Udayan is the first Odia to make his debut in mainstream South Indian cinema as a hero. It’s a proud moment for his family, friends and well-wishers as well as for Odisha. Udayan Aparajeet is the first Odia boy to become a Kannada film hero and will act with Sunil and Sanjana Naidu in ‘Kiladi - The Game Changer’ movie. This film is based on a real life incident. The story revolves around two boys and a girl.
Udayan was working in a post-production house as managing director but left the well-settled job two years ago to give a try for acting. He has given more than 150 auditions before getting this chance. Udayan, who originally belongs to Jajpur district, has done a filmmaking course from Mumbai. He has eight years of behind-the-camera experience in different departments of filmmaking in Bollywood, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali and Odia film industry.