Vadiraj

Vadiraj
Vadiraj
Born	3 January 1927
Died	6 February 2004 (aged 77)
Other names	P. Vadiraj, U. S. Vadiraj
Occupations	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1956–2003

Vadiraj Srinivas Upadhyaya was an Indian actor, director and producer in Kannada cinema.^[1] He along with his sister noted Kannada actress Harini and brother Jawahar produced many award-winning movies in Kannada.^[1] As actor, he was known for comedy roles in films.

Apart from winning two national awards as a director and producer, his directorial Innondu Mukha screened at IFFI.^[1]

Personal life

His father was Srinivas Upadhyaya Paniyadi (S.U.Paniyadi), freedom fighter, Tulu and Kannada literary writer.^[1]

Filmography

As director, producer, and writer

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1963	Nanda Deepa		Yes	Story
1964	Naandi		Yes
1964	Navajeevana		Yes
1969	Namma Makkalu		Executive
1970	Seetha	Yes
1972	Naa Mechida Huduga		Co-producer		Also playback singer
1973	Seetheyalla Savithri	Yes		Yes
1977	Kakana Kote		Executive
1979	Dange Edda Makkalu	Yes		Screenplay
1980	Nammammana Sose	Yes		Screenplay

As actor

Kokila Vaani (1956)
Krishna Garudi (1958)
Dharma Vijaya (1959)
Swarna Gowri (1962)
Nanda Deepa (1963)
Santha Thukaram (1963)
Naandi (1964)
Navajeevana (1964)
Premakkoo Permitte (1967)
Sri Purandara Dasaru (1967)
Namma Makkalu (1969)
Aliya Geleya (1971)
Mukthi (1971)
Naa Mechida Huduga (1972)
Badavara Bandhu (1976)
Maya Manushya (1976)
Naa Ninna Mareyalare (1976)
Kakana Kote (1977)
Premayana (1978)
Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983)
Ade Kannu (1985)
Nee Thanda Kanike (1985)
Ganda Mane Makkalu (1988)
Mithileya Seetheyaru (1988)
Bala Hombale (1989)
Bhujangayyana Dashavathara (1991)
Athimadhura Anuraga (1992)
Innondu Mukha (1998)
Khaki (2003)

Vadiraj received the Dr. Rajkumar Award in 1998–99 for his dedicated service to Kannada cinema and later served as chairman of the Karnataka State Film Awards committee in 2001–2002.^[1]