Uday Kiran was a budding actor of the Telugu film industry who gave great hits before his career spiralled downwards. It came as a piece of shocking news when the actor died by suicide on January 5, 2014, allegedly frustrated over lack of opportunities.
On his birth anniversary today (June 26), fans took to Twitter to remember him and also related his struggles to that of another outsider, Sushant Singh Rajput.
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