Real
Star
Upendra
turns
a
year
older
today
on
September
18
and
is
celebrating
his
53rd
birthday.
A
few
days
ago,
he
requested
his
fans
to
refrain
from
celebrating
his
birthday
by
visiting
his
residence
in
large
numbers
to
maintain
social
distancing
due
to
the
ongoing
COVID-19
crisis.
Upendra
has
undoubtedly
re-defined
the
Kannada
film
industry
with
his
offbeat
concepts
and
film
and
garnering
huge
appreciations
from
both
audiences
as
well
as
critics.
For
the
Sandalwood
star’s
birthday,
we
decided
to
put
together
a
list
of
some
of
his
finest
silver
screen
outings,
where
he
blew
our
minds
with
his
acting.
A
(1998)
'A’
directed
and
acted
by
Upendra
is
one
of
the
finest
psychological
movies
of
Sandalwood.
The
film
had
a
reverse
screenplay
and
the
Rebel
star
played
a
challenging
role
of
a
film
director
in
the
movie.
It
was
also
Upendra’s
directorial
debut
and
he
did
not
shy
away
from
bringing
to
fore
some
tough
subjects
including
the
casting
couch
issue
in
the
industry.
Upendra
(1999)
Upendra
the
film
is
another
beautiful
example
of
Uppi’s
brilliance
as
an
actor
and
a
director.
The
film
masterfully
explored
three
vital
human
emotions
that
were
personified
by
three
leading
ladies
in
the
movie.
Upendra’s
role
in
this
1999
film
was
as
meaty
as
it
can
get,
as
he
got
to
play
a
lover,
a
husband
and
an
antisocial
man
at
once
and
gave
his
best
performance
in
the
film.
Raktha
Kanneeru
(2003)
The
2003
romantic
comedy-drama
directed
by
Sadhu
Kokila
had
Upendra
play
the
role
of
an
NRI
who
returns
to
India
but
ends
up
having
an
issue
the
Indian
culture.
The
film
is
considered
as
one
of
the
most
hilarious
movies
in
Kannada
to
date.
Raktha
Kanneeru
had
Upendra
at
his
comic
best
as
an
NRI
who
falls
in
love
with
a
prostitute
and
who
parts
away
with
his
wealth,
only
to
end
up
being
diagnosed
with
Leprosy.
Anatharu
(2007)
Anatharu
had
the
superstar
reunite
with
director
Sadhu
Kokila
once
again
for
this
multi
starer
movie,
where
Darshan
and
Upendra
came
together
on
the
silver
screen.
The
movie
had
Upendra
play
an
abnormal
person
who
falls
in
love
with
his
friend.
He
justified
his
character
to
the
T
with
his
serious
acting
in
spite
of
not
having
any
major
dialogues.
Kalpana
(2012)
The
2012
horror
movie
directed
by
Rama
Narayanan
had
Upendra
play
the
role
of
a
young
man
possessed
by
a
spirit.
Upendra
once
again
proved
his
mantle
over
his
craft
will
another
great
performance,
as
he
charmed
everyone
in
the
saree
avatar
which
got
him
a
lot
of
appreciation.