham Sundar Punjabi, and his mother’s name is Archana Punjabi. He has two sisters, Sunayna Shamsundar Punjabi and Prerana Shamsundar Punjabi. Sunayna Punjabi is a yoga teacher.
Uday Surya with his family
Uday Surya with his sisters
Uday Surya with his parents and sister Prerana Shamsundar Punjabi
Wife
He is unmarried.
Religious Views
Uday Surya’s Facebook profile states “Humanist” in the religious views section.
A snip of about section of Uday Surya’s Facebook profile
He often shares pictures of Gurudwaras on special occasions and gurpurabs.
Uday Surya’s Instagram post
Address
He resides at House No 27, 10th D Cross, West of Chord Road, 1st Main Road, Mahalakshmipuram, Mahalakshmipuram Layout Bangalore – 560086, Karnataka, India.
Career
In September 2008, he started working at AON Financial as a Business Associate. Uday Surya started his journey as an actor in 2011. In 2011, he was in the supporting cast of the Kannada black comedy film Lifeu Ishtene, the directorial debut of Pawan Kumar. At the beginning of his career, he was associated with Pocket Money Entertainment (2013-2015). In 2013, he starred in the short film ‘Vetkai.’
Uday Surya featured on the banner of the short film Vetkai (2013)
He appeared in the Kannada short film Sulige Sikkidaaga as Kumar. In 2015, Uday started his career as a model.
Uday Surya walking his first ramp in for the designer Kaushal Vishu in 2015
Thereafter, he played minuscule roles in the advertisements of various recognised brands like Hero for Hero HF Dawn bike, Red FM 93.5, Cleartrip wallet, and Schneider Electric.
Uday Surya in Cleartrip wallet’s advertisement
In 2017, he played a negative role in the Kannada daily soap Avalu, broadcasted on Udaya TV. In the same year, he appeared in the Kannada TV serial ‘Nagakannike, ‘ which was telecast on Colors Kannada.
A collage of Uday Surya’s stills from the TV show Nagakannike
Other TV shows in which he played the lead antagonist include Amma and Shantam Paapam. In the same year, he played the role of Alok in an American short film ‘The Benefaction,’ which was filmed in Bangalore.
In 2017, he played the role of Yathiraaj in the Kannada TV show ‘Putmalli,’ which was broadcasted on Star Suvarna. Thereafter, he appeared in the Kannada TV series Muddulakshmi. In 2019, he made his film debut with the Kannada action comedy-drama film ‘Savarna Deergha Sandhi’ in which he played the role of Maani, the son of a priest and right hand of the local don Muddanna.
Uday Surya featured on the poster of Savarna Deergha Sandhi
Thereafter, he appeared in the 2020 Kannada horror-comedy film ‘Honeymoon in Bangkok.’
Kannada horror-comedy film ‘Honeymoon in Bangkok’
Other projects under his belt include The Hauntings in MadhyaPradesh (2021) and Kannada short film Sulige Sikkidaaga. In the 2022 Kannada film Buddies, he played the role of Soda, a poor engineering student.
Kannada Film Buddies
In 2022, he came into the limelight when he starred in the Kannada TV show Ramachaari, which was telecast on Colors Kannada. In the same year, he appeared as a contestant on the show Bigg Boss OTT Kannada.
Uday Surya in Bigg Boss OTT Kannada
Favourites
Facts/Trivia
- He owns a BMW.
Uday Surya posing with his car
- He occasionally consumes alcohol.
Uday Surya enjoying an alcoholic beverage at a party
- A tattoo is inked on his right bicep.
Uday Surya’s tattoo
- An anchor tattoo is inked on his back.
Uday Surya’s anchor tattoo
- He is also referred to as Vivek.
- A philanthropist, he is actively associated with Kiran Raj Foundation, which concentrates on providing education to homeless children and also building a community for senior citizens.