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{{Infobox person
| name = Udhayabhanu Maheswaran
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|02|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India
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| yearsactive = 2006 - present
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| occupation = Film actor, director
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'''Udhayabhanu Maheswaran''' (born February 21 st 1970) is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film 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]] television series ''[[Office (TV series)|Office]]''. His recent portrayal of the character, Chellam Sir in ''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]]'' series is currently trending all over social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/chellam-sir-from-the-family-man-2-uday-mahesh-reacts-to-his-viral-memes-interview-1813217-2021-06-10 |title=Chellam Sir from The Family Man 2 Uday Mahesh reacts to his viral memes: Interview |publisher=India Today |date=2021-06-10 |access-date=2021-06-11}}</ref>

==Career==
Udhayabhanu made his directorial debut with ''[[Naalai]]'' starring [[Richard Rishi]] and [[Madhumitha]], film introduced cinematographer [[Natarajan Subramaniam]] as an actor. The film, a gangster subject<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/friends-will-be-friends/article3217118.ece |title=Friends will be friends |publisher=The Hindu |date=2006-02-10 |access-date=2014-03-01}}</ref> was released in 2006 to mixed reviews<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/naalai/20060619.htm|title=Naalai: Old wine in old bottle}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/nov-07-03/21-11-07-daisy.html |title=Kolkata Producer Council Complains : Tamil Movie|publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=2014-03-01}}</ref> The film was released in 2008 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/chakravuyaham-review-tamil-14666507.html|title=Chakravuyaham|work=Sify|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140222084118/http://www.sify.com/movies/chakravuyaham-review-tamil-14666507.html|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

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 (TV series)|Office]]'' had received critical acclaim and gained accolades from audience.

==Filmography==
===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Naalai]]'' ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Chakkara Viyugam]]'' ||
|}

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Moodar Koodam]]'' || Salim Bhai ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Madras Cafe]]'' || ||Hindi film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Poriyaalan]]'' || Saravanan's father ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' || Raghavan ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (2015 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'' || Ranjith ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Maya (2015 Tamil film)|Maya]]'' || Madhan ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[144 (film)|144]]'' || Feelings Ravi ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]]'' || Jen Builders Agent ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Idhu Namma Aalu (2016 film)|Idhu Namma Aalu]]'' || Mylaa's father ||
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' || Durai ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru]]'' || Priya's father ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[465 (film)|Naalu Aaru Anju]]'' || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae]]'' || Vasu's father ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Velaikkaran (2017 film)|Velaikkaran]]'' || Naga Sudarshan ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Saavi'' || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Koottali'' || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Abhiyum Anuvum]]'' || Abhi's father ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Imaikkaa Nodigal]]'' || Mr. Gowda ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]'' || Deepak ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal]]'' || CBI Official ||
|-
|2020 || ''[[Serious Men (film)|Serious Men]]'' || Dr. Namboodri || Hindi film
|}

;Web series
*''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]]'' (2021) as Chellam

;Television
*''[[Agni Paravai]]''
*''[[Office (2013 series)|Office]]'' - Vishwanathan
*''[[Pagal Nilavu (TV Series)|Pagal Nilavu: Andal Azhagar Adutha Thalaimurai]]-'' Sakthivel
*''[[Mouna Raagam (TV Series)]]''-'' Manohar

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/uday.mahesh.96 Uday Mahesh] on Facebook
* [https://twitter.com/udaymahesh2 Uday Mahesh] on Twitter

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[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1972 births]]

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