Upendra dons a new look

Upendra, lately, has tried on different looks. Be it when his clean shaven look in Shrimathi or the long-haired punk in Super. In Kalpana, he will be seen in different get-ups.

One of them is a nerdy look, with oiled hair and glasses. The film, which is a horror comedy, also stars Lakshmi Rai, Sai Kumar Shruthi and Umashree. Sai Kumar, who is back in Sandalwood after a break, will reprise the role of a transgender, originally essayed by Sarath Kumar.
This film, which is the remake of last year's Tamil superhit Kanchana, is nearly complete. The film is slated for a yearend release. "This is a complete entertainer and I enjoyed playing my role. It will be a treat for the audience," says Upendra about his film.

Kannada actor Upendra is revisiting retro raaga

Kannada actor Upendra has a busy year ahead with two of his films readying for release. First up is Kalpana followed by Topiwala. The actor, who is currently shooting for Topiwala, feels that apart from the storyline, it’s the songs that one has to watch out for.

And after a look at the stills from the song, we couldn’t agree more. In the pictures, Upi’s look resembles that of singing sensation Elvis Presley; we get the actor to tell us what the song is all about. “The song Malli Malli Manchak Esht Kalu carries a retro feel to it. Even my costumes are designed accordingly and we felt it was only appropriate to design one on the lines of those worn by Presley. We finished the shooting in Chennai recently and Harikrishna’s music and Yograj Bhat’s lyrics are what made it a total fun experience.” The costumes have been designed by Deepa and the Presley costume alone has cost the producer around Rs25,000, we hear.

Shot at a beach resort in Chennai, the song not only features lead actors Bhavana and Upi but also comedian Raju Talikote. 70 foreign dancers have also been used for the song. Chini Prakash is the choreographer. The shoot of this song, on which a whopping Rs60lakh has been reportedly spent, spanned over four days. Apart from this song there are three other numbers in the film.

The entire shooting of the film is expected to end in 10 days. “The film will take some time to release and I am looking forward to it as I have involved myself in the script and the screenplay as well. It is a political satire and newcomer MG Srinivas is directing it. After completing this project, I will be sitting down to finalise a script for my next directorial. I will be able to speak about it in detail in September,” says Upi, having the last word, as always.

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ 'ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ' ಲೇಟಂತೆ

ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ' ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಬರಲಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುತ್ತಾಡುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ 'ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ' ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ಈಗ 'ಸುಳ್ಳು' ಎನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಕಾರಣ, ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 18ನೇ ತಾರೀಖು ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬವಿದೆ. ಆ ದಿನವೇ ಅವರು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಿರುವ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ ನೆರವೇರಲಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಹಬ್ಬಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ಓಂ ಹಾಗೂ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಸಂಗಮದ ಚಿತ್ರ ಈಗಲೇ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ?

ಈ ಸಂದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಪುಷ್ಟಿ ಕೊಡುವ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಅಂಶಗಳಿವೆ. ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಒಪ್ಪಿ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ 'ಕಲ್ಪನಾ' ಹಾಗೂ 'ಟೋಪಿವಾಲಾ' ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಮುಗಿಯಲು ಇನ್ನೂ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ಬೇಕು. ಆ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತರಾತುರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಗಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂತ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರಲಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಕಥೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ನಿರ್ದೇಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಣಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ತಮ್ಮ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗಲಿರುವ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿರುವ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅದು ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಬರುವುದು ಪಕ್ಕಾ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ, ತಾವು ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಬಹಿರಂಗ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ನೀಡಿಯೇ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದರೆ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೂಡ ಸಂದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಆಸ್ಪದ ನೀಡುವಂತಿದೆ.

"ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರಿ ಬೇಗನೆ ಸುದ್ದಿಯಾಗಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ನಮ್ಮಿಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯಾಗುವ ಕಥೆಯಿನ್ನೂ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲ. ನಾವಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದು ನಿಜ. ಆದರೆ, ಅದಕ್ಕಿನ್ನೂ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಸಮಯವಿದೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಮೊದಲು ನನ್ನ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಚಿತ್ರ ಮುಗಿಯಬೇಕಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಈಗಲೇ ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದು ತೀರಾ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ" ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ.

ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಓಂ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ರಾವ್ "ನನ್ನ ಹಾಗೂ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಸಂಗಮದ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಕಥೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಬೇಕಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಮೊದಲು ಅವರ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರ ಬಂದರೆ ನನಗೆ ಸಂತೋಷವೆ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರೊಬ್ಬ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅದ್ಭುತ ನಟ ಹಾಗೂ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞರು. ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರ ಬೇರೆಯಲ್ಲ, ನನ್ನ ಚಿತ್ರ ಬೇರೆಯಲ್ಲ. ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರ ಮುಗಿದ ನಂತರವೇ ನಾವಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಸೇರಿ ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಚಿತ್ರ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು" ಎಂದು ನಮ್ಮ 'ಒನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಕನ್ನಡ'ಕ್ಕೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Upendra to don director’s hat again

When Real Star Upendra made a comeback to direction after a decade-long hiatus with the 2010 film Super, his fans were thrilled. Naturally, they have also been eagerly looking forward to his next directorial venture since. And the superstar has confirmed that he will announce his next project on his birthday, September 18.

"Currently, I'm busy finishing work for Kalpana and Topiwala. I'm simultaneously working on the script for my directorial outing. It is still too early to reveal the title and other details, so I will make the announcement on my birthday," says Upendra.

There has been speculation if this film will be a sequel to the actor-director's hit film Upendra or if it will be a political satire like his last, Super. Upendra, though, chooses not to comment.

Interestingly, a year ago, he announced that he was looking at directing Kiccha Sudeep in a film, but that project did not take off and Uppi has since been busy with his acting commitments.

The timing of the announcement, though, is interesting, given that Upendra was reported to start work on Omprakash Rao's film Trivikrama, which was later called Trimurthi. That project has been shelved, giving Upendra the time to plan a directorial.

" Trivikrama or Trimurthi, as it was to be called, was announced in the media too early, even before the director and I had agreed upon the script. We had creative differences over the story, which had us parting ways," he says.

Upendra adds that he is game to work with Om in the future if he has a convincing script. "Omprakash is a talented director and I'm sure we will work together in the near future."

Upendra's directorial movie taking off on Sep 18

Real Star Upendra is ready to wear the director's hat again. The director-turned-actor, who is busy with multiple projects, is ready to direct a film again and it will reportedly take off on September 18 coinciding with his birthday.

The actor is reportedly all set to start the project. He is currently writing the script and it is very likely to be launched on his birthday next month. The movie will be produced by his wife and actress Priyanka Upendra on the banner Upendra Productions.

Uppi had earlier told Oneindia that he would make a sequel to his blockbuster film titled Upendra. But now, as per the latest reports, he will be making a political-satire like his previous movie Super. The Real Star is tight-lipped about the next project.

Meanwhile, Upendra is busy shooting his next releases Kalpana, a remake of Tamil superhit Kanchana, and Toppiwala for which he has penned the script. However, his proposed project Trivikrama to be directed by Om Prakash Rao has been reportedly shelved.

watch upendra reading prime time news - suvarna news 24*7

Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Kannada news channel, Suvarna News 24x7, has moved to a new premise in Bangalore.

The new office and studio were inaugurated by the current Karnataka Chief m Minister Jagdish Shettar who also read out the 9 am bulletin.

As a part of the celebrations, Karnataka law minister Suresh Kumar turned a journalist and interviewed on screen all the senior staff members of Suvarna. Bangalore City Mayor presented the city news bulletin- ‘Bangalore First’; Sandalwood actor Upendra presented the Prime Time News @ 9 pm. Actress Bhavana interviewed Karnataka Minsiter Sobha Karanlaje for a women’s program, ‘Suhasini'.

