Upendra biography
Upendra is an actor, director, writer and politician, born on 18 September 1968 in Kundapura.
Upendra's screen career began in 1972 with Naagarahaavu.
Upendra has 78 screen credits across Tamil cinema, Kannada cinema and Telugu cinema.
The most recent films are Andhra King Taluka (2025), Coolie (2025), 45 (2025).
Honours include Filmfare Awards South.
Coming up next: Raktha Kashmira (2026), Buddhivantha 2, Thrishulam.
- Also known as
- Uppi, Upendra Rao
- Born
- 18 September 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Kundapura
- Work
- Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist
- Film industries
- Tamil cinema, Kannada cinema, Telugu cinema
- Years active
- 1989 to present
- Awards
- Filmfare Awards South
Upendra filmography
84 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl | TBA | Filming | ||
| Thrishulam | TBA | Completed | ||
| Guerrilla War | TBA | Announced | ||
| Buddhivantha 2 | TBA | Completed | ||
| Bhargava | TBA | Filming | ||
| 2026 | Raktha Kashmira | Devendra / Bheema | Delayed | |
| 2025 | Andhra King Taluka | "Andhra King" Surya Kumar | Telugu film | |
| 2025 | Coolie | Kaleesha | Tamil film | |
| 2025 | 45 | Rayappa | ||
| 2024 | UI | Sathya / Kalki / Upendra Rao | Also director | |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Kannada dubbed version trailer | ||
| 2023 | Kabzaa | Arkeshwara | ||
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Kannada dubbed version trailer | ||
| 2022 | Home Minister | Renuka Prasad | ||
| 2022 | Ghani | Vikramaditya | Telugu film | |
| 2019 | I Love You | Santosh | ||
| 2017 | Upendra Matte Baa | Upendra / Surendra | ||
| 2016 | Mukunda Murari | Mukunda | ||
| 2016 | Kalpana 2 | Raghava / Jade Shivu | ||
| 2015 | Shivam | Basavanna / Alexander | ||
| 2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | Devaraj Naidu | Telugu film | |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | Naanu / Neenu | Also director | |
| 2014 | Superro Ranga | Kannada | ||
| 2014 | Brahma | Brahma | ||
| 2014 | Super Ranga | Sriranga |
Show all 84 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ragini IPS | |||
| 2013 | Topiwala | Basak | ||
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Upendra / Mohan / Mass Manava Temporary Yama | ||
| 2012 | Kalpana | Raghava | ||
| 2012 | Godfather | Shiva / Ajay / Vijay | ||
| 2012 | Arakshaka | Kannada | ||
| 2012 | Aarakshaka | Arun / Vishnu | ||
| 2011 | Shrimathi | Raj Kumar | ||
| 2011 | Maryade Ramanna | Cycle (voice) | Voice role | |
| 2010 | Super | Subhash Chandra Gandhi | Also director | |
| 2009 | Rajani | Rajani | ||
| 2009 | Dubai Babu | Babu | ||
| 2008 | Budhivanta | Kannada | ||
| 2008 | Satyam | Manickavel | Tamil-Telugu bilingual film | |
| 2008 | Salute | Prathap Rudra | Tamil-Telugu bilingual film | |
| 2008 | Buddhivanta | Panchamrutha | Seven roles | |
| 2007 | Toss | Neelakanta | Telugu film | |
| 2007 | Anatharu | Rudra | ||
| 2007 | Parodi | Vijay | ||
| 2007 | Masti | Siddappaji | ||
| 2007 | Lava Kusha | Chakri | ||
| 2006 | Uppi Dada M.B.B.S | Rao Bahaddur Upendra | ||
| 2006 | Aishwarya | Abhishek Hegde | ||
| 2006 | Thandege Thakka Maga | Sathya | ||
| 2005 | Gowramma | Venkat Swamy | ||
| 2005 | News | Guru | ||
| 2005 | Auto Shankar | Shankar | ||
| 2005 | Vishnu Sena | |||
| 2004 | Omkara | Sathya | ||
| 2003 | Kutumba | Vijay | ||
| 2003 | Gokarna | Sidda | ||
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | Mohan | ||
| 2002 | Super Star | Ricky / Deependra | ||
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | Ajay | ||
| 2002 | Naanu Naane | Raja | ||
| 2002 | Hollywood | Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47 | ||
| 2002 | H2O | Udayashankar Gowda | Kannada-Tamil bilingual film | |
| 2002 | Neethone Vuntanu | Ravi | Telugu film | |
| 2001 | Raa | Sridhar | ||
| 2000 | Preethse | Chandru | ||
| 2000 | Oke Mata | Telugu | ||
| 2000 | Oke Maata | Sooryam | ||
| 1999 | Upendra | Naanu | Also director | |
| 1998 | Kanyadanam | Venkat | Telugu film | |
| 1998 | A | Surya | Also director | |
| 1998 | Swasthik | |||
| 1997 | Omkaram | Narrator in the first scene | Telugu film; also director Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar | |
| 1995 | Operation Antha | Bystander | Also director; Cameo appearance | |
| 1995 | Om | Deena | Also director Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar | |
| 1993 | Shhh! | Fake Police officer | Also director; Cameo appearance | |
| 1992 | Tharle Nan Maga | Directorial Debut Film, Also choreographer | ||
| 1992 | Sriramachandra | |||
| 1991 | Nanagoo Hendthi Beku | |||
| 1991 | Ajagajantara | Groom | Cameo appearance | |
| 1990 | Kaliyuga Krishna | |||
| 1990 | Aata Bombata | |||
| 1989 | Love Maadi Nodu | Doctor | Cameo appearance | |
| 1989 | Anantana Avantara | Kamadeva | Cameo appearance | |
| 1972 | Naagarahaavu | Kannada |