He
Is
A
Self-made
Man!
Upendra
is
a
self-made
star
in
the
purest
sense.
He
comes
from
a
humble
background
and
had
to
face
many
financial
difficulties
during
his
formative
years.
However,
he
did
not
let
these
difficulties
break
him.
Upendra
remained
strong
and
continued
striving
for
success.
Upendra
Is
Quite
Outspoken
The
actor
was
one
of
the
first
South
stars
to
comment
on
the
Padmavat
row.
During
an
interview
with
a
leading
daily,
the
actor
had
said
that
'wrecking
the
system'
is
not
going
to
solve
any
problems.
"We
have
a
system.
If
we
wreck
it,
what
will
our
society
become?
There
are
certain
rules
to
follow
and
we
also
have
a
Censor
Board.
I'm
not
saying
don't
protest
against
something
you
don't
like.
You
can
protest
(peacefully),
call
the
director
and
speak
with
him," he
had
said.
He
Is
Not
Afraid
Of
Controversies
The
Hollywood
star
has
also
never
shied
away
from
making
films
revolving
around
sensitive/
burning
issues.
His
critically-acclaimed
H2o
is
a
case
in
point.
The
film
dealt
with
the
Cauvery
dispute
between
Karnataka
and
Tamil
Nadu
and
raised
a
few
hard-hitting
questions.
Even
though
the
film
ran
into
trouble
with
the
political
class,
it
managed
to
impress
the
critics
nonetheless.
Upendra
Has
Made
A
Mark
In
Other
Industries
As
Well
Upendra's
popularity
is
in
no
way
restricted
to
the
Kannada
film
industry
alone.
During
his
successful
career,
he
has
starred
in
a
few
Tamil
and
Telugu
films
as
well
and
this
has
added
to
his
popularity
as
well.
Some
of
his
most
popular
non-Kannada
films
are
Satyam
and
S/O
Sathyamurthy
to
name
a
few.