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== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
|+Key
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Film
! Film
! colspan="4" | Credited as
! Roles
! rowspan="2" | Notes
! Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;"| [[Film director|Director]]
! style="width:65px;"| [[Actor]]
! style="width:65px;"| [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! Role
|-
|-
| 1989
| 1989
| ''[[Anantana Avantara]]''
| ''[[Anantana Avantara]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| [[Kamadeva]]
| [[Kamadeva]]
| Cameo role
| Cameo role
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| 1991
| 1991
| ''Ajagajantara''
| ''Ajagajantara''
|
| Groom
| {{yes}}
|
| Groom (Dum Dum Agarbatti factory owner)
| Cameo role
| Cameo role
|-
|1992
|''[[Sriramachandra]]''
|
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|Dialogue writer
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Tharle Nan Maga]]''
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Also choreographer
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Shhh! (film)|Shhh!]]''
| ''[[Shhh! (film)|Shhh!]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| Fake Police officer
| Fake Police officer
| Cameo role
| Cameo role
|-
|-
| 1995
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]''
|''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]''  
| {{yes}}
|Deena
|
|Voice Over for Kote Prabhakar
| {{yes}}
|
|also dubbing for kote prabhakar
|-
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Operation Antha]]''
| ''[[Operation Antha]]''
| {{yes}}
| Bystander
| {{yes}}
|
| Man urinating on roadside wall
| Cameo role
| Cameo role
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[Omkaram]]''
| ''[[Omkaram]]''
| {{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|Narrator in the first scene
|Narrator in the first scene
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
|-
|-
|1998
| rowspan="2" | 1998
|''[[Swasthik]]''
| {{yes}}
||
| {{yes}}
| ||
|-
| 1998
| ''[[A (Kannada film)|A]]''
| ''[[A (Kannada film)|A]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Surya
| Surya
|
|
|-
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Kanyadanam (1998 film)|Kanyadanam]]''
| ''[[Kanyadanam (1998 film)|Kanyadanam]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Venkat
| Venkat
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
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| 1999
| 1999
| ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]''
| ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Naanu
| Naanu
|
|
|-
|-
| 2000
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Preethse]]''
| ''[[Preethse]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Chandru
| Chandru
|
|
|-
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Oke Maata]]''
| ''[[Oke Maata]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Sooryam
| Sooryam
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
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| 2001
| 2001
| ''[[Raa (film)|Raa]]''
| ''[[Raa (film)|Raa]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Sridhar
| Sridhar
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
|-
|-
| 2002
| rowspan="6" | 2002
| ''[[H2O (2002 film)|H2O]]''
| ''[[H2O (2002 film)|H2O]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Udayashankar
| Udayashankar
|
|
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Neethone Vuntanu]]''
| ''[[Neethone Vuntanu]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Ravi
| Ravi
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Super Star (2002 film)|Super Star]]''
| ''[[Super Star (2002 film)|Super Star]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Ricky / Deependra
| Ricky / Deependra
| dual role
| Dual role
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Nagarahavu (2002 film)|Nagarahavu]]''
| ''[[Nagarahavu (2002 film)|Nagarahavu]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Ajay
| Ajay
|
|
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Naanu Naane]]''
| ''[[Naanu Naane]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Raja
| Raja
|
|
|-
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Hollywood (2002 film)|Hollywood]]''
| ''[[Hollywood (2002 film)|Hollywood]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47
| Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47
| Triple Role
| Triple Role
|-
|-
| 2003
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| ''[[Kutumba]]''
| ''[[Kutumba]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Vijay
| Vijay
|
|
|-
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Rakta Kanneeru]]''
| ''[[Rakta Kanneeru]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mohan
| Mohan
|
|
|-
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Gokarna (film)|Gokarna]]''
| ''[[Gokarna (film)|Gokarna]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Sidda
| Sidda
|
|
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| 2004
| 2004
| ''[[Omkara (2004 film)|Omkara]]''
| ''[[Omkara (2004 film)|Omkara]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Sathya
| Sathya
|
|
|-
|-
| 2005
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Gowramma (2005 film)|Gowramma]]''
| ''[[Gowramma (2005 film)|Gowramma]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Venkat Swamy
| Venkat Swamy
|
|
|-
|-
| 2005
| ''[[News (film)|News]]''
| ''[[News (film)|News]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Guru
| Guru
|
|
|-
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Auto Shankar (film)|Auto Shankar]]''
| ''[[Auto Shankar (film)|Auto Shankar]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Shankar
| Shankar
|
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.]]''
| ''[[Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Rao Bahaddur Upendra
| Rao Bahaddur Upendra
|
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Thandege Thakka Maga]]''
| ''[[Thandege Thakka Maga]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Sathya
| Sathya
|
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]''
| ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Abhishek Hegde
| Abhishek Hegde
|
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| rowspan="5" | 2007
| ''Parodi''
| ''[[Parodi (film)|Parodi]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Vijay
| Vijay
|
| Also Lyricist
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Masti (2007 film)|Masti]]''
| ''[[Masti (2007 film)|Masti]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Siddappaji
| Siddappaji
|
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Toss (2007 film)|Toss]]''
| ''[[Toss (2007 film)|Toss]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Neelakanta
| Neelakanta
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Anatharu]]''
| ''[[Anatharu]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Rudra
| Rudra
|
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Lava Kusha (2007 film)|Lava Kusha]]''
| ''[[Lava Kusha (2007 film)|Lava Kusha]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Chakri
| Chakri
|
|
|-
|-
| 2008
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| ''[[Sathyam (2008 film)|Sathyam]]''  
