Upendra

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

7.728

Gender

Male

Birthday

18-Sep-1968

Age

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Kundapura, Karnataka

Also Known As
  • Upendra Rao

Upendra

Biography

Upendra Rao known mononymously as Upendra, is an Indian film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and playback singer who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He started his film career as a writer and an assistant director with actor and film director Kashinath. His first directorial venture was Tharle Nan Maga (1992). He is currently one of the highest paid directors and actors in the Kannada cinema industry.


Credits

ಸೂಪರ್ ಸೂಪರ್ (2010) Character: Subash Chandra Gandhi
Super (Kannada: ಸೂಪರ್) (originally known only by Vitarka Mudrā hand symbol) is a 2010 Indian multilingual film written and directed by Upendra. This utopian film garnered extraordinary reception from critics and the general public for its revolutionary concept of a contrasting futuristic India set in the year 2030, and the contemporary image of India. With the title of the film depicted only by a symbol, it features Upendra and Nayantara in lead roles and is produced by Rockline Venkatesh, while V. Harikrishna has scored the music. Raking in more than Rs 100 million through satellite television and audio rights even before release, it was declared a superhit in Kannada where it grossed a record Rs 25 million in first three days of the opening weekend. The film grossed over 50 crore (US$9.05 million) and has been declared one of the biggest blockbusters of Kannada cinema.
Super Ranga Super Ranga (2014) Character: Sriranga
Super Ranga (Kannada: ಸೂಪರ್ ರಂಗ) is a 2014 Indian Kannada language action romance film directed by Sadhu Kokila and produced by K. Manju under the banner K Manju Cinemaas. It stars Upendra and Kriti Kharbanda in lead roles. The supporting cast features Priyanka Rao, Raghu Mukherjee, Doddanna, Rangayana Raghu, Bullet Prakash, and Sridhar. The film is a remake of the 2009 Telugu film, Kick.
Toss Toss (2007) Character: N/A
Film starring Raja, Upendra and Kamna Jethmalani
Preethse Preethse (2000) Character: Chandru
Preethse is a 2000 psychological thriller Kannada film starring Upendra, Shivrajkumar and Sonali Bendre.
Brahma Brahma (2014) Character: N/A
Brahma, a notorious gangster, escapes to Malaysia. He meets a girl who falls in love with him instantly. Everything changes when Brahma returns to India followed by the girl.
Topiwaala Topiwaala (2013) Character: Basak
A 2013 Kannada movie.
Hollywood Hollywood (2002) Character: US-47 / Surendra / Upendra
Hollywood is a 2002 Indian Kannada science fiction film written by Upendra and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Upendra in a triple role as Surendra, Upendra and US 47 (a robot) along with the Australian actress Felicity Mason as Manisha and Anant Nag. The film was shot entirely in Gold Coast, Australia with few supporting actors and a monkey named Lakshmi, voiced by Ramesh Bhat. The film was also dubbed into Telugu in 2003, retaining the same title.
Kutumba Kutumba (2003) Character: N/A
A 2003 Kannada film.
Gowramma Gowramma (2005) Character: N/A
A 2005 Kannada film.
Dubai Babu Dubai Babu (2009) Character: N/A
A 2009 Kannada film.
Naanu Naane Naanu Naane (2002) Character: N/A
A 2002 Kannada film.
Super Star Super Star (2002) Character: N/A
A 2002 Kannada film.
Omkara Omkara (2004) Character: N/A
A 2004 Kannada movie.
Parodi Parodi (2007) Character: N/A
A 2007 Kannada film.
ಹೆಚ್ ೨ ಓ ಹೆಚ್ ೨ ಓ (2002) Character: N/A
A 2002 Kannada film.
Anatharu Anatharu (2007) Character: N/A
A 2007 Kannada film.
Ajagajantara Ajagajantara (1991) Character: cameo
A 1991 Kannada film
Mast Maja Maadi Mast Maja Maadi (2008) Character: N/A
A 2008 Kannada film.
Gokarna Gokarna (2003) Character: N/A
A 2003 Kannada film.
Ragini IPS Ragini IPS (2014) Character: Narrator
A female IPS officer is fighting against corruption and corrupt people.
Arakshaka Arakshaka (2012) Character: N/A
