Upendra (1999)
October 22, 1999Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Upendra
Naanu
Raveena Tandon
Keerthi
Prema
Swathi
Damini
Rathi
Arun Govil
Vikramaditya
Bhavani
Actress
Ambika Krishna
Producer
V. Manohar
Subba Shastri
Sarojamma
Marimuthu
Pushpa Swamy
Actress
R.G. Vijayasarathy
Media Reporter
Ambica Krishna
Producer
Shankar Bhat
Media Reporter
Gurukiran
Composer
T. Shashikumar
Editor
A V Krishna Kumar
Cinematography
Rajaram
Ravi Teja
N. Lokanath
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 1999
Original Nameಉಪೇಂದ್ರ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 18m
Budget$340,000
Box Office$17,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Upendra is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language thriller film written and directed by Upendra. It starred Upendra, Raveena Tandon, Prema and Damini. It is an allegorical film which explores three human emotions through the relationship between the main character and the three heroines. The songs of the film were written by Upendra and music was composed by Gurukiran. The movie has a cult fanbase. It is said that the director named it as Upendra with the thought that the name includes the names of the main characters of the film (U-Upendra, P-Prema, D-Damini & Ra-Raveena).
The film won Filmfare Award for Best Film (Kannada) and Filmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada). A Japanese who saw the film in Bangalore was impressed by it as he found it similar to the story of Buddha and the concept of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and hence got it released in Japan. It was screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in Japan in 2001. A sequel tilted Uppi 2 was released in 2015.