| ''[[Sathyam (2008 film)|Sathyam]]''  
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Manickvel  
| Manickvel  
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|-
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Sathyam (2008 film)|Salute]]''  
| ''[[Sathyam (2008 film)|Salute]]''  
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Prathap Rudhra
| Prathap Rudhra
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
|-
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Budhivanta]]''
| ''[[Budhivanta]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Various{{efn|Upendra played seven different roles in the film, namely: Joseph Fernandez, Panchamrutha, Zakir Hussain, Vijay Mittal, Samarasimha Reddy, Ranjaneesh Swamy and Shyam Prasad.}}
| Various{{efn|Upendra played seven different roles in the film, namely: Joseph Fernandez, Panchamrutha, Zakir Hussain, Vijay Mittal, Samarasimha Reddy, Ranjaneesh Swamy and Shyam Prasad.}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Mast Maja Maadi]]''
| ''[[Mast Maja Maadi]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Himself
| Himself
| Cameo appearance
| Cameo appearance
|-
|-
| 2009
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Dubai Babu]]''
| ''[[Dubai Babu]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Babu
| Babu
|
|
|-
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Rajani (film)|Rajani]]''
| ''[[Rajani (film)|Rajani]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Rajani
| Rajani
|
|
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| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Super (2010 Indian film)|Super]]''
| ''[[Super (2010 Indian film)|Super]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Subhash Chandra Gandhi
| Subhash Chandra Gandhi
|
|
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| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Shrimathi]]''
| ''[[Shrimathi]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Raj Kumar
| Raj Kumar
|
|
|-
|-
| 2012
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| ''[[Aarakshaka]]''
| ''[[Aarakshaka]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Arun / Vishnu
| Arun / Vishnu
| Dual role
| Dual role
|-
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Katari Veera Surasundarangi]]''
| ''[[Katari Veera Surasundarangi]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Upendra / Mohan / Temporary Yama
| Upendra / Mohan / Temporary Yama
| Triple Role
| Triple Role
|-
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Godfather (2012 film)|Godfather]]''
| ''[[Godfather (2012 film)|Godfather]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Shiva / Ajay / Vijay
| Shiva / Ajay / Vijay
| Triple Role
| Triple Role
|-
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Kalpana (2012 film)|Kalpana]]''
| ''[[Kalpana (2012 film)|Kalpana]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Raghava
| Raghava
|
|
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| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Topiwala]]''
| ''[[Topiwala]]''
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Basak
| Basak
|
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Brahma (2013 film)|Brahma]]''
| ''[[Brahma (2013 film)|Brahma]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Brahma
| Brahma
|  
|  
|-
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Super Ranga]]''
| ''[[Super Ranga]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Sriranga
| Sriranga
|
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[Shivam (2015 Kannada film)|Shivam]]''
| ''[[Shivam (2015 Kannada film)|Shivam]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Basavanna / Alexander
| Basavanna / Alexander
| dual role
| dual role
|-
|-
| 2015
| ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]''
| ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Devaraj
| Devaraj
| Telugu film
| Telugu film
|-  
|-  
| 2015
| ''[[Uppi 2]]''
| ''[[Uppi 2]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Naanu / Neenu
| Naanu / Neenu
| dual role
| Dual role
|-
|-
| 2016
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Kalpana 2]]''
| ''[[Kalpana 2]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Raghava / Jade Shivu
| Raghava / Jade Shivu
| dual role
| Dual role
|-
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Mukunda Murari]]''
| ''[[Mukunda Murari]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Mukunda
| Mukunda
|
|
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| 2017
| 2017
|''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]''
|''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
| Upendra / Surendra
| Upendra / Surendra
| dual role  
| Dual role  
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|''[[I Love You (2019 film)|I Love You]]''
|''[[I Love You (2019 film)|I Love You]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
|Santosh
|Santosh
|
|
|-
|-
|2021
| rowspan="6" |2022
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Home Minister''{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|''[[Home Minister (2022 film)|Home Minister]]''
||
|Renuka Prasad
| {{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/aug/20/uppi-for-home-minister-1859971.html|title=Uppi for Home Minister|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
|
|-
|
| ''[[Ghani (2021 film)|Ghani]]''
|''Post Production'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/aug/20/uppi-for-home-minister-1859971.html|title=Uppi for Home Minister|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
| Vikramaditya
| Telugu film
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Thrishulam'' {{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|''Filming''<ref>{{Cite news|last=R|first=Shilpa Sebastian|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/clash-of-the-stars/article25947519.ece|title=On the sets of the film 'Ravi Chandra'|date=2019-01-09|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/upendra-ravichandran-starrer-new-movie-title-changed-to-trishulam/articleshow/78165362.cms|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Vijaya Karnataka|language=kn}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Budhivanta 2''{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} ||{{TBA}}
|''Filming''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/sep/18/uppi-to-wow-fans-with-his-unique-look-in-buddhivantha-2-2035082.html|title=Uppi to wow fans with his unique look in Buddhivantha 2|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Kabzaa''{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|''Filming''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/upendra-s-kabza-to-release-in-seven-languages-see-launch-pics/story-w75vGIH3xagdcdQyqDG0dN_amp.html | title=Upendra's Kabza to release in seven languages, see launch pics | date=5 January 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|''UI''{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|''Filming''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LahariMusic/status/1532324758418665472|title=ಬಡಿದೆಬ್ಬಿಸುವಿರಾ…|website=Twitter.com|access-date=2022-06-04}}</ref>
|-
|}
 
