Upendra
and
Sai
Kumar's
forthcoming
Kannada
movie
Kalpana
took
off
yesterday
on
the
occasion
of
the
Real
Star's
wedding
anniversary.
The
muhurath
function
of
the
film
was
held
at
Kanteerava
studios,
Bengaluru.
Speaking
at
the
occasion,
Upendra
said
that
the
original
version
of
Kalpana
impressed
him
a
lot,
which
made
him
take
up
the
project.
He
praised
Raghava
Lawrence,
the
creator
of
Kanchana,
not
for
his
directorial
abilities
but
for
his
acting
skills.
Kalpana
also
features
Sai
Kumar,
who
will
be
seen
in
the
role
of
a
transgender,
Shruthi,
Umashri
and
others.
Lakshmi
Rai
is
playing
Uppi's
love
interest
in
the
thriller
flick,
which
is
directed
by
Rama
Narayanan.