'I make movies for myself'

With most film-makers in awe of making remakes, Upendra has always dared to think different and strike a chord with the audience with his directorial ventures. Be it with the titles, posters or the way he presents his films, Uppi as he is popularly called, has created a stir every time he announces a directorial venture.

On his 45th birthday, the actor-director launched his new project Uppi 2. For the first shot, the camera focussed on the audience who had come for the launch. The publicity line for the film, which says Andu Uppi - Nanu, Indu Uppi 2 - Neenu (‘Back then, Uppi was me, today, Uppi 2 is you’), has fans puzzled about the movie. “People may say that I do these things for the sake of publicity but that’s not true. My aim is to entertain people and I want to do it in a different way each time,” says Upendra.

Said to be the sequel to his film Upendra, the first look has the actor sporting long locks, wearing sunglasses and  with a tattoo on his forehead that reads ‘Unknown’. “I like to give people something to think about, which is why my posters are made to raise curiosity. It should leave them guessing about the content of the film,” says Upendra.

Without revealing too much about the storyline, the actor says the film will reveal more about his character from Upendra. “Where this character goes and what happens to him after the climax, is what we will explore in this film. It’s about looking within for answers and what happens to a person when he leaves all worldly things aside,” says Upendra.

The movie is also packed with a lot of philosophies which the actor-director follows. “One can see a lot of me and the human nature in general in this film. I will leave the audience to interpret the movie. My philosophies and quest for answers to life will be reflected in this film. But I will do that with loads of commercial elements thrown in,” he adds.

After his last directorial venture ‘Super’, one wonders if Uppi ever gets tired of the hype or the expectations that his movies create. “I don’t really make movies for anyone. I make movies for myself, to give my creativity a form. And I am happy that people have appreciated it so far as I feed off their love and appreciation,” he adds. 

This is also his first film made under the banner of Upendra Productions. Upendra has handled the story, screenplay, dialogues and direction. His wife, Priyanka is the producer. “Whether it is doing a film with another producer or my own production, my priority is direction. I have always made decisions and whether a film works or fails, I know it will be my own and nobody else’s,” he sums up.

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Upendra and Priyanka launch Upendra Foundation

On September 18, Real Star Upendra didn't just celebrate his 45th birthday. The actor,who launched his home production Uppi 2 amid much fanfare also took the opportunity to announce the Upendra Foundation that he floated with his wife Priyanka. "I have borrowed a concept from Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. He once said that if the food you eat remains within you, it will make you sick. Similarly, if you hoard all your money that isn't good either. The idea is that we should all look at donating a certain percentage of our income towards helping the underprivileged. That doesn't mean that you should give away everything. You keep as much as you need and give away the rest. The Upendra Foundation is our way of doing our bit for society," said Upendra.
Priyanka, whose brainchild the foundation is, added, "Over the years, Upendra has been offered opportunities to get into politics, especially after Super. But his idea of working for society is different and, hence, he did not take the plunge. We have, time and again, done our bit for various charitable organizations and thought why not have our own trust to do the kind of work we want to do, which is primarily in taking care of the girl child and ensuring that they have basic things like education and sanitation. We will bifurcate our funds to various schools and ensure that they have all amenities."
The logo of the foundation, incidentally, features the alphabets U and P together to look like a ganesha, but also reads Uppi, the actor's nickname.

Upendra Birthday Special: Uppi 2 Muhurtha

Kannada actor Upendra is famously known as Real Star because of his acting and creativity in direction. The actor, who is known for his creative movies will be celebrating his 45th birthday, tomorrow, September 18. Every year, Uppi celebrated his birthday with his fans at his residence. This time Mr Different will be giving a special gift for his fans on his birthday. The actor has geared up to start his upcoming movie Uppi 2 and his home production company 'Upendra Production'. Upendra is wearing the director's hat after three years for his upcoming movie Uppi 2. He had directed Super, which was released in 2010. The muhurtha of Uppi 2, is scheduled to take place in Palace ground, Bangalore, on 18 September. The invite of Uppi 2, has already generated a curiosity in the audience's mind and his fans are waiting for the movie. The muhurtha of the movie is scheduled to take place at 5 pm, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Upendra has also geared up to launch his home production company 'Upendra Production' on the same day in Kanteerava studio, at 10 am. Uppi 2 will be produced by Priyanka Upendra and CR Mohan, under Upendra Production.

Kannada actor Upendra is famously known as Real Star because of his acting and creativity in direction. The actor, who is known for his creative movies will be celebrating his 45th birthday, tomorrow, September 18. Every year, Uppi celebrated his birthday with his fans at his residence. This time Mr Different will be giving a special gift for his fans on his birthday. The actor has geared up to start his upcoming movie Uppi 2 and his home production company 'Upendra Production'. Upendra is wearing the director's hat after three years for his upcoming movie Uppi 2. He had directed Super, which was released in 2010. The muhurtha of Uppi 2, is scheduled to take place in Palace ground, Bangalore, on 18 September. The invite of Uppi 2, has already generated a curiosity in the audience's mind and his fans are waiting for the movie. The muhurtha of the movie is scheduled to take place at 5 pm, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Upendra has also geared up to launch his home production company 'Upendra Production' on the same day in Kanteerava studio, at 10 am. Uppi 2 will be produced by Priyanka Upendra and CR Mohan, under Upendra Production.