===As director and writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="2" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
!Director
!Writer
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Sriramachandra]]'' || || {{yan}} || Dialogue Writer
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Tharle Nan Maga]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} || Also Choreographer
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Shhh! (film)|Shhh!]]'' || {{yan}} || ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Om (1995 film)|Om]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Operation Antha]]'' || {{yan}} || ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Omkaram]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} || Telugu Film
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kanyadanam (1998 film)|Kanyadanam]]'' || || {{yan}} || Telugu film
|-
| 1998 ||''[[Swasthik]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[A (Kannada film)|A]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[H2O (2002 film)|H2O]]'' || || {{yan}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Super Star (2002 film)|Super Star]]'' || || {{yan}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Hollywood (2002 film)|Hollywood]]'' || ||  {{yan}} ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Rakta Kanneeru]]'' || ||  {{yan}} ||
|-
|-
|2021
| 2010 || ''[[Super (2010 Indian film)|Super]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
|style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Thrishulam'' {{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
||
| {{yes}}
|
|
|''Filming''<ref>{{Cite news|last=R|first=Shilpa Sebastian|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/clash-of-the-stars/article25947519.ece|title=On the sets of the film 'Ravi Chandra'|date=2019-01-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/upendra-ravichandran-starrer-new-movie-title-changed-to-trishulam/articleshow/78165362.cms|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Vijaya Karnataka|language=kn}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2021
| 2012 || ''[[Katari Veera Surasundarangi]]'' || ||  {{yan}} ||
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Budhivanta 2''{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
||
|  {{yes}}
|
|
|''Filming''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/sep/18/uppi-to-wow-fans-with-his-unique-look-in-buddhivantha-2-2035082.html|title=Uppi to wow fans with his unique look in Buddhivantha 2|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2021
| 2013 || ''[[Topiwala]]'' || ||  {{yan}} ||
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|Kabzaa{{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
||
|  {{yes}}
|
|
|''Filming''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Khajane|first=Muralidhara|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/upendra-is-back-with-kabza-in-which-hes-up-against-seven-anti-heroes/article30096709.ece|title=Upendra is back with 'Kabza', in which he's up against seven anti-heroes|date=2019-11-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2015 || ''[[Uppi 2]]'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Lagaam'' {{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
||
| {{yes}}
|
|
| ''Filming''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/mar/11/upendra-hariprriya-to-star-in-k-madeshs-untitled-directorial-2115013.html|title=Upendra-Hariprriya to star in K Madesh’s untitled-directorial|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2023 || ''UI'' || {{yan}} || {{yan}} ||
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Ghani (2021 film)|Ghani]]'' {{Dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|
| {{yes}}
|
| {{TBA}}
| Telugu film
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|2006 || ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]'' || "Yella Okay Madhuve Yaake" ||[[Rajesh Ramanath]]||
|2006 || ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]'' || "Yella Okay Madhuve Yaake" ||[[Rajesh Ramanath]]||
|-
|-
|2007 || ''Parodi'' || "Rowdy Mele" ||Rajesh Ramanath||
|2007 || ''[[Parodi (film)|Parodi]]'' || "Rowdy Mele" ||Rajesh Ramanath||
|-
|-
|2008 || ''[[Budhivanta]]'' || "Chitranna" ||[[Vijay Antony]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]]
|2008 || ''[[Budhivanta]]'' || "Chitranna" ||[[Vijay Antony]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran]]

