# Upendra filmography

Upendra is an Indian actor and director known primarily for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his career writing dialogues and lyrics for soundtrack in Kannada films. He then started out as a director making his debut in 1992 with Tharle Nan Maga. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has directed 10 films and acted in over 60 films.

## Filmography
### As an actor
#### Kannada films

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Roles | Notes |
| 1989 | Anantana Avantara | Kamadeva | Cameo |
| 1989 | Love Maadi Nodu | Doctor | Cameo |
| 1991 | Ajagajantara | Groom | Cameo |
| 1993 | Shhh! | Fake Police officer | Also director Cameo |
| 1995 | Om | Deena | Also director Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar |
| 1995 | Operation Antha | Bystander | Also director Cameo |
| 1998 | A | Surya | Also director |
| 1999 | Upendra | Naanu | Also director |
| 2000 | Preethse | Chandru | |
| 2002 | H$_2$O | Udayashankar Gowda | Kannada-Tamil bilingual |
| 2002 | Super Star | Ricky / Deependra | |
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | Ajay | |
| 2002 | Naanu Naane | Raja | |
| 2002 | Hollywood | Upendra / Surendra / Robot US47 | |
| 2003 | Kutumba | Vijay | |
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | Mohan | |
| 2003 | Gokarna | Sidda | |
| 2004 | Omkara | Sathya | |
| 2005 | Gowramma | Venkat Swamy | |
| 2005 | News | Guru | |
| 2005 | Auto Shankar | Shankar | |
| 2006 | Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. | Rao Bahaddur Upendra | |
| 2006 | Thandege Thakka Maga | Sathya | |
| 2006 | Aishwarya | Abhishek Hegde | |
| 2007 | Parodi | Vijay | Also lyricist |
| 2007 | Masti | Siddappaji | |
| 2007 | Anatharu | Rudra | |
| 2007 | Lava Kusha | Chakri | |
| 2008 | Budhivanta | Panchamrutha | Seven roles |
| 2008 | Mast Maja Maadi | Himself | Cameo |
| 2009 | Dubai Babu | Babu | |
| 2009 | Rajani | Rajani | |
| 2010 | Super | Subhash Chandra Gandhi | Also director |
| 2011 | Shrimathi | Raj Kumar | |
| 2011 | Maryade Ramanna | Cycle (voice) | Voice role |
| 2012 | Aarakshaka | Arun / Vishnu | |
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Upendra / Mohan / Temporary Yama | |
| 2012 | Godfather | Shiva / Ajay / Vijay | |
| 2012 | Kalpana | Raghava | |
| 2013 | Topiwala | Basak | |
| 2014 | Brahma | Brahma | |
| 2014 | Super Ranga | Sriranga | |
| 2015 | Shivam | Basavanna / Alexander | |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | Naanu / Neenu | Also director |
| 2016 | Kalpana 2 | Raghava / Jade Shivu | |
| 2016 | Mukunda Murari | Mukunda | |
| 2017 | Upendra Matte Baa | Upendra / Surendra | |
| 2019 | I Love You | Santosh | |
| 2022 | Home Minister | Renuka Prasad | |
| 2023 | Kabzaa | Arkeshwara | |
| 2024 | UI | Sathya / Kalki / himself | Also director |
| TBA | Buddhivantha 2† | TBA | Completed |
| TBA | Thrishulam † | TBA | Filming |
| TBA | 45 † | TBA | Filming |

#### Other language films

| Year | Film | Roles | Language | Notes |
| 1997 | Omkaram | Narrator in the first scene | Telugu | Also director Voiceover for Kote Prabhakar |
| 1998 | Kanyadanam | Venkat | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Oke Maata | Sooryam | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Raa | Sridhar | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Neethone Vuntanu | Ravi | Telugu | |
| 2002 | H2O | Udayashankar Gowda | Tamil | Kannada-Tamil bilingual |
| 2007 | Toss | Neelakanta | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Satyam | Manickavel | Tamil | Tamil-Telugu bilingual film |
| 2008 | Salute | Prathap Rudra | Telugu | Tamil-Telugu bilingual film |
| 2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | Devaraj | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Ghani | Vikramaditya | Telugu | |
| 2025 | Coolie † | Kaleesha | Tamil | Filming |

### As director and writer

| Year | Film | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1992 | Sriramachandra | | Dialogues | |
| 1992 | Tharle Nan Maga | | | Also choreographer |
| 1993 | Shhh! | | | |
| 1995 | Om | | | |
| 1995 | Operation Antha | | | |
| 1997 | Omkaram | | | Telugu film |
| 1998 | Swasthik | | | |
| 1998 | A | | | |
| 1999 | Upendra | | | |
| 2001 | Raa | | Screenplay | Telugu film |
| 2002 | H2O | | | Kannada-Tamil bilingual |
| 2002 | Super Star | | | |
| 2002 | Hollywood | | | |
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | | | |
| 2010 | Super | | | |
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | | | |
| 2013 | Topiwala | | | |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | | | |
| 2024 | UI | | | |

### As narrator

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2014 | Ragini IPS | | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan | Kannada dubbed version trailer | |

## Discography

| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Co-Singer(s) |
| 1999 | Upendra | "Uppiganta Ruchi Bere Illa" | Gurukiran | |
| 2002 | H2O | "Bida Byada", "Dil Ilde Love" | Sadhu Kokila | |
| 2002 | Nagarahavu | "Yaaking Aadthiye" | Hamsalekha | Anuradha Sriram |
| 2003 | Rakta Kanneeru | "Baa Baaro Rasika" | Sadhu Kokila | Sowmya Raoh |
| 2004 | Omkara | "Othla Othla" | Gurukiran | Shamitha Malnad |
| 2006 | Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. | "Makkar Maado Maliniye" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2006 | Aishwarya | "Yella Okay Madhuve Yaake" | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| 2007 | Parodi | "Rowdy Mele" | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| 2008 | Budhivanta | "Chitranna" | Vijay Antony | Sangeetha Rajeshwaran |
| 2010 | Super | "Sikkapatte Ishtapatte" | V. Harikrishna | |
| 2011 | Jogayya | "Thagalakonde" | V. Harikrishna | Priya Himesh |
| 2011 | Jarasandha | "Pade Pade Phone-inalli" | V Harikrishna | Priya Himesh |
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | "Muthinantha Muthondhu" | Harikrishna | |
| 2013 | Brindavana | "Oye Kalla" | Harikrishna | Indu Nagaraj |
| 2014 | Jai Lalitha | "Thorisabedammi" | Sridhar V. Sambhram | |
| 2014 | Super Ranga | "Ondsali Avala" | Harikrishna | |
| 2015 | Krishna-Leela | "Phoneammangu Simmappangu" | Sridhar V. | |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | "Excuse Me Please" | Gurukiran | |
| 2016 | Kalpana 2 | "H2O Kudidivni" | Arjun Janya | Aishwarya Rangarajan |
| 2016 | Mukunda Murari | "I Am God, God is Great" | Arjun Janya | |
| 2019 | I Love You | "Life Ene T20" | Dr. Kiran Thaotambyle | Chethan Naik, Vasushree Halemane |