Actor Sudeep was besieged with questions by six lady anchors of Suvarna on a chit chat program.

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Upendra to Politics

‘I have come to cinema to become a politician’. I am waiting for the right time. I want to serve the people in right way says Upendra, super star of Kannada cinema answering mails of his fans in a leading newspaper interaction.

Meanwhile an attacking film once again after ‘Super’ on Indian politics Upendra participated in major talkie schedule of ‘Topiwala’.

RS Productions R Srinivas and KP Srikanth joint venture ‘Topiwala’ has completed the talkie almost. Climax, a few days of shoot and four songs are balance says debutant director Srinivas alias Srini an RJ turned director from ‘TP Kail awesome’ collections short stories film for producer SV Babu.

The film has completed 40 days shooting and leaving for Bangalore, Mangalore, Switzerland and Pondicherry. Director Srini has written the dialogues for Upendra story and screenplay. Srisha is cameraman, V Harikrishna is music director, Sri is editor, Ravi Verma, Thriller Manju have done the stunts.

Jackie Bhavana is in the main female lead with Tulip Joshi, Rangayana Raghu, Ravishanker, Maithreyi, Rockline Sudhakar, Biaradar and others.

'Topiwala' nearing completion

The super star of Kannada cinema Upendra starring RS Productions yet another big venture produced by R Srinivas and KP Shrikanth 'Topiwala' has completed major portions of talkie portions in the direction of debutant Srinivas.

Climax, four songs and patch work are balance of shooting for 'Topiwala' that has completed shoot at Bangalore so far. It is moving to Mangalore, Pondicherry and Switzerland for remaining portion of the shooting. The final schedule will be completed in this month says Srini who has penned the dialogues and directing this film 'Topiwala'.

Super star Upendra has penned the story and screenplay for this film is another highpoint of this film. Srisha is the cameraman and V Harikrishna scores the music. Ravi Verma and Thriller Manju in stunts, Sri Editing, Mohan B Kere art direction are part of the film.

Bhavana Mallu heroine who found good going from 'Jackie' opposite Puneeth Rajakumar, 'Vishnuvardhana' opposite Sudeep, 'Romeo' opposite golden star Ganesh is heroine for Upendra in this film. Rangayana Raghu, Ravishanker, Maithreya, Rockline Sudhakar, Raju Thalikote, Biradar and others are in the cast.

ತೆಲುಗು ಜುಲಾಯಿಗೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಬಲಿ

ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಹೀರೋ ಅಲ್ಲು ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಮೋಹಕ ತಾರೆ ಇಲಿಯಾನಾ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಭಾರಿ ಬಜೆಟ್ ತೆಲುಗು ಚಿತ್ರ 'ಜುಲಾಯಿ' (ಉಡಾಳ, ಉಂಡಾಡಿ ಪುಂಡ) ಆ.9ರ ಗುರುವಾರ ಆಂಧ್ರ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲೂ ತೆರೆಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದೆ. ವಿಷಯ ಇದಲ್ಲ. ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅಭಿನಯದ 'ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್' ಚಿತ್ರ ಎತ್ತಂಗಡಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಈ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಕೆ.ಮಂಜು ಅವರು ಸಿಡಿದೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ರ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ ಎತ್ತಂಗಡಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಿಡಿಕಿಡಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಜುಲಾಯಿ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಫಿಲಂ ಚೇಂಬರ್ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲನ್ನೂ ಹೇರಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಲು ಬಿಡಲ್ಲ ಎಂದಿರುವ ಅವರು ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರದ ಮಾಲೀಕರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತಮ್ಮ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲೇ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿಗೆ ಉಳಿಗಾಲವಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದೆ.

ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ ವಿತರಕ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾ, ತಮ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆಯಿಂದ ಉತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜನ ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಉತ್ತಮ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಗೂ ಪಾತ್ರವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೂ ಪರಭಾಷಾ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬಲಿಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಯಶಸ್ವಿ 13ನೇ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟಿರುವ 'ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್' ಕಲೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಏನೂ ಡೌನ್ ಆಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಬಾಕ್ಸಾಫೀಸಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡರೇಟ್ ಆಗಿ ಬಿಜಿನೆಸ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 15ರಂದು ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದಿನೋತ್ಸವ, ಬಳಿಕ ರಂಜಾನ್ ಹಬ್ಬವಿದೆ. ಈ ಸಾಲು ಸಾಲು ರಜೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬಿಜಿನೆಸ್ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ.ಆದರೂ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಂಗಡಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಬೇಸರದ ಸಂಗತಿ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಾವು ಫಿಲಂ ಚೇಂಬರ್ ಗೆ ದೂರು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಕೆಲವು ಪಟ್ಟಭದ್ರ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತರ ಕಾರಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಹೀಗಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ಹೀಗೇ ಮುಂದುವರಿದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಧೋಗತಿ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್.

'God Father' going strong

The first two weeks share net for the producer is Rs.5.60 crores says producer K Manju who has sold the film outright to Narasimha Arts. Happy and smiling for the good making and very good response initially for the film producer K Manju stated that the collections is steady in over 100 theatres where 'God Father' is showing.

The gross collection is over Rs.7 crores for two weeks. The first three days collection was Rs.3 crores says K Manju. The biggest trump card for the film is Upendra. The feminine look, dance and the role turning robust is liked very much by Upendra fans. The dance in Bharathanatyam style is what more lapped up in the theatres says K Manju.

The second triple role film for Upendra is admired by family audience and the mother sentiment song is received well even in the multiplex theatres.

K Manju in the meanwhile has announced two more films - 'Dove Master' in Kannada and the other one in Tamil. He has two films - Rajani Kantha with Vijay in double role and 'Ragini IPS' starring Ragini Dwivedi in a cop role in Anand P Raju direction.

Ragini to romance Upendra again!

Ragini Dwivedi, the hot and happening glam doll of Sandalwood, is ready to romance Upendra again! The beautiful lass is gearing up to team with him in upcoming movie directed by Om Prakash Rao, who has worked her in Shiva.

The actress has confirmed to a leading daily that she is game to work with Upendra and Om Prakash Rao again. Ragini Dwivedi had earlier worked in Uppi's Arakshaka, which bombed at the Box Office. Though she is yet to sign on the dotted lines, she is likely to finish the formalities soon, as the actress is working out dates.

It may be recalled that the makers of the film had approached Taapsee Pannu and even Deeksha Seth before zeroing in on Ragini. On the other end, Om Prakash Rao has said that it is good to work with her again. He further claims that the movie has been rechristened as Trimurthi. Earlier, it was called Trivikrama.

Om Prakash Rao, who was earlier seen in a cameo in Uppi's Aishwarya, has locked in a tailor-made script that suits the image of the Real Star. The film tells the tale of a man, who takes control of Bengaluru and rule the city. The movie will take off soon and Telugu superstar Nagarajuna is expected to attend the event.

Ragini in Uppis next Director Om Prakash Raos film is now called Trimurthi

When Om Prakash Rao announced his new film with Real Star Upendra,there was a lot of speculation about who would play his romantic interest in the film.While names like Taapsee Pannu and even Deeksha Seth were bandied about,busy schedules prevented both of them from making a foray into Sandalwood.
The role,we hear,has now come to Ragini Dwivedi.Says Om Prakash,I have just done Shiva with Ragini and shes done a fantastic job in it.So it would be great to work with her again.Ragini has expressed interest in the role.We should be able to confirm the same in a day or two.We have also changed the title of the film and are going with the new name Trimurthi. And Ragini,who is on a 10-day break after a hectic schedule for her Ragini IPS says that she will do the film,as it would be her second with Uppi after Aarakshaka and the second with the director after the upcoming Shiva.There are a couple of projects that I have lined up after Ragini IPS.I am just figuring out my dates.I have not formally signed up for the film,but I should soon, says the actor

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ ಅಲ್ವಂತೆ, ನಂಬ್ತೀರಾ?