Latest revision as of 18:26, 19 June 2022


Upendra in 2019

Upendra is an Indian film actor and director known primarily for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his career writing dialogues and lyrics for soundtrack in Kannada films.[1] He then started out as a director making his debut in 1992 with Tharle Nan Maga. In career spanning over 25 years, he has directed 10 films and acted in over 60 films.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As actor[edit | edit source]

Key
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Year Film Roles Notes
1989 Anantana Avantara Kamadeva Cameo role
1991 Ajagajantara Groom Cameo role
1993 Shhh! Fake Police officer Cameo role
1995 Om Deena Voice Over for Kote Prabhakar
Operation Antha Bystander Cameo role
1997 Omkaram Narrator in the first scene Telugu film
1998 A Surya
Kanyadanam Venkat Telugu film
1999 Upendra Naanu
2000 Preethse Chandru
Oke Maata Sooryam Telugu film
2001 Raa Sridhar Telugu film
2002 H2O Udayashankar
Neethone Vuntanu Ravi Telugu film
Super Star Ricky / Deependra Dual role
Nagarahavu Ajay
Naanu Naane Raja
Hollywood Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47 Triple Role
2003 Kutumba Vijay
Rakta Kanneeru Mohan
Gokarna Sidda
2004 Omkara Sathya
2005 Gowramma Venkat Swamy
News Guru
Auto Shankar Shankar
2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. Rao Bahaddur Upendra
Thandege Thakka Maga Sathya
Aishwarya Abhishek Hegde
2007 Parodi Vijay Also Lyricist
Masti Siddappaji
Toss Neelakanta Telugu film
Anatharu Rudra
Lava Kusha Chakri
2008 Sathyam Manickvel Tamil film
Salute Prathap Rudhra Telugu film
Budhivanta Various[lower-alpha 1]
Mast Maja Maadi Himself Cameo appearance
2009 Dubai Babu Babu
Rajani Rajani
2010 Super Subhash Chandra Gandhi
2011 Shrimathi Raj Kumar
2012 Aarakshaka Arun / Vishnu Dual role
Katari Veera Surasundarangi Upendra / Mohan / Temporary Yama Triple Role
Godfather Shiva / Ajay / Vijay Triple Role
Kalpana Raghava
2013 Topiwala Basak
2014 Brahma Brahma
Super Ranga Sriranga
2015 Shivam Basavanna / Alexander dual role
S/O Satyamurthy Devaraj Telugu film
Uppi 2 Naanu / Neenu Dual role
2016 Kalpana 2 Raghava / Jade Shivu Dual role
Mukunda Murari Mukunda
2017 Upendra Matte Baa Upendra / Surendra Dual role
2019 I Love You Santosh
2022 Home Minister Renuka Prasad [2]
Ghani Vikramaditya Telugu film
Thrishulam Films that have not yet been released
TBA
Filming[3][4]
Budhivanta 2Films that have not yet been released
TBA
Filming[5]
KabzaaFilms that have not yet been released
TBA
Filming[6]
UIFilms that have not yet been released
TBA
Filming[7]

