Upendra Rao is a famous South Indian actor and is also popular as a writer, director, and producer. He was born on 18 September 1968 in Kundapura, Mysore State, India. He is well known for Upendra (1999), Uppi 2 (2015), and Super (2010).
Upendra is known for his work in the Kannada film industry, Upendra returned to direction with the film Super (2010). The film was a huge box office success and broke several records at the box office. Credited with a string of successful movies, Upendra is currently one of the highest-paid directors and actors in the Kannada film industry.
Some of his most notable works include Upendra (1999), Preethse (2000), Kutumba (2003), Gowramma (2005), Hollywood (2002), Godfather (2012), Kalpana (2012), Aishwarya (2006) and Budhivanta (2008), Uppi 2 (2015) I Love You (2019). Upendra’s upcoming movie ‘Ghani’, directed by Kiran Korrapati.
The movie also stars Varun Tej, Saiee Manjrekar, Suniel Shetty, Jagapathi Babu, and Naveen Chandra. and also he will be part of the new movie Kabzaa (2023).
Upendra made his directorial debut with the comedy Tharle Nan Maga (1992). The film went on to be a runaway hit and has since achieved cult status.
Upendra established himself as an independent director after directing box office successes like Shhh! (1993) and Om (1995). He later directed the film A (1998) through which he made a successful transition into acting. The film was a critical and commercial hit and went on to become one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of its time.
Upendra Rao started his film career as a writer Tharle Nan Maga (1992). In the mid-1990s, Upendra directed Om, followed by A, in which he debuted as an actor.
His next film Upendra starred Raveena Tandon, a Bollywood actress. After a decade of acting in Kannada and several Telugu films, he returned to directing with the Kannada film Super, which was well-received critically and commercially.
Upendra married actress and former Miss Kolkata Priyanka Trivedi on 14 December 2003 who first starred opposite him in the Telugu movie Raa and also they couples have blessing two children