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ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಹಲವು ಪ್ರಥಮಗಳಿಗೆ, ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆಗಳಿಗೆ, ವಿಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡನೇ ಮಾತೇ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಹಾಗೆಂದು ಅವರು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿರುವ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಪಾಲಿಸಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದೇ? ಕೊಂಚ ಹಿಂದೆ ಮುಂದೆ ನೋಡಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಅಲ್ಲವೇ? ಆದರೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಹಿಂದೆ ಮುಂದೆ ನೋಡಿಲ್ಲ, ನಾನು ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ ಅಲ್ವೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಸಾರಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ರಿಯಲ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಎಂದೇ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಂದ ಕರೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ನಾಯಕನಾಗಿರುವ 'ಗಾಡ್‌ಫಾದರ್' ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲೇ (ಜುಲೈ 27) ಇಂತಹದ್ದೊಂದು ಮಾತು ಹೊರ ಬಿದ್ದಿದೆ.

"ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದಿನ ಚಿತ್ರವೂ ತಮಿಳಿನ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ?" ಎಂದಷ್ಟೇ 'ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಿರರ್' ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿತ್ತು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಉತ್ತರ ಏನು ಗೊತ್ತಾ? ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಓದಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ:

"ಬೆನ್ನು ಬೆನ್ನಿಗೆ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲೇ ನಟಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವಂತೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅದೇ ನಿಜವಲ್ಲ. ತಮಿಳಿನ 'ಕಾಂಚನ' ಕಥೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿದ್ದುದರಿಂದ ಅದರ ರಿಮೇಕ್ 'ಕಲ್ಪನಾ'ದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಲು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡೆ. ಹಾಗೆಂದು ನಾನು ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಕಡೆಯಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದರ್ಥವಲ್ಲ. ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಕಥೆಗಳಿಂದಷ್ಟೇ ನಾನು ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಫರುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ"

ಇದು ನಿಜವೇ ಉಪ್ಪಿ?
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ? ನೀವೇ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿ, ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಮೊದಲು ಇಲ್ಲೇ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯ ಮೇಲೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕಣ್ಣಾಡಿಸಿ. 'ಪ್ರೀತ್ಸೆ'ಯಿಂದ ಆರಂಭವಾದ ಅವರ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಯಾನ 'ಕಲ್ಪನಾ'ವರೆಗೆ ಹೇಗೆಲ್ಲ ಸಾಗಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ ಅನ್ನೋದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ. ಆಗ ನಿಜ ಸಂಗತಿ ಯಾವುದೆಂದು ಗೊತ್ತಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಆ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಯಾವ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಕಥೆಗಾಗಿ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡರು ಅನ್ನೋದನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಬಹುದು.

ಒಟ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು: 32
ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು: 18
ಸ್ವಮೇಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು: 14

ಇವು ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು....
1) ಪ್ರೀತ್ಸೆ - ಢರ್
2) ನಾನು ನಾನೇ - ರಾಜಾ ಹಿಂದೂಸ್ತಾನಿ
3) ನಾಗರಹಾವು - ಬಾಜಿಗರ್
4) ರಕ್ತಕಣ್ಣೀರು - ರಕ್ತಕಣ್ಣೀರ್
5) ಕುಟುಂಬ - ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್‌ಲೀಡರ್
6) ಗೋಕರ್ಣ - ಅಣ್ಣಾ ಮಲೈ
7) ಗೌರಮ್ಮ - ನುವ್ವು ನಾಕು ನೆಚ್ಚಾವು
8) ಉಪ್ಪಿದಾದ ಎಂಬಿಬಿಎಸ್ - ಮುನ್ನಾಭಾಯಿ ಎಂಬಿಬಿಎಸ್
9) ತಂದೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಮಗ - ದೇವರ್ ಮಗನ್
10) ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ - ಮನ್ಮಥುಡು
11) ಪರೋಡಿ - ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ್
12) ಅನಾಥರು - ಪಿತಾಮಗನ್
13) ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತ - ನಾನ್ ಅವನ್ ಇಲ್ಲೈ
14) ದುಬೈ ಬಾಬು - ದುಬೈ ಸೀನು
15) ರಜನಿ - ಕೃಷ್ಣ
16) ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ - ಐತ್ರಾಝ್
17) ಗಾಡ್‌ಫಾದರ್ - ವರಲಾರು 

