Uma Maheswari, also known as "Pepsi Uma", was the host of Pepsi Ungal choice programme in Sun TV

Sun TV (India)

Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992...

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She is 41 years old and married to Sukesh, an engineer by profession. She had served as a host fot 104 episodes in a phone-in programme Varungal Vazhthuvom in Doordarshan

DoorDarshan

Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...

 before moving to Sun TV.

She hosted Pepsi Ungal Choice in Sun TV for 10 years. She later switched to Kalaignar TV

Kalaignar TV

Kalaignar TV is a Tamil language satellite television channel based in Chennai, India.-History:After disputes between Kalanithi Maran and M. K. Azhagiri, Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi launched this channel on September 15 2007...

when it originally started. She left Kalaignar TV in March 2008.

During a net poll, she was rated as the best anchor in Tamil Nadu and she has turned down several acting offers.