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]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| 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
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| Budhivanta 2 |
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| Kabzaa
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| UI
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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) |
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| 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]
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ "Upendra started his career as a dialogue writer". The Times of India. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "Uppi for Home Minister". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ R, Shilpa Sebastian (2019-01-09). "On the sets of the film 'Ravi Chandra'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ↑ "Uppi to wow fans with his unique look in Buddhivantha 2". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ "Upendra's Kabza to release in seven languages, see launch pics". 5 January 2020.
- ↑ "ಬಡಿದೆಬ್ಬಿಸುವಿರಾ…". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.