Upendra is an Indian actor and director known primarily for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his career writing dialogues and lyrics for soundtrack in Kannada films. He then started out as a director making his debut in 1992 with Tharle Nan Maga. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has directed 10 films and acted in over 60 films.
Filmography
As an actor Note: all films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted. Year Title Roles Notes 1989 Anantana Avantara Kamadeva Cameo appearanceLove Maadi NoduDoctor 1991 Ajagajantara Groom 1993 Shhh! Fake Police officer Also director; Cameo appearance 1995Om Deena Also directorVoiceover for Kote Prabhakar Operation Antha Bystander Also director; Cameo appearance 1997 OmkaramNarrator in the first scene Telugu film; also directorVoiceover for Kote Prabhakar1998 A Surya Also director Kanyadanam Venkat Telugu film 1999 Upendra Naanu Also director2000 Preethse Chandru Oke Maata Sooryam 2001 Raa Sridhar 2002 Neethone Vuntanu Ravi Telugu film H2O Udayashankar GowdaKannada-Tamil bilingual film Super Star Ricky / Deependra Nagarahavu Ajay Naanu Naane Raja Hollywood Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47 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 Masti Siddappaji Toss NeelakantaTelugu film Anatharu Rudra Lava Kusha Chakri 2008 Satyam Manickavel Tamil-Telugu bilingual filmSalutePrathap Rudra BuddhivantaPanchamruthaSeven roles Mast Maja Maadi Himself Cameo appearance 2009 Dubai Babu Babu Rajani Rajani 2010 Super Subhash Chandra Gandhi Also director2011 Shrimathi Raj Kumar Maryade Ramanna Cycle (voice) Voice role 2012 Aarakshaka Arun / Vishnu Katari Veera Surasundarangi Upendra / Mohan / Mass Manava Temporary Yama Godfather Shiva / Ajay / Vijay Kalpana Raghava 2013 Topiwala Basak 2014 Brahma Brahma Super Ranga Sriranga 2015 Shivam Basavanna / Alexander S/O Satyamurthy Devaraj Naidu Telugu film Uppi 2 Naanu / Neenu Also director 2016 Kalpana 2 Raghava / Jade Shivu Mukunda Murari Mukunda 2017 Upendra Matte Baa Upendra / Surendra 2019 I Love You Santosh2022 Home Minister Renuka Prasad Ghani Vikramaditya Telugu film 2023 Kabzaa Arkeshwara 2024UI Sathya / Kalki / Upendra Rao Also director 2025 Coolie Kaleesha Tamil filmAndhra King Taluka "Andhra King" Surya KumarTelugu film45Rayappa2026Raktha KashmiraDevendra / BheemaDelayed release CompletedCompleted FilmingAnnounced Filming
As director, writer and lyricist Year Film Credited as NotesDirectorWriterLyricist1989 Anantana Avantara Love Maadi Nodu 1990 Kaliyuga Krishna Aata Bombata 1991 Nanagoo Hendthi Beku 1992 Sriramachandra Tharle Nan Maga Directorial Debut Film, Also choreographer 1993 Shhh! 1995 Om Operation Antha 1997 Omkaram Telugu film 1998 Swasthik A 1999 Upendra 2001 Raa Telugu film 2002 H2O Kannada-Tamil bilingual Super Star Hollywood 2003 Rakta Kanneeru 2005 Gowramma Vishnu Sena 2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. Aishwarya 2007 Parodi Lava Kusha 2009 Dubai Babu 2010 Super 2012 Aarakshaka Katari Veera Surasundarangi 2013 Topiwala 2015 Uppi 2 2024 UI Final Directorial film
As narrator
+ Year Title Notes 2014 Ragini IPS 2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I Kannada dubbed version trailer 2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II Kannada dubbed version trailer
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