Upendra

Who is Upendra?

Upendra is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and singer. He stars primarily in Kannada films and is well-known in Sandalwood and Tollywood. He started his career under the director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director. His first directorial venture was Tharle Nan Maga.

In the late 1990s he directed Om, which portrayed actual Bangalore gangsters, followed by A, which was his debut film as an actor. Upendra, his next film, starred Raveena Tandon, a Bollywood actress. After a decade of acting in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films, he returned to the role of director with the multilingual movie Super, which was well-received critically and commercially.

Upendra is known for his work in films like A, Upendra, Preethse, Raa, Kutumba, Raktha Kanneeru, Gokarna, Gowramma, Auto Shankar, Aishwarya, Anatharu, Budhivanta, Super, Katari Veera Surasundarangi, and Kalpana. Upendra has thus established himself as one of the most successful directors of Kannada cinema. He is currently one of the highest paid directors and actors in the Kannada Film Industry.