As director and writer[edit | edit source]

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer
1992 Sriramachandra Template:Yan Dialogue Writer
1992 Tharle Nan Maga Template:Yan Template:Yan Also Choreographer
1993 Shhh! Template:Yan
1995 Om Template:Yan Template:Yan
1995 Operation Antha Template:Yan
1997 Omkaram Template:Yan Template:Yan Telugu Film
1998 Kanyadanam Template:Yan Telugu film
1998 Swasthik Template:Yan Template:Yan
1998 A Template:Yan Template:Yan
1999 Upendra Template:Yan Template:Yan
2002 H2O Template:Yan
2002 Super Star Template:Yan
2002 Hollywood Template:Yan
2003 Rakta Kanneeru Template:Yan
2010 Super Template:Yan Template:Yan
2012 Katari Veera Surasundarangi Template:Yan
2013 Topiwala Template:Yan
2015 Uppi 2 Template:Yan Template:Yan
2023 UI Template:Yan Template:Yan

Discography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Song Composer Co-Singer(s)
1999 Upendra "Uppiganta Ruchi Bere Illa" Gurukiran
2002 H2O "Bida Byada", "Dil Ilde Love" Sadhu Kokila
2002 Nagarahavu "Yaaking Aadthiye" Hamsalekha Anuradha Sriram
2003 Rakta Kanneeru "Baa Baaro Rasika" Sadhu Kokila Sowmya Raoh
2004 Omkara "Othla Othla" Gurukiran Shamitha Malnad
2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. "Makkar Maado Maliniye" R. P. Patnaik
2006 Aishwarya "Yella Okay Madhuve Yaake" Rajesh Ramanath
2007 Parodi "Rowdy Mele" Rajesh Ramanath
2008 Budhivanta "Chitranna" Vijay Antony Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
2010 Super "Sikkapatte Ishtapatte" V. Harikrishna
2011 Jogayya "Thagalakonde" V. Harikrishna Priya Himesh
2011 Jarasandha "Pade Pade Phone-inalli" V Harikrishna Priya Himesh
2012 Katari Veera Surasundarangi "Muthinantha Muthondhu" Harikrishna
2013 Brindavana "Oye Kalla" Harikrishna Indu Nagaraj
2014 Jai Lalitha "Thorisabedammi" Sridhar V. Sambhram
2014 Super Ranga "Ondsali Avala" Harikrishna
2015 Krishna-Leela "Phoneammangu Simmappangu" Sridhar V.
2015 Uppi 2 "Excuse Me Please" Gurukiran
2016 Kalpana 2 "H2O Kudidivni" Arjun Janya Aishwarya Rangarajan
2016 Mukunda Murari "I Am God, God is Great" Arjun Janya
2019 I Love You "Life Ene T20" Dr. Kiran Thaotambyle Chethan Naik, Vasushree Halemane

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Upendra played seven different roles in the film, namely: Joseph Fernandez, Panchamrutha, Zakir Hussain, Vijay Mittal, Samarasimha Reddy, Ranjaneesh Swamy and Shyam Prasad.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Upendra started his career as a dialogue writer". The Times of India. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Uppi for Home Minister". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  3. ↑ R, Shilpa Sebastian (2019-01-09). "On the sets of the film 'Ravi Chandra'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Uppi to wow fans with his unique look in Buddhivantha 2". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Upendra's Kabza to release in seven languages, see launch pics". 5 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "ಬಡಿದೆಬ್ಬಿಸುವಿರಾ…". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.

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