Upendra (actor)
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Upendra Rao
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Upendra Rao 18 September 1968 Koteshwara, Kundapur, Karnataka, India |
| Residence | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Other names | Uppi, Real Star, Super Star |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Priyanka Upendra |
| Children | 2 |
Upendra Rao (born 18 September 1968) known mononymously as Upendra, is an Indian film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and playback singer who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He started his career under actor and film director Kashinath, as a writer and an assistant director. His first directorial venture was Tharle Nan Maga (1992).
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 movies like A (1998), Kanyadanam (1998), Upendra (1999), Preethse (2000), Raa (2001), H2O (2002), Super Star (2002), Hollywood (2002), Kutumba (2003), Raktha Kanneeru (2003), Gokarna (2003), Omkara (2004), Gowramma (2005), Auto Shankar (2005), Aishwarya (2006), Anatharu (2007), Budhivanta (2008), Super (2010), Kalpana (2012), S/O Satyamurthy (2015), Uppi 2 (2015), Kalpana 2 (2016) and Mukunda Murari. Upendra has thus established himself as one of the most successful actors and directors of Kannada cinema. He is currently one of the highest paid directors and actors in the Kannada cinema.
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