SandalwoodBesides directing the film, Shashank will be bankrolling it under his own production house.Digital NativeKannada film star Upendra and director Shashank share a good rapport, having collaborated in movies such as Krishna Leela and Jarasandha for which the actor had lent his voice for a few songs. This time around, they are teaming up for a movie that will see Upendra playing the lead role and Shashank wielding the megaphone. Besides directing the film, Shashank will be bankrolling it under his own production house. The pre-work for this project has begun and the shooting will commence from March next year onwards. Details about the rest of the cast and crew should be out soon. Reports say that the scripting is completely done and Shashank will shift his complete focus to the project after the release of his upcoming film Thayige Thakka Maga, which will be out in theatres on...
- 11/2/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe actor’s 50th film, it will be directed by Adhira Santhu, who will be making his debut as director.Digital NativeUpendra’s 50th film will be directed by Adhira Santhu, who will be making his debut as director. According to reports, the film has been titled Adhira, which means lightning. The actor is currently busy with the film I Love You and Adhira will start rolling once he is done with it. Reports say that Adhira will be a bilingual to be released in Kannada and Telugu. The film will be bankrolled by Kanakapura Srinivas. According to earlier reports, Upendra’s plan initially was to direct and produce his 50th film besides playing the lead role in it. However, he decided entrust the director’s job to a newbie after he set aside his decision to take a break from films. On the genre of Adhira, we hear that it will be a historical loaded with entertainment and suspense. The shooting for the film will begin next month and the team is currently busy with the prep work. Sources in the know say that Upendra and Adhira Santhu are keen on releasing a teaser on the film’s launch and this will be shot very soon. A popular star in the Kannada film industry, Upendra has a huge fan following. In fact, he announced his political entry last year. While there were a lot of speculations that he would quit acting or take a break from acting to turn politician full time, he surprised his fans by inking several new film projects. An accomplished actor and director, Upendra has won several awards in his long career, including Udaya Film Awards for Best Actor for the film A, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for the film Upendra, South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actor for starring in Katari Veera Surasundarangi and so on. He has proved his mettle as a director, producer and actor. Also read: 'Kaala is a success, not a flop': Wunderbar Films counters news reports (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 7/8/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
SandalwoodEven though the star announced his political entry last year, he has surprised fans by inking several new film projects.Digital NativeKannada star Upendra launched his new project I Love You on May 21 amidst a lot of expectations among his fans. The actor also made another exciting announcement about a new film, which is titled Adheera. To be helmed by debut director Santhu, the film will be bankrolled by Kanakapura Srinivas. According to reports, Upendra was keen on completing I Love You but was so impressed with the trailer created by Santhu that he agreed to work on Adheera simultaneously. While these two projects are in the making, Upendra has also agreed to star in a film titled Dr Modi. Further, the star will be collaborating with his nephew Niranjan for a film which he will be directing himself. Upendra is one of the leading heroes in the Kannada film industry. He began his acting career with Anantana Avantara in 1989 with a cameo role. Having acted in a number of Kannada films in his career which turned out to be hits, Upendra has also acted in a few Telugu movies. The star, who has a huge fan following, announced his political entry last year. There was a lot of speculation that he would quit acting to become a politician full time. However, the Sandalwood star decided to put that career on the backburner for the time being and return to what he does best – films. He has surprised his fans by inking several new film projects. The actor recently penned his autobiography. Published by Jameel Savanna, the book is titled Idanna Odbedi, which means ‘Don’t read this’. Upendra termed the book a mini-autobiography explaining that he jotted down his thoughts randomly and then corrected it when he found the time. Upendra has won several awards in his long career, including Udaya Film Awards for Best Actor for the film A, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for the film Upendra, South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actor for Katariveera Surasundarangi, among others. Also read: Pedalling his way to change: Sathya Sankaran becomes Bengaluru’s first bicycle mayor (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 5/23/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
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