Upendra filmography

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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. [1] 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.

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Filmography

As an actor

Kannada films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRolesNotes
1989 Anantana Avantara Kamadeva Cameo appearance
Love Maadi Nodu Doctor
1991 Ajagajantara Groom
1993 Shhh! Fake Police officerAlso director; Cameo appearance
1995 Om DeenaAlso director
Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar
Operation Antha BystanderAlso director; Cameo appearance
1998 A SuryaAlso director
1999 Upendra NaanuAlso director
2000 Preethse Chandru
2002 H2O Udayashankar GowdaKannada-Tamil bilingual film
Super Star Ricky / Deependra [a]
Nagarahavu Ajay
Naanu Naane Raja
Hollywood Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47 [b]
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
Anatharu Rudra
Lava Kusha Chakri
2008 Budhivanta Panchamrutha [c] Seven roles
Mast Maja Maadi HimselfCameo appearance
2009 Dubai Babu Babu
Rajani Rajani
2010 Super Subhash Chandra GandhiAlso director
2011 Shrimathi Raj Kumar
Maryade Ramanna Cycle (voice)Voice role [2]
2012 Aarakshaka Arun / Vishnu [a]
Katari Veera Surasundarangi Upendra / Mohan / Mass Manava Temporary Yama [b]
Godfather Shiva / Ajay / Vijay [b]
Kalpana Raghava
2013 Topiwala Basak
2014 Brahma Brahma
Super Ranga Sriranga
2015 Shivam Basavanna / Alexander [a]
Uppi 2 Naanu / Neenu [a] Also director
2016 Kalpana 2 Raghava / Jade Shivu [a]
Mukunda Murari Mukunda
2017 Upendra Matte Baa Upendra / Surendra [a]
2019 I Love You Santosh
2022 Home Minister Renuka Prasad [3]
2023 Kabzaa Arkeshwara
2024 UI Sathya / Kalki / Upendra Rao [b] Also director [4]
TBABuddhivanthaTBACompleted [5]
TBAThrishulamTBAFilming [6] [7]
TBA 45 TBAFilming [8]
TBA Karvva Navneeth Directorial TBAPre-Production [9]

Other language films

YearTitleRolesLanguageNotes
1997 Omkaram Narrator in the first sceneTeluguAlso director
Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar
1998 Kanyadanam Venkat
2000 Oke Maata Sooryam
2001 Raa Sridhar
2002 Neethone Vuntanu Ravi
H2O Udayashankar GowdaTamilKannada-Tamil bilingual
2007 Toss NeelakantaTelugu
2008 Satyam ManickavelTamilTamil-Telugu bilingual film
Salute Prathap RudraTelugu
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Devaraj Naidu
2022 Ghani Vikramaditya
2025 Coolie KaleeshaTamil
Andhra King Taluka "Andhra King" Surya KumarTeluguFilming [10]

As director, writer and lyricist

YearFilmCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterLyricist
1989 Anantana Avantara Black check.svg
Love Maadi Nodu DialogueBlack check.svg
1990Kaliyuga KrishnaBlack check.svg
Aata BombataBlack check.svg
1991Nanagoo Hendthi BekuDialogueBlack check.svg
1992 Sriramachandra Dialogue
Tharle Nan Maga Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svgAlso choreographer
1993 Shhh! Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
1995 Om Black check.svgBlack check.svg
Operation Antha Black check.svgBlack check.svg
1997 Omkaram Black check.svgBlack check.svgTelugu film
1998 Swasthik Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
A Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
1999 Upendra Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
2001 Raa ScreenplayTelugu film
2002 H2O Black check.svgBlack check.svgKannada-Tamil bilingual
Super Star Black check.svg
Hollywood Black check.svgBlack check.svg
2003 Rakta Kanneeru Black check.svgBlack check.svg
2005 Gowramma DialogueBlack check.svg
2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. DialogueBlack check.svg
Aishwarya Black check.svg
2007 Parodi Black check.svg
Lava Kusha Black check.svg
2009 Dubai Babu Black check.svg
2010 Super Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
2012 Aarakshaka Black check.svg
Katari Veera Surasundarangi Black check.svgBlack check.svg
2013 Topiwala Black check.svgBlack check.svg
2015 Uppi 2 Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg
2024 UI Black check.svgBlack check.svgBlack check.svg

As narrator

YearTitleNotesRef.
2014 Ragini IPS [11]
2022 Ponniyin Selvan Kannada dubbed version trailer [12]

Discography

YearFilmSongComposerCo-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
"M Andre"
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 HarikrishnaPriya 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 ThaotambyleChethan Naik, Vasushree Halemane

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Upendra played dual roles in the film.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Upendra played triple roles in the film.
  3. Upendra played seven different roles in the film, namely: Joseph Fernandez, Panchamrutha, Zakir Hussain, Vijay Mittal, Samarasimha Reddy, Ranjaneesh Swamy and Shyam Prasad.

References

  1. "Upendra started his career as a dialogue writer". The Times of India. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. "Review: Maryade Ramanna relies on Komal's comedy". Rediff.com . 26 September 2011.
  3. "Uppi for Home Minister". The New Indian Express . 20 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. "Upendra stuns with an audio-only 'UI' teaser". The New Indian Express. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. "Upendra's 'Buddhivantha 2' is to release on this date". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. R, Shilpa Sebastian (9 January 2019). "On the sets of the film 'Ravi Chandra'". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. "Kannada Star Upendra Joins The Cast of Shivarajkumar's 45". News18. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. "Upendra to work with Karrva director Navaneeth". TheNewIndianExpress. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. "Ram Pothineni is Sagar in 'Andhra King Taluka'; Title teaser out now". The Times of India. 15 May 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  11. "Upendra lends voice for Kannada film 'Ragini IPS'". ibnlive.com. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  12. "These star heroes give voice-over for Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan – 1 | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 27 September 2022.