Arakshaka is a Kannada thriller, starring Upendra, Sada and Ragini Dwivedi and directed by P. Vasu. The film explores the strange and inexplicable workings of the human mind and deals with fear, darkness and misunderstandings.
Godfather Godfather (2012) Character: N/A
A 2012 Kannada film
Thandege Thakka Maga Thandege Thakka Maga (2006) Character: N/A
A 2006 Kannada film
Rajani Rajani (2011) Character: N/A
A 2011 Kannada action film.
Buddhivantha Buddhivantha (2008) Character: N/A
A 2008 Kannada film.
Maryade Ramanna Maryade Ramanna (2011) Character: Bicycle (voice)
Kannada language remake of the 2010 Telugu film Maryada Ramanna.
Shrimathi Shrimathi (2011) Character: N/A
A 2011 Kannada romantic drama.
Oke Maata Oke Maata (2000) Character: N/A
A 2000 Telugu film.
Lava Kusha Lava Kusha (2007) Character: N/A
Lava Kusha is a 2007 Kannada film directed by Om Saiprakash. The film stars Upendra, Shivaraj Kumar, Charmi Kaur and Jennifer Kotwal in lead roles. Music was composed by Gurukiran.
Neethone Vuntanu Neethone Vuntanu (2002) Character: Ravi/subba rao
Ravi, a software engineer, and Aparna, a girl nicknamed Subba Laxmi, engage in online chatting and fall in love. However, when they first plan to meet, he mistakes Aparna's sister, Vidya, for her.
Kanyadanam Kanyadanam (1998) Character: N/A
Venkat and Vandana are in love but circumstances compel Vandana to get married to Venkat's good friend, Niwas. When Niwas learns about his wife's past, he takes measures to correct the situation.
45 45 (2025) Character: N/A
A captivating new project by Suraj Production and the Magical Composer’s Debut film, #45Themovie is set to redefine the cinema-watching experience with its unique narrative and compelling performances.
Uppi 2 Uppi 2 (2015) Character: Neenu / Naanu
Neenu leads a selfless life helping others in need without expecting anything in return. In the meantime, the police and an underworld don are on the lookout for him over a multi-crore property.
Shivam Shivam (2015) Character: Basavanna / Alexander
Shivam 2015 Movie
ನಾಗರಹಾವು ನಾಗರಹಾವು (2002) Character: Ajay Sharma
Ajay Sharma is set out to kill Madan Chopra and destroy his family, who is responsible for Ajay's father, Vishwanth's death. Will Ajay succeed?
Home Minister Home Minister (2022) Character: N/A
Home Minister is a Kannada movie, directed by Sujay K Srihari. The film is a family drama with a political backdrop, which stars Upendra and Vedhika in lead roles. Supporting roles include Sadhu Kokila and Avinash. It is produced by Poorna Naidu.
ರಕ್ತ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ರಕ್ತ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು (2003) Character: N/A
A young Indian man becomes westernised and starts hating the Indian rituals and culture. He falls in love with a sex worker, but marries a girl from his village to fulfil his parents' wish.
Kalpana Kalpana (2012) Character: Raghava
Raghava is a fun-loving youngster who enjoys playing cricket with his friends. But at night he is afraid of ghosts and is always confined to his home under the care of his mother (Umashri). His brother (Achyuth Rao), sister-in-law (Shruthi) and their children live together in the same house. When Raghava and his friends go in search of another ground to play cricket, they find an abandoned field, which, it turns out, is haunted. At home, his mother and sister-in-law witness some strange happenings. With the help of a temple priest, they confirm the presence of a ghostly spirit haunting their home. Raghava begins to act funny and shows effeminate behaviour which is when the presence of the ghost is identified. The film goes on to unravel the mystery of the ghostly Kalpana and her relationship with Raghava.
Kalpana 2 Kalpana 2 (2016) Character: Raghava
Raghava has Nyctophobia. Raghava, who loves Nandhini, is a cinematographer for a TV channel and wants to shoot a fake haunted house, in order to increase TRP ratings. To their misfortune, they are haunted, not by one but by five ghosts.
ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ (2006) Character: Abhishek Hegde
Abhishek's been betrayed in love, and doesn't like girls. Aishwarya walks into his life and love starts to blossom, which is forever.
