Upendra filmography

Upendra in 2019

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.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As an actor

  • Note: all films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Roles Notes
1989 Anantana Avantara Kamadeva Cameo appearance
Love Maadi Nodu Doctor
1991 Ajagajantara Groom
1993 Shhh! Fake Police officer Also director; Cameo appearance
1995 Om Deena Also director
Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar
Operation Antha Bystander Also director; Cameo appearance
1997 Omkaram Narrator in the first scene Telugu film; also director
Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar
1998 A Surya Also director
Kanyadanam Venkat Telugu film
1999 Upendra Naanu Also director
2000 Preethse Chandru
Oke Maata Sooryam
2001 Raa Sridhar
2002Neethone Vuntanu Ravi Telugu film
H2O Udayashankar Gowda Kannada-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
Toss Neelakanta Telugu film
Anatharu Rudra
Lava Kusha Chakri
2008Satyam Manickavel Tamil-Telugu bilingual film
Salute Prathap Rudra
Buddhivanta Panchamrutha[c] Seven roles
Mast Maja Maadi Himself Cameo appearance
2009 Dubai Babu Babu
Rajani Rajani
2010 Super Subhash Chandra Gandhi Also 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]
S/O Satyamurthy Devaraj NaiduTelugu film
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]
Ghani Vikramaditya Telugu film
2023 Kabzaa Arkeshwara
2024 UI Sathya / Kalki / Upendra Rao[b] Also director [4]
2025 Coolie Kaleesha Tamil film
Andhra King Taluka "Andhra King" Surya Kumar Telugu film [5]
45 Rayappa [6]
2026 Raktha Kashmira Devendra / Bheema[a] Delayed release [7]
TBA Buddhivantha 2 † TBA Completed [8]
TBA Thrishulam † TBA Completed [9][10]
TBA Bhargava † TBA Filming [7]
TBA Guerrilla War † TBA Announced [7]
TBA Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl † TBA Filming [11]

As director, writer and lyricist

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer Lyricist
1989Anantana AvantaraYes
Love Maadi NoduDialogueYes
1990Kaliyuga KrishnaYes
Aata BombataDialogueYes
1991Nanagoo Hendthi BekuDialogueYes
1992SriramachandraDialogue
Tharle Nan MagaYesYesYesDirectorial Debut Film, Also choreographer
1993Shhh!YesYesYes
1995OmYesYes
Operation AnthaYesYes
1997OmkaramYesYesTelugu film
1998SwasthikYesYesYes
AYesYesYes
1999UpendraYesYesYes
2001RaaScreenplayTelugu film
2002H2OYesYesKannada-Tamil bilingual
Super StarYes
HollywoodYesYes
2003Rakta KanneeruYesYes
2005GowrammaDialogueYes
Vishnu SenaYes
2006 Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. DialogueYes
Aishwarya Yes
2007 Parodi Yes
Lava KushaYes
2009Dubai BabuYes
2010SuperYesYesYes
2012AarakshakaYes
Katari Veera SurasundarangiYesYes
2013TopiwalaYesYes
2015Uppi 2YesYesYes
2024UIYesYesYesFinal Directorial film

As narrator

Year Title Notes Ref.
2014Ragini IPS[12]
2022 Ponniyin Selvan: IKannada dubbed version trailer[13]
2023 Ponniyin Selvan: IIKannada dubbed version trailer

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Kannada Star Upendra Joins The Cast of Shivarajkumar's 45". News18. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Sharadhaa, A. (1 January 2026). "CE Year in Preview: The Grand 2026 Rollout in Kannada cinema". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Upendra's 'Buddhivantha 2' is to release on this date". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. ↑ R, Shilpa Sebastian (9 January 2019). "On the sets of the film 'Ravi Chandra'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Upendra: ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾಂಬಿನೇಷನ್‌ನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಚೇಂಜ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kannada Film Buzz: Aradhanaa Ram Joins Upendra in 'Next Level'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
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