Upendra filmography
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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.
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Filmography
| † | 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 |
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| Operation Antha | Bystander | Also director; Cameo appearance | ||
| 1997 | Omkaram | Narrator in the first scene | Telugu film; also director Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar |
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| 1998 | A | Surya | Also director | |
| Kanyadanam | Venkat | Telugu film | ||
| 1999 | Upendra | Naanu | Also director | |
| 2000 | Preethse | Chandru | ||
| Oke Maata | Sooryam | |||
| 2001 | Raa | Sridhar | ||
| 2002 | Neethone 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 | |||
| 2008 | Satyam | 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 Naidu | Telugu 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 | Next Level † | TBA | Filming | [11] |
As director, writer and lyricist
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Lyricist | |||
| 1989 | Anantana Avantara |  | |||
| Love Maadi Nodu | Dialogue | | |||
| 1990 | Kaliyuga Krishna | | |||
| Aata Bombata | | ||||
| 1991 | Nanagoo Hendthi Beku | Dialogue | | ||
| 1992 | Sriramachandra | Dialogue | |||
| Tharle Nan Maga | | | | Directorial Debut Film, Also choreographer | |
| 1993 | Shhh! | | | | |
| 1995 | Om | | | ||
| Operation Antha | | | |||
| 1997 | Omkaram | | | Telugu film | |
| 1998 | Swasthik | | | | |
| A | | | | ||
| 1999 | Upendra | | | | |
| 2001 | Raa | Screenplay | Telugu film | ||
| 2002 | H2O | | | Kannada-Tamil bilingual | |
| Super Star | | ||||
| Hollywood | | | |||
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | | | ||
| 2005 | Gowramma | Dialogue | | ||
| 2006 | Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. | Dialogue | | ||
| Aishwarya | | ||||
| 2007 | Parodi | | |||
| Lava Kusha | | ||||
| 2009 | Dubai Babu | | |||
| 2010 | Super | | | | |
| 2012 | Aarakshaka | | |||
| Katari Veera Surasundarangi | | | |||
| 2013 | Topiwala | | | ||
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | | | | |
| 2024 | UI | | | | |
As narrator
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ragini IPS | [12] | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Kannada dubbed version trailer | [13] |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Kannada dubbed version trailer | |