18) ಕಲ್ಪನಾ - ಕಾಂಚನ (ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿಲ್ಲ)

ಇವು ಸ್ವಮೇಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು....
1) ಎ
2) ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ
3) ಎಚ್‌ಟುಓ
4) ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್
5) ಹಾಲಿವುಡ್
6) ಓಂಕಾರ
7) ನ್ಯೂಸ್
8) ಆಟೋಶಂಕರ್
9) ಮಸ್ತಿ
10) ಲವಕುಶ
11) ಸೂಪರ್
12) ಆರಕ್ಷಕ
13) ಕಠಾರಿ ವೀರ ಸುರಸುಂದರಾಂಗಿ
14) ಟೋಪಿವಾಲಾ (ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿದೆ)

Upendra's Godfather earns Rs 4.60 cr in first week

Upendra's last week release Godfather has ended the first week on a good note. The movie has managed to approximately collect Rs 4.60 crore in the first week.

In the opening weekend, Godfather had raked in approximately Rs 3 crore by getting an average of 85% occupancy in most of the theatres on first week. In the next four days (weekdays), it has collected close to Rs 1.60 crore.

Producer K Manju said, "Godfather has somewhere earned around Rs 4.60 crore. Even though it is not a mass film, it has managed to pull the audience of all age groups. The first week collection was good and we hope the business will be good in the second week too."

The per day collection of Godfather from Monday-Thursday (July 30-Aug 2) stands at Rs 40 lakhs and the weekend collection is expected to be increased like the last weekend, as it is getting good feedback from the audience.

Godfather had collected a little more than Rs 1 crore on the release day but its collection dropped down on the next day, as it collected approximately Rs 90 lakhs. However, the movie witnessed wonderful collection on Sunday by raking in above Rs 1.05 crore.

I took up the role as a challenge: Upendra

In his latest film 'Godfather', Real Star Upendra has not one, not two, but three different roles. And while the actor has been waxing eloquent about how varied the characters were, the most challenging, according to Uppi was getting the body language and other nuances of a rather effeminate trained bharatanatyam dancer right. And if industry reports are to be believed, the character has become a big hit among audiences. In fact, the buzz is that one of the highlights of the film is the actor's bharatanatyam dance performance to an AR Rahman number, 'Nannede Shrutiyolage Olavina Naadavide Gelati', and that audiences are comparing it to the late Soundarya's dance recital as 'Nagavali' in 'Apthamitra'. And Uppi is elated.

"I took over a month to master the nuances of the dance form, but I am happy that my effort in learning the expressions of a dancer has been appreciated. It is an honour that my performance is being compared to that of Soundarya in 'Apthamitra'," says Uppi.

Being a classical dancer, the character is also effeminate, which for the normally macho Upendra was a challenge. And he gladly took it up. "I had a master who came home and taught me bharatanatyam for a month. I got all the expressions and body language right only because of him," says Upendra.

Meanwhile, according to the film's distributor N Prasad, 'Godfather' has been doing brisk business at the BO. "The film's collection has proven that we have got back our audience. I am glad to see people coming to theatres and watching the movie. Though, the film is a family entertainer, children are curious to know how Uppi acted in three get ups in one movie and they are excited seeing him do bharatanatyam," he says.