Pepsi Uma Explained
Pepsi Uma |
Birth Name: | Uma Maheswari |
Occupation: | Video jockey |
Years Active: | 1992–2013 |
Spouse: | Sukesh |
Uma Maheswari,[1] better known as Pepsi Uma, is an Indian video jockey known for her work in Tamil-language television. She was referred to as Tamil Nadu's Cyrus Broacha by India Today. She was noted for her "mellifluous voice and flawless diction".
Career
Uma worked as a video jockey since she was eleven years old. In 1994, she hosted Ungal Choice, a weekly phone-in show sponsored by Pepsi on Sun TV.[2] In 2000, the show was Sun TV's longest show with three-hundred and twenty-five episodes. She subsequently earned the name Pepsi Uma.[3] [4] [5] [6] She simultaneously hosted Star Show in which she and Gangai Amaran discussed an issue every week with people from the Tamil film industry including Trisha and Srikanth. In a poll taken in 2000, she was voten the best anchor of Tamil Nadu. She later switched to Kalaignar TV and left in March 2008.[7]
In 2013, Uma hosted an hour show on Jaya TV titled Album.[8] During her work as a video jockey, she received several film offers from Rajinikanth (two films), Subhash Ghai for a film with Shah Rukh Khan, K. Balachander and Bharathiraja but did not accept them due to lack of interest.[9] She also decided against doing an ad with Sachin Tendulkar due to the costumes. Unlike other video jockeys, Uma preferred wearing saris in all her shows.
Personal life
Uma is married to Sukesh, a Punjabi man she met while shooting for an advertisement. During her tenure with Jaya TV, she was harassed by a senior producer named Saravanaraj, who was later arrested.[10] [11] Her fans wanted to build a temple for her in Kumily. A distraught fan sent her a mail containing part of his cut pinky which shocked Uma. As of 2009, she manages her family business Krypton Engineering and a production company.
Notes and References
- Web site: 23 June 2013 . Jaya TV producer arrested . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314092634/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/jaya-tv-producer-arrested/article4841385.ece . 14 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . The Hindu.
- Web site: Vetticad . Anna M.M. . Anna M. M. Vetticad . 16 October 2000 . Eyecatchers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034423/https://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20001016/eyecats.shtml . 24 September 2015 . 14 March 2024 . India Today.
- Web site: Rangarajan . Malathi . 12 June 2004 . A trendsetter, but... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041110194215/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/12/stories/2004061200020200.htm . 10 November 2004 . 14 March 2024 . The Hindu.
- Web site: V . Aarthi . 20 December 2023 . Pepsi Uma: பரிசாக வந்த வெட்டப்பட்ட சிறிய விரல்..பெப்சி உமாவை அதிர வைத்த சம்பவம்! . Pepsi Uma: The cut little finger that came as a gift.. The incident that shocked Pepsi Uma! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314085520/https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/pepsi-uma-received-the-cut-finger-gift-from-fan-131703002579843.html . 14 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . . Tamil.
- Web site: 12 May 2023 . அடடே... மீண்டும் இவரா? . Huh... Him again? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722034833/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaThuligal/ugh-him-again-962805 . 22 July 2023 . 14 March 2024 . . Ta.
- Web site: 4 January 2024 . என் கண்ணு உங்க மேலதான் போகுது.. ரஜினி குறித்து பெப்சி உமா சொன்ன ஷாக் தகவல் . My eyes are on you.. Pepsi Uma reveals shocking news about Rajinikanth . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240104155543/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/tamil-cinema-pepsi-uma-video-goes-viral-696747 . 4 January 2024 . 14 March 2024 . . Ta.
- News: 26 March 2008 . Pepsi Uma quits Kalaignar TV – Why ? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601093052/http://www.extramirchi.com/television/pepsi-uma-quits-kalaignar-tv-why/ . 1 June 2023 . 14 March 2024 . eXtra Mirchi.
- Web site: Rangarajan . Malathi . 30 May 2013 . The fizz is intact . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614054842/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/the-fizz-is-intact/article4765708.ece . 14 June 2013 . 14 March 2024 . The Hindu.
- Web site: Kannan . Uma . 3 December 2009 . The fizzy Uma . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202342/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article78094.ece . 26 September 2013 . 14 March 2024 . . en.
- Web site: 23 June 2013 . Pepsi Uma harassed by a TV executive ... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170519212048/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/sexual-harassment-on-pepsi-uma--stern-cction-taken-pepsi-uma-album-23-06-13.html . 19 May 2017 . 14 March 2024 . Behindwoods.com.
- News: 23 June 2013 . TV channel executive held for harassing VJ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161029211438/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/TV-channel-executive-held-for-harassing-VJ/articleshow/20722101.cms? . 29 October 2016 . 14 March 2024 . The Times of India.