Uppalapati Narayana Rao
ఉప్పలపాటి నారాయణ రావు
Born
Uppalapati Narayana Rao

(1958-07-12) 12 July 1958
Occupations
Years active1979–present
OrganizationIntroupe Productions
SpouseKrishna Veni Uppalapati
Children
  • Pradeep
  • Satheesh

Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian filmmaker and actor. He is primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu TV. He directed and produced multiple feature films and TV programmes across different genres, including film and theatre, and is known for his creativity, screenplay, technical values, and story writing. He is the vice president of content at Introupe Productions LLP, Hyderabad.

He started his career as a theatre actor / director in 1979 and then moved to South Indian feature films in 1985. He assisted well known and celebrated South Indian directors such as Ramana Babu, Hari Anumolu, Balu Mahendra, Vamsy and Mohana Gandhi for movies such as Kartavyam, Maharshi, Varasudochhadu during 1985 to 1990. He then debuted as a film director with the Telugu movie Jaitra Yatra starring Nagarjuna and Vijayashanthi in late 1990. Since his directorial debut, he has been in the South Indian industry writing, directing, and acting in Telugu feature films.

He is also known for his contributions to the South Indian TV content production for channels like ETV, Gemini, MAA and Doordarshan. He also worked with Balaji Telefilms as the creative head for South Indian content for two years (2010-2012) helping with curation and production of Telugu TV content / programmes.

He won Nandi Awards from Andhra Pradesh Government for his film Myna (Best Screenplay) and TV series Vasantha Kokila (Best Director and Story), Gruhapravesham (Best Director) and ETV Mega Serial Priyanka (Best TV Serial). His most recent feature film project as director was titled Gnaapakam (2007).

Filmography

Movies

Year NameLanguageRole
1991 Jaitra YatraTeluguDirector, Story, and Screenplay
1993 RakshanaTeluguDirector, Story, and Screenplay
1993 TeerpuTeluguDirector
1994 Allari PoliceTeluguDirector
1995 PaathabasthiTeluguDirector, Story, Producer, and Screenplay
1996 Ooriki MonagaaduTeluguDirector, Screenplay
1999 Veedu Saamanyudu KaadhuTeluguDirector
2000 MynaTelugu — UnreleasedDirector, Dialogues, Screenplay, Producer
1998 Takkari Donga Chakkani ChukkaTelugu -UnreleasedDirector, producer
1995 Simhada GuriKannadaDirector
2002 Yuva RathnaTeluguDirector
2007 GnaapakamTeluguStory, Dialogues, Screenplay, and director
2011 Ala ModalaindhiTeluguActor, Script
2013 Anthaku Mondhu Aa TharuvathaTeluguActor

Theatre

Name of PlayRole
Phani (Telugu adaptation of Dial M for Murder by Alfred Hitchcock)Actor
Maro MohenjodaroActor, producer
HiroshimaActor, producer
SiddharthaActor, producer
Cheema Kuttina NatakamActor
BioscopeActor
Edhi Asthma HathyaActor
Go To HellActor, director

TV

NameRoleChannelLanguageNotes
Vasantha KokilaStory and DirectionDoordarshanTeluguGolden Nandi Award for Best Direction and Story
GruhapravesamDirectorETVTeluguGolden Nandi for Best Direction
MahalakshmiDirectorAnnapurna StudiosTeluguUnreleased
Kottha BangaramCreative Head and productionBalaji TelefilmsTelugu
Kaliyuga RamayanamCreative Head and productionBalaji TelefilmsTelugu
PriyankaDirector, Story, Dialogues and ScreenplayETVTeluguGolden Nandi for Best Direction
OthersProducerVarious ChannelsTeluguOngoing Production work to be released

References

  1. Atluri, Sri (1 February 2017). "Retrospective: Jaitrayatra (1991)". Telugucinema.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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