Telugu cinema personalities remember Uday Kiran

The actors, producers and directors who worked with Uday Kiran remember him as someone strong but innocent. On a day of mourning,Tollywood folk ponder over what might have driven the talented and young actor to end his life.
It���s really sad to know that he has taken such an extreme step, more so, because I launched him. I don���t know the reasons behind this, but I really cannot believe that Uday is no more.I���m really shocked. ���TEJA,Director
I am unable to digest the fact that Uday is no more. He���s delivered several hit films and it���s really disconcerting. I know Uday as a strong and stubborn person, but he was very friendly with us. We really don���t know what went wrong and the police are investigating the case.We requested them to bring to light things that prompted the actor to take the extreme step. ���SRIKANTH, Actor
I knew Uday Kiran since he was auditioning for films. When I was looking for a lead actor for my film Manasantha Nuvve, director Teja recommended Uday���s name. He was full of energy and poised for bigger things. He invited me to his wedding too, but unfortunately, somewhere something has gone wrong. He was a good actor and I���m really feeling bad and personally, it���s a huge loss." ���MS RAJU,Producer & Director.
I knew Uday since his first film and we thought he had all the makings of a star. He proved it later as he rose to stardom. But success and failures are part of any job. He was a brave guy I still cannot understand how this happened and it���s really unfortunate. ���RP PATNAIK,Music composer
I recently invited him to my house for a function and people received him very well. He was full of confidence. I knew he was an emotional guy but I never expected this from him. He had a lot of life left. ���VN ADITYA, Director