రా రా (2001) Character: Sridhar
Sridhar, a womaniser, meets his match when he tries to seduce Shanthi, who refuses to fall for him. Later, he learns that Shanthi has a hidden motive for resisting his advances.
ಶ್! ಶ್! (1993) Character: N/A
When a movie crew arrives to shoot their film at an estate, they are haunted by the supernatural elements of the lonely house on the estate. Things get worse when the people of the estate and crew start disappearing.
సన్నాఫ్ సత్యమూర్తి సన్నాఫ్ సత్యమూర్తి (2015) Character: Devaraj Naidu
The son of a rich businessman struggles to save his father's wealth after his demise. However, he faces many challenges when he becomes the sole breadwinner of his family.
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಇಂಟೆಲಿಜೆನ್ಸ್ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಇಂಟೆಲಿಜೆನ್ಸ್ (2024) Character: N/A
Set in a fictional world, the story is about the psychological conflict between a king in a town and an extraordinary man, and how that man, through his cunning and master minded plans takes over everything, takes control of the entire town, becomes a dictator.
சத்யம் சத்யம் (2008) Character: Manickvel
A cop, doesn't believe in finishing criminals in fake encounters but in a judicial way. A powerful politician hires an assassin to get rid of his competitors.
Nanne Preethse: I Love You Nanne Preethse: I Love You (2019) Character: N/A
When Santu meets Dharmika after few years of romantic college life, will he win the lost love, or is there something surprise round the corner.
A A (1998) Character: Surya
A film director fades away from the industry after the failed love with the heroine of his movie. After being rehabilitated, he learns that some people conspired his fall and decides to take revenge.
Auto Shankar Auto Shankar (2005) Character: N/A
Auto Shankar is a 2005 Kannada film.
గని గని (2022) Character: Vijender Sinha
The life of a boxer whose passion is sports who has been training since a young age to reach his dreams suddenly things take a tough turn which totally changes his life.
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale (2024) Character: Self
Celebrated actor Nayanthara looks back on her journey towards love and superstardom amidst personal struggles and triumphs in this intimate documentary.
ಕಬ್ಜ ಕಬ್ಜ (2023) Character: Arkeshwara
During the British rule in India, Arakeshwara, an air force soldier and son of a freedom fighter Amareshwara,due to unavoidable circumstances, kills Khaleed, the don of Amarapura and thus gets trapped in the mafia world and later becomes the king of the underworld. However, trouble ensues for Arakeshwara as he has to deal with his rivals and Bhargav Bhakshi, a cop sent by the British to eradicate him and the underworld.
Katari Veera Surasundarangi Katari Veera Surasundarangi (2012) Character: Mass Manava / Mohan
A man gets killed and finds himself in front of Yama, the god of death. In heaven, when he falls for Lord Indra's daughter, he is promptly sent back to Earth. Now, he sets out to avenge himself.
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ (1999) Character: Naanu
Naanu, who always speaks the truth, is married to Swathi. However, he is soon pursued by Rathi and is forced to accept her love but finds it difficult to let go of his obsession with Keerthi.
Mukunda Murari Mukunda Murari (2016) Character: N/A
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಾ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಾ (2017) Character: Upendra Raju / Ramu
Upendra Matte Baa (Come again Upendra) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language supernatural drama film directed by N. Arun Lokanath (Loki). The film stars Upendra in dual roles along with Prema and Sruthi Hariharan. The film's cinematography was handled by Swamy J. Gowda. The soundtrack and film score were composed by V. Sridhar. After the death of a flirtatious zamindar named Upendra Raju, Yama sends his soul back to earth to fix the quarrels of his family.



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