Upendra filmography
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 45.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Actor | Writer | Role | |||
| 1989 | Anantana Avantara | Yes | Kamadeva | Cameo role | ||
| 1991 | Ajagajanthara | Yes | Groom (Dum Dum Agarbatti factory owner) | Cameo role | ||
| 1992 | Tharle Nan Maga | Yes | Yes | Also choreographer | ||
| 1993 | Shhh! | Yes | Yes | Police officer | Cameo role | |
| 1995 | Om | Yes | Yes | also dubbing for kote prabhakar | ||
| 1995 | Operation Antha | Yes | Yes | Man urinating on roadside wall | Cameo role | |
| 1997 | Omkaram | Yes | Yes | Telugu film | ||
| 1998 | Swasthik | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1998 | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Surya | |
| 1998 | Kanyadanam | Yes | Yes | Venkat | Telugu film | |
| 1999 | Upendra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Naanu | |
| 2000 | Preethse | Yes | Chandru | |||
| 2000 | Oke Maata | Yes | Sooryam | Telugu film | ||
| 2001 | Raa | Yes | Sridhar | Telugu film | ||
| 2002 | H2O | Yes | Yes | Udayashankar | ||
| 2002 | Neethone Vuntanu | Yes | Ravi | Telugu film | ||
| 2002 | Super Star | Yes | Yes | Ricky / Deependra | ||
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | Yes | Ajay | |||
| 2002 | Naanu Naane | Yes | Raja | |||
| 2002 | Hollywood | Yes | Yes | Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47 | ||
| 2003 | Kutumba | Yes | Vijay | |||
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | Yes | Yes | Mohan | ||
| 2003 | Gokarna | Yes | Sidda | |||
| 2004 | Omkara | Yes | Sathya | |||
| 2005 | Gowramma | Yes | Venkat Swamy | |||
| 2005 | News | Yes | Guru | |||
| 2005 | Auto Shankar | Yes | Shankar | |||
| 2006 | Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. | Yes | Rao Bahaddur Upendra | |||
| 2006 | Thandege Thakka Maga | Yes | Sathya | |||
| 2006 | Aishwarya | Yes | Abhishek Hegde | |||
| 2007 | Parodi | Yes | Vijay | |||
| 2007 | Masti | Yes | Siddappaji | |||
| 2007 | Toss | Yes | Neelakanta | Telugu film | ||
| 2007 | Anatharu | Yes | Rudra | |||
| 2007 | Lava Kusha | Yes | Chakri | |||
| 2008 | Sathyam | Yes | Manickvel | Tamil film | ||
| 2008 | Budhivanta | Yes | Joseph Fernandez / Panchamrutha / Zakir Hussain / Vijay Mittal / Samarasimha Reddy / Ranjaneesh Swamy / Shyam Prasad | |||
| 2008 | Mast Maja Maadi | Yes | Himself | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2009 | Dubai Babu | Yes | Babu | |||
| 2009 | Rajani | Yes | Rajani | |||
| 2010 | Super | Yes | Yes | Yes | Subhash Chandra Gandhi | |
| 2011 | Shrimathi | Yes | Raj Kumar | |||
| 2012 | Aarakshaka | Yes | Arun / Vishnu | |||
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Yes | Yes | Upendra / Mohan / Temporary Yama | ||
| 2012 | Godfather | Yes | Shiva / Ajay / Vijay | |||
| 2012 | Kalpana | Yes | Raghava | |||
| 2013 | Topiwala | Yes | Yes | Basak | ||
| 2014 | Brahma | Yes | Brahma | Also in Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Super Ranga | Yes | Sriranga | |||
| 2015 | Shivam | Yes | Basavanna / Alexander | |||
| 2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | Yes | Devaraj | Telugu film | ||
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Naanu / Neenu | |
| 2016 | Kalpana 2 | Yes | Raghava / Jade Shivu | |||
| 2016 | Mukunda Murari | Yes | Mukunda | |||
| 2017 | Upendra Matte Baa | Yes | Upendra / Surendra | [2] | ||
| 2018 | Home Minister | Yes | Filming | |||
| 2018 | Uppi Rupee† | Yes | Filming[3] | |||
| 2019 | I Love You | Yes | Filming | |||
| 2019 | Ravichandran | Filming | ||||
Discography
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Upendra | •Uppiganta Ruchi Bere Illa | Gurukiran |
| 2002 | H2O | •Bida Byada •Dil Ilde Love |
Sadhu Kokila |
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | •Yaaking Aadthiye | Hamsalekha |
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | •Baa Baaro Rasika | Sadhu Kokila |
| 2004 | Omkara | •Othla Othla | Gurukiran |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Super | •Sikkapatte Ishtapatte | V. Harikrishna |
| 2011 | Jogayya | •Thagalakonde | V. Harikrishna |
| 2011 | Jarasandha | •Pade Pade Phone-inalli | V Harikrishna |
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | •Muthinantha Muthondhu | Harikrishna |
| 2013 | Brindavana | •Oye Kalla | Harikrishna |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Mukunda Murari | • I Am God, God is Great | suresh s |
References
- ^ "Upendra started his career as a dialogue writer". The Times of India. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years". The New Indian Express. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (13 March 2017). "Uppi turns hippie to play anti-hero". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2017.