Upendra Movie In 1999 

The note: 'Andhu Upendra Naanu,' Indhu. Upendra was named as 'Naanu' in the movie Upendra, which was released in the year 1999.

The Reason Is inside 

The invite had the note, 'The reason is inside.' The reason will be revealed only after the movie is released.

Invite On The Mirror 

The invite was printed on the mirror, which had Upendra Production, Uppi 2 'Ninu.'

Venue 

The venue is at Gayathri vihar, Palace ground, Bangalore at 5 pm, on September 18, 2013.

Uppi 2 Promotional Video 

The crew has also come up with an amazing promotional video of Uppi 2, in which Upendra is praised by the great and famous personalities of the world.

Uppi-2 Celebrety talk.. watch here 

ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು ಪೋಗ್ರಾಂಗೆ ಉppi ವಿbinna ಆಹ್ವಾನ

ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಕತೆ, ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ, ವಿಶೇಷ ಹಾಡುಗಳಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ರಂಜಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ರಿಯಲ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರು ನಟಿಸಿ, ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿದ್ದ 'ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ' ಚಿತ್ರದ ಎರಡನೇ ಭಾಗ ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಸೆಟ್ಟೇರಲಿದೆ. ಈ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಸ್ವತಃ ರಿಯಲ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರು 'ಸೂಪರೋ ರಂಗಾ' ಚಿತ್ರದ ಸುದ್ದಿಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಹೊಸ ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷದ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ದಿನ(ಸೆ.18) ಅಂಕಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ್ದ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ ಇರುವ ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರು ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸುವ ಸೂಚನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರು. ಈಗ ಹೊಸ ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿMMA ಉಪ್ಪಿUnknownನು ಎಂದು ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮುಹೂರ್ತಕ್ಕೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 1999ರಲ್ಲಿ ತೆರೆಕಂಡು ಬಾಕ್ಸಾಫೀಸ್ ಕೊಳ್ಳೆಹೊಡೆದಿದ್ದ 'ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ' ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂವರು ನಾಯಕಿಯರಿದ್ದರು. ರವೀನಾ ಟಂಡನ್, ಪ್ರೇಮಾ ಹಾಗೂ ದಾಮಿನಿ. ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಈ ಮೂವರು ತಾರೆಯರು ಮಂಕಾಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಇವರ ಬದಲಿಗೆ ಯಾರನ್ನು ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಆರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಅವರ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಕುತೂಹಲದಿಂದ ಎದುರು ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಳೆ ತಂಡದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಗುರುಕಿರಣ್ ಅವರು ಸಂಗೀತ, ಎಚ್ ಸಿ ವೇಣು ಅವರ ಛಾಯಾಗ್ರಹಣ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೂ ಮುಂದುವರೆಯಲಿದೆ. ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರ ಸ್ವಂತ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೋ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರೆಯವರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆಟ್ಟೇರುತ್ತದೋ ಎಂಬುದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕುತೂಹಲವಿದ್ದರೂ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರ ಪತ್ನಿ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕಾ ಅವರು ಚಿತ್ರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದಾಗುವುದು ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿ ಎನ್ನಲಾಗಿದೆ.

 

ಉಪ್ಪಿ 2 ಏನು ಕಥೆ

ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಅವರ 45ನೇ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ (ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 18, 2013) ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ತೆರೆಗೆ ತರಲು ಸಿದ್ಧತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.ಆದರೆ ಇದು 'ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ' (1999) ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮುಂದಿವರಿದ ಭಾಗವಂತೂ ಖಂಡಿತ ಅಲ್ಲ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ. ಕಳೆದ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಪಟ್ಟೆ ಪೆನ್ನು, ಪೇಪರ್ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಅವರು ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ತಲೆ ಓಡಿಸಿದ್ದು ಅದ್ಭುತ ಸ್ಕ್ರಿಪ್ಟ್ ಕೊನೆಗೂ ತಯಾರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರಂತೆ. ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಕ್ಕಾ ಆದಮೇಲೆ ಚಿತ್ರ ಸೆಟ್ಟೇರುವ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಉಪ್ಪಿ 2 ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್

