Udaya Kumar was born on March 5, 1933 in Palakkodu, Salem, Tamilnadu, India as Suryanarayana Murthy. He was an actor, known for Sandhya Raga (1966), Giri Kanye (1977) and Bhakta Kanakadasa (1960). He died on December 26, 1985 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.