Uday Mahesh

Udhayabhanu Maheswaran (born February 21, 1970), known by his stage name Udhay Mahesh, is an Indian actor and director. He directed two Tamil films: Naalai (2006) and Chakkara Viyugam (2008). As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Vishwanathan in the STAR Vijay series Office. His portrayal of the character Chellam in The Family Man received social media attention and acclaim.^[1]

Udhayabhanu Maheswaran
Born	(1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 55) Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Film actor, director
Years active	2005 - present

Career

Udhayabhanu made his directorial debut with Naalai starring Richard Rishi and Madhumitha, film introduced cinematographer Natty Subramaniam as an actor. The film, a gangster subject^[2] was released in 2006 to mixed reviews^[3] and became average grosser. He again directed Natraj in Chakkara Viyugam, a crime thriller which was completely shot around Kolkata. The film was briefly delayed due to Natrajan's cameraman assignments and also crew complained the behaviour of film's actress Daisy Bopanna.^[4] The film was released in 2008 to mixed reviews.^[5]

As an actor, he played a small role in critically acclaimed Moodar Koodam. His portrayal of IT company Country Head Vishwanathan in STAR Vijay series Office had received critical acclaim and gained accolades from audience.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

As director

Year	Film	Notes
2006	Naalai
2008	Chakkara Viyugam

As writer only

• Yahaan (2005) (Hindi)
• Abhiyum Anuvum (2018)

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2013	Moodar Koodam	Salim Bhai
	Madras Cafe		Hindi film
2014	Poriyaalan	Saravanan's father
	Jeeva	Raghavan
2015	Enakkul Oruvan	Ranjith
	Maya	Madhan
	144	Feelings Ravi
	Thanga Magan	Jen Builders Agent
2016	Idhu Namma Aalu	Mylaa's father
	Kabali	Durai
	Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru	Priya's father
2017	Naalu Aaru Anju
	Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae	Vasu's father
	Velaikkaran	Naga Sudarshan
2018	Saavi
	Koottali
	Abhiyum Anuvum	Abhi's father	Bilingual film
	Imaikkaa Nodigal	Mr. Gowda
2019	Kolanji
	Nerkonda Paarvai	Deepak
2020	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal	CBI Official
	Serious Men	Dr. Namboodri	Hindi film
2021	Vellai Yaanai	Almsgiver
	Pon Manickavel	Moorthy
2022	Yutha Satham	Police Inspector Mahendran
	Taanakkaran	Nandhakumar
2023	Jailer	CBI officer	Uncredited
	Are You Ok Baby?	Public prosecutor
	Iraivan
	Raththam
2025	Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam	Preethi's father	credited as Mahesh

Web series

• The Family Man (2021) (Hindi) as Chellam
• Farzi (2023) (Hindi) as Chellam (cameo appearance)
• Label (2023) (Tamil) as Ayya

Television

• Agni Paravai
• Office - Vishwanathan
• Pagal Nilavu: Andal Azhagar Adutha Thalaimurai- Sakthivel
• Mouna Raagam - Manohar