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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian film screenwriter & director}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Upendra Madhav (Original Name Vintha Upendra Reddy)<br />
| image = upendra234.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|26|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Guntur]], India<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = [[Demographics of India|Indian]]<br />
| citizenship = <br />
| alma_mater = [[Nagarjuna University]]<br />
| occupation = [[Screenwriter]], [[Film director|director]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| relatives = [[Priyadarshini Ram]]<br />
| imagesize = 150px<br />
| yearsactive = 2006–present<br />
}}<br />
'''Upendra Madhav'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/flair-for-writing/article4638478.ece|title=Upendra Madhav Interview in The Hindu|work=thehindu.com|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831082913/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/flair-for-writing/article4638478.ece|archivedate=31 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>(original name : '''Vintha Upendra Reddy''') is an [[Indian film]] [[screenwriter]], [[Film director|director]] and dialogue writer known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He is known for his works in box office hits such as ''[[Baadshah (2013 film)|Baadshah]]'', ''[[Dookudu]]'', ''[[Aagadu]]'' and ''[[Bruce Lee - The Fighter]]''.<br />
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== Selected filmography ==<br />
=== Career ===<br />
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He came to the Telugu film industry wanting to become a director. He worked with Priyadarshini Ram as an assistant director for Manodu and Toss and directed some corporate films and films for the government. He would get a chance to join the direction department of big budget films but one thing led to another and he became a screenwriter including writing for [[Dookudu]] as associate writer which led to further screenwriting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/flair-for-writing/article4638478.ece|title=Flair for writing|first1=Y. Sunita|last1=Chowdhary|date=21 April 2013|accessdate=2 April 2018|via=The Hindu|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831082913/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/flair-for-writing/article4638478.ece|archivedate=31 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/sreenuvaitla-assistant-directaadi.html|title=Sreenu Vaitla's assistant to direct Aadi - Telugu cinema news|website=www.idlebrain.com|accessdate=2 April 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511043428/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/sreenuvaitla-assistant-directaadi.html|archivedate=11 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His debut as a feature film director was the 2018 film [[MLA (2018 film)|MLA]].<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/mla/movie-review/63427634.cms|title=MLA Telugu Movie Review {3/5}: Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family|website=The Times of India|accessdate=2 April 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180325083525/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/mla/movie-review/63427634.cms|archivedate=25 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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===As a director===<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="text-align:center;" <br />
! Year !! Film !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2018 || ''[[MLA (2018 film)|MLA]]'' || Debut film <ref name=aaa/><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== As a writer ===<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="text-align:center;" <br />
! Year !! Film !! Credits<br />
|-<br />
| 2015 || ''[[Bruce Lee – The Fighter|Bruce Lee]]'' || Associate Writer<br />
|-<br />
| 2014 || ''[[Aagadu]]'' || Story & Dialogue Writer<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[magadherra]] (2013 film)|Baadshah'' || Associate Writer<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[Shadow (2013 film)|Shadow]]'' || Script Associate<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[Action 3D]]'' || Dialogue Writer<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda]]'' || Associate Writer<br />
|-<br />
| 2011 || ''[[Dookudu]]'' || Script Associate<br />
|-<br />
| 2007 || ''[[Toss (2007 film)|Toss]]'' || Chief Associate Director<br />
|-<br />
| 2006 || ''[[Manodu]]'' || Associate Director<br />
|}<br />
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==Website and Blog==<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://upendramadhav.com/|title=Website}}<br />
*{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/upendra.madhav|title=Facebook}}<br />
*{{cite web|url=https://upendramadhav.wordpress.com/|title=Wordpress Blog}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=6785868|name=Upendra Madhav}}<br />
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[[Category:1978 births]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Guntur]]<br />
[[Category:Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu screenwriters]]</div>->Ken Gallager