Uppalapati Narayana Rao

Uppalapati Narayana Rao
ఉప్పలపాటి నారాయణ రావు
Born	Uppalapati Narayana Rao (1958-07-12) 12 July 1958 (age 66) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India [1]
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Krishna Veni Uppalapati
Children	Pradeep Satheesh

Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian film director, producer, and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Television. ^{[2] [1]} He is best known for his works in hits such as Jaitra Yatra (1991), Rakshana (1993), Ala Modalaindhi (2011), and Anthaku Mondhu Aa Tharuvatha (2013). ^{[3] [4]}

Television career

He served as content head for channels like ETV, Gemini, MAA and Doordarshan. ^[5] He is also associated with Balaji Telefilms as the creative head for South Indian content for two years (2010–2012) helping with curation and production of Telugu TV content / programmes. ^[6]

Filmography

Telugu

Year	Name	Language	Role
1991	Jaitra Yatra	Telugu	Director, Story, and Screenplay
1993	Rakshana	Telugu	Director, Story, and Screenplay
1993	Theerpu	Telugu	Director
1994	Allari Police	Telugu	Director
1995	Paathabasthi	Telugu	Director, Story, producer, and Screenplay
1996	Ooriki Monagaadu	Telugu	Director, Screenplay
1999	Veedu Saamanyudu Kaadhu	Telugu	Director
1995	Simhada Guri	Kannada	Director
2002	Yuva Rathna	Telugu	Director
2007	Gnaapakam	Telugu	Story, Dialogues, Screenplay, and director
2011	Ala Modalaindhi	Telugu	Actor, Script
2013	Anthaku Mondhu Aa Tharuvatha	Telugu	Actor

Theatre

Name of Play	Role
Phani (Telugu adaptation of Dial M for Murder by Alfred Hitchcock)	Actor
Maro Mohenjodaro	Actor, producer
Hiroshima	Actor, producer
Siddhartha	Actor, producer
Cheema Kuttina Natakam	Actor
Bioscope	Actor
Edhi Asthma Hathya	Actor
Go To Hell	Actor, director

Television

Name	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
Vasantha Kokila	Story and Direction	Doordarshan	Telugu	Golden Nandi Award for Best Direction and Story
Gruhapravesam	Director	ETV	Telugu	Golden Nandi for Best Direction
Mahalakshmi	Director	Annapurna Studios	Telugu	Unreleased
Kottha Bangaram	Creative Head and production	Balaji Telefilms	Telugu
Kaliyuga Ramayanam	Creative Head and production	Balaji Telefilms	Telugu
Priyanka	Director, Story, Dialogues and Screenplay	ETV	Telugu	Golden Nandi for Best Direction
Others	Producer	Various Channels	Telugu	Ongoing Production work to be released

References

1. Atluri, Sri (1 February 2017). "Retrospective: Jaitrayatra (1991)". Telugucinema.com . Retrieved 17 September 2022.
2. "Ilayaraja was upset with debut director". 21 April 2014 – via The Economic Times – The Times of India.
3. "Rakshana (1993)". The A.V. Club.
4. "Good Films – Best movies, yet box office failures – Jaitra Yatra". Idlebrain . Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
5. "Telugu Cinema – Review – Yuvarathna – Jeevida, N Taraka Rathna – Uppalapati Narayana – MM Keeravani". Idlebrain. 29 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
6. "When Vishakha was Bollywood bound". The Times of India. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

External links

Uppalapati Narayana Rao at IMDb