ಹೊಸ ಫೊಸ್ಟರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದು 'ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ' ನಾನು ಇಂದು 'ಉಪ್ಪಿ 2' ನೀನು ಎಂದು ಬರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಗಾಗಲ್ಸ್ ಹಾಕಿರುವ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಹಣೆ ಮೇಲೆ Unknown(ಅನ್ನುವವನು) ಎಂದು ಹಾಕಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಾಗೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಅಕ್ಷರ ಮಿಕ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಆಹ್ವಾನ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅತಿಥಿ ನೀನು, ಕ್ಲ್ಯಾಪ್ : ನೀನು, ಮೊದಲ ದೃಶ್ಯದ ನಟನೆ : ನೀನು ಎಂದು ಬರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ವೈತ ತತ್ತ್ವ(ತತ್ವಮಸಿ) ಸಾರಿದ್ದ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವೈತ ತತ್ತ್ವ ಸಾರಲು ಹೊರಟ ಹಾಗೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆ. ನಾನು-ನೀನು ಎಂಬುದು ಅದನ್ನೇ ಹೇಳುವಂತಿದೆ. ಮಿಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಆಹ್ವಾನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಎನ್ನಬಹುದು.

 

ಅಹ್ವಾನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ

ಕಂಠೀರವ ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು (uppi 2) ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಸೆ.18ರಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ 9 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ, ತೆಲುಗು, ತಮಿಳಿನ ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕರು ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕಾ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ಕಥೆ, ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ, ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ. ಆಹ್ವಾನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ರಿಸಿ ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯುವ ತಂತ್ರ ಉಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಕರಗತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರ ಸ್ವಂತ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ಆರಂಭ ಕೂಡಾ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಶುಭಸೂಚಕವಾಗಿದೆ.

 

ವಿಳಂಬವಾಗಲಿದೆ

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಅವರ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬದ ದಿನ ತೆಂಗಿನ ಕಾಯಿ ಒಡೆದು ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ 2 ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ ನಡೆಸಿದರೂ ಶೂಟಿಂಗ್ ಮಾತ್ರ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ವಿಳಂಬವಾಗಲಿದೆ.ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಸೂಪರೋ ರಂಗಾ ಚಿತ್ರ ಮುಗಿಸಲು ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಮೂರ್ನಾಲ್ಕು ತಿಂಗಳು ಬೇಕಂತೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ 2 ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಕಾಯಲೇಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ಸೂಪರ್ (2010) ಚಿತ್ರದ ಬಳಿಕ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನೂ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿಲ್ಲ. ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಡೈರೆಕ್ಟರ್ ಹ್ಯಾಟ್ ಧರಿಸಿದರೆ ಆ ಚಿತ್ರ ಸೋಲುವ ಮಾತೇ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿದೆ.ಮುಂದೇನಾಗುತ್ತೋ ಕಾದು ನೋಡೋಣ

A big, fat birthday party for Upendra!

The 45th birthday of Real Star Upendra, on September 18, is going to a grand affair, as family members, friends and fans of the actor will come together to make the day special for him. In fact, Uppi's wife Priyanka has taken the initiative to organise a big celebration for her hubby at Palace Grounds in Bangalore.

Moreover, reports say his fans and friends from the film fraternity will be felicitated during the occasion. This birthday is going to be very special for the actor as Upendra is going to mark 25th year in the Sandalwood this year. During his birthday celebrations, Upendra will also launch his new production company. The mahurat of Upendra's upcoming film Upendra 2 will also take place on his birthday.

At the recent muhurat of his next, Superro Ranga, the Kannada remake of Kick, in which he co-stars with Kriti Kharbanda, the actor-director announced that he would launch his directorial on his birthday.

Superro Ranga Launched

Upendra's new film 'Superro Ranga' was launched on Sunday morning at the 'Move N Pick' in Mattikere in Bangalore. Upendra was seen in a Police Officer's get up during the launch of the film.
K Manju who is producing the film says he wants to complete the film by December and wants to release it in the same month. He hoped that the cast and crew would co-operate for finishing the film in the scheduled time.'Superro Ranga' ia being directed by Sadhu Kokila. The film has a big star cast and along with Upendra and Kriti Kharbanda in lead roles, Raghu Mukherjee, Bullet Prakash, Doddanna, Sridhar, Rangayana Raghu and others play prominent roles in the film.

Upendra 2 to be launched on September 18

It's been a while since Real Star Upendra last directed a film (2010's Super), so there has been a lot of speculation as to when he would wield the megaphone again. In fact, at one point the buzz was that there would be a sequel to Super - a rumour that the actor dismissed. While news of a home production has been doing the rounds for a while, work on it had been pushed repeatedly, after the actor decided to concentrate on acting commitments, allegedly owing to the box office failure of Topiwaala, which the actor had co-scripted. While acting jobs are still keeping him busy, at the recent muhurat of his next, Superro Ranga, the Kannada remake of Kick, in which he co-stars Kriti Kharbanda, the actor-director announced that he would launch his directorial on his birthday, September 18.

He quickly added, though, that actual production will begin later, as he has to complete R Chandru's Brahma, Srinivasa Raju's untitled film, as well as Superro Ranga.