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Upendra

ウペンドラ　/　うぺんどら

Film director from India

September 18, 1968 (age 57)　・　Kundapura, Udupi district, India

Udupi district
film director
actor
screenwriter

My Take

Upendra fascinates me because he refuses to stay in one lane. Actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, even politician, he is the kind of relentless multi-hyphenate I instinctively root for. In Kannada cinema he is known less as a safe entertainer than as a provocateur, and his Filmfare South recognition tells me the industry takes his ambition seriously. Coming from small-town Kundapura and crossing into Telugu and Tamil work, he embodies both rootedness and reach. Indian cinema brims with spectacle, but creators who bend the form rather than just decorate it are rarer, and that is exactly where I think Upendra lives.

Overview

Upendra Rao (born 18 September 1968 ) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, producer and politician, known for his work in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in a few Telugu and Tamil films.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Upendra
Name (Japanese): ウペンドラ
Reading: うぺんどら
Born: September 18, 1968 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Monkey
Origin: Kundapura, Udupi district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / actor / screenwriter / lyricist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Filmfare Awards South

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nimmaupendra/
Xhttps://x.com/nimmaupendra
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upendra%20(actor)

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