He is a famous South Indian actor. He was born on 18 September 1968 in Bangalore. His nickname is Upendra. He is a director, scriptwriter, actor and politician. His height is 5.9 inches, 1.75 metres, 175 centimetres. His weight is 75 kilograms, 165 pounds.
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Education/Qualification
He completed Bachelor Degree of Commerce from APS College of Commerce, Bangalore.
About Career
He is the most talented star in the Kannada industry. If you belong to the North, most of his films were not dubbed in Hindi. Due to this, he is not known so much in the North. If we talk about the most talented actors in the Kannada industry. So their name comes first. He was the one who started suspense thriller films in Kannada. His film Om started the trend of gangster films in the Kannada industry. He worked on his first film A in the year 1998. He was also the director of this film. Before this, He also did some films. This film was a super hit. After this, his next film Upendra came. This film was also a super hit. After this, he worked in the film Nagarbhavi. This film was also a super hit. After this, he worked in the film Raktha Kanneeru. This film was a super hit. He hit so many films continuously. He is a successful screenwriter, dancer, actor, director and politician.
Family Members
His father’s name is Manjunath Rao and mother’s name is Anusuya Rao. His father was a cook. He has a brother Sudhindra Rao. He married Priyanka Trivedi on 14 December 2003. He has two children, Ayush Rao and a girl, Aishwarya.
Movie Name
(1989) Anantana Avantara, Love Maadi Nodu, (1991) Ajagajantara, (1993) Shhh!, (1995) Om, Operation Antha, (1998) A, (1999) Upendra, (2000) Preethse, (2002) H2O, Super Star, Nagarahavu, Naanum Naane, Hollywood, (2023) Kutumbam, Raktha Kanneeru, Gokarna, (2004) Omkara, (2005) Gowramma, News, Auto Shanker, (2006) Uppi Dada M.B.B.S., Thandege Thakka Maga, Aishwarya, (2007) Parodi, Masti, Anatharu, Lava Kusha, (2008) Budhivanta, Mast Maja Maadi, (2009) Dubai Babu, Rajani, (2010) Super, (2011) Shrimathi, Maryade Ramanna, (2012) Aarakshaka, Katari Veera Surasundarangi, Godfather, Kalpana, (2013) Topiwala, (2014) Brahma, Super Ranga, (2015) Shivam, Uppi 2, (2016) Kalpana 2, Mukunda Murari, (2017) Upendra Matte Baa, (2019) I Love You, (2022) Home Minister, (2023) Kabzaa.
Upcoming Movie
(2024) UI..,
Award List
South Filmfare Awards, South Indian International Movie Awards.
Net Worth
His total net worth is around Rs 167 crore. He earns money by working in films as an ad, sponsor, brand ambassador, scriptwriter, director, dancer, and actor.