Upendra
Indian actor and politician
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| 2025 | Upendra will star alongside Shivaraj Kumar in the film 45, directed by Arjun Janya. |
| 2025 | Upendra is expected to appear in the film Buddhivantha 2. |
| 2025 | Upendra is currently filming the Tamil movie 'Kaleesha' |
| 2025 | Upendra is currently filming the Telugu movie 'Andhra King' with actor Surya Kumar |
| 2025 | Upendra is set to star as Kaleesha in the Tamil film Coolie, which is currently in the filming stage |
| 2024 | Upendra is set to star in 'UI' |
| 2024 | Upendra directed and starred in 'UI' as multiple characters including himself (Sathya/Kalki) |
| 2023 | Starred in Kabzaa, a film with a theme similar to the KGF series, which was a box office failure. |
| 2023 | Upendra appeared in 'Kabzaa' as Arkeshwara |
| 2022 | Made a comeback to Telugu cinema with a brief role in Ghani, portraying Varun Tej's father, and also starred in Home Minister. |
| 2022 | Trailer for Kannada dubbed version of Ponniyin Selvan was released |
| 2022 | Upendra played the role of Vikramaditya in the Telugu film Ghani |
| 2022 | Upendra starred in 'Home Minister' as Renuka Prasad |
| June 3 2022 | Launched his directorial UI, 7 years after Uppi 2. |
| 2019 | The Uttama Prajaakeeya Party (UPP) fielded candidates across all constituencies in Karnataka during the Lok Sabha Elections, despite Upendra's personal decision to not contest. |
| 2019 | Upendra starred in 'I Love You', singing the song 'Life Ene T20' composed by Dr. Kiran Thaotambyle |
| 2018 | Quit the Karnataka Pragnyavanta Janata Paksha and formed his own political party, Uttama Prajaakeeya Party (UPP), focused on citizen-centric administration. |
| 2017 | Joined the political party Karnataka Pragnyavanta Janata Paksha. |
| 2017 | Starred in the remake Upendra Matte Baa, a remake of Soggade Chinni Nayana. |
| 2016 | Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for 'S/O Satyamurthy' and Best Actor for 'Uppi 2' at 5th SIIMA Awards |
| 2016 | Won Best Director at 5th SIIMA Awards for 'Uppi 2' |
| 2016 | Upendra appeared in 'Kalpana 2' and 'Mukunda Murari', featuring songs 'H2O Kudidivni' and 'I Am God, God is Great' |
| 2015 | Starred alongside Allu Arjun in the Telugu film S/O Satyamurthy, which was a major hit, grossing 92 crores and becoming the seventh-highest-grossing Telugu film of all time worldwide. |
| 2015 | Received an Honorary Doctorate from Angkor University. |
| 2015 | Upendra starred in 'Krishna-Leela' and 'Uppi 2', singing songs 'Phoneammangu Simmappangu' and 'Excuse Me Please' respectively |
| 2015 | Upendra starred in 'Uppi 2' |
| 2015 | Upendra starred as Devaraj in the Telugu film S/O Satyamurthy |
| 2015 | Upendra directed and starred in 'Uppi 2' as Naanu/Neenu, and also appeared in 'Shivam' as Basavanna/Alexander |
| 2014 | Nominated for Best Actor at 3rd SIIMA Awards for 'Topiwala' |
| 2014 | Upendra appeared in two films: 'Jai Lalitha' with 'Thorisabedammi' and 'Super Ranga' with 'Ondsali Avala' |
| 2014 | Upendra starred in the film Ragini IPS |
| 2013 | Won Critics Award for Best Actor at 2nd SIIMA Award for 'Katariveera Surasundarangi' |
| 2013 | Won Best Male Actor at Udaya Film Awards for 'Kalpana' |
| 2013 | Upendra starred in 'Brindavana' with the song 'Oye Kalla' composed by Harikrishna |
| 2013 | Upendra starred in the film 'Topiwala' |
| 2012 | Won Special Appreciation Award at 1st SIIMA Awards for 'Shrimathi' |
| 2012 | Won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director and Best Film for 'Super' |
| 2012 | Upendra appeared in 'Katari Veera Surasundarangi', singing 'Muthinantha Muthondhu' composed by Harikrishna |
| 2012 | Upendra had multiple film roles, appearing in 'Aarakshaka' as Arun/Vishnu, 'Katari Veera Surasundarangi' as multiple characters, 'Godfather' as Shiva/Ajay/Vijay, and 'Kalpana' as Raghava |
| 2011 | Rajinikanth attended a private screening of Super in Bangalore and praised Upendra's unique filmmaking style. |
| 2011 | Upendra won Best Screenplay and Favorite Director Award for the film 'Super' at Udaya Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards |
| 2011 | Nominated for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Playback Singer at 58th Filmfare Awards South for 'Super' |
| 2011 | Upendra starred in two films: 'Jogayya' with the song 'Thagalakonde' and 'Jarasandha' with the song 'Pade Pade Phone-inalli', both composed by V. Harikrishna |
| 2011 | Upendra acted in two films: 'Shrimathi' as Raj Kumar and 'Maryade Ramanna' in a voice role as Cycle |
| 2010 | Returned to directing after a 10-year break with 'Super', a blockbuster film that broke box office records and had a 175-day theatrical run. |
| 2010 | Upendra directed and starred in the film 'Super' as Subhash Chandra Gandhi |
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