Uppalapati Narayana Rao

Indian film director

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Uppalapati Narayana Rao

ఉప్పలపాటి నారాయణ రావు

Born|

Uppalapati Narayana Rao

(1958-07-12) 12 July 1958 (age 65)

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]

Occupations|

* Film director
* television director
* television producer
* actor
* film producer

Years active| 1979–present
Organization| Introupe Productions
Spouse| Krishna 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.

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## Nandi Awards gallery[edit]

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[edit]

Movies

Year  | Name | Language | Role

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1991  | Jaitra Yatra | Telugu | Director, Story, and Screenplay
1993  | Rakshana | Telugu | Director, Story, and Screenplay
1993  | Teerpu | Telugu | Director
1994  | Allari Police | Telugu | Director
1995  | Paathabasthi | Telugu | Director, Story, Producer, and Screenplay
1996  | Ooriki Monagaadu | Telugu | Director, Screenplay
1999  | Veedu Saamanyudu Kaadhu | Telugu | Director
2000  | Myna | Telugu — Unreleased | Director, Dialogues, Screenplay, Producer
1998  | Takkari Donga Chakkani Chukka | Telugu -Unreleased | Director, producer
1995  | Simhada Guri | Kannada | Director
2002  | Yuva Rathna | Telugu | Director
2007  | Gnaapakam | Telugu | Story, Dialogues, Screenplay, and director
2011  | Ala Modalaindhi | Telugu | Actor, Script
2013  | Anthaku Mondhu Aa Tharuvatha | Telugu | Actor

Theatre

Name of Play | Role

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Phani (Telugu adaptation of Dial M for Murder by Alfred Hitchcock) | Actor
Maro Mohenjodaro | Actor, producer
Hiroshima | Actor, producer
Siddhartha | Actor, producer
Cheema Kuttina Natakam | Actor
Bioscope | Actor
Edhi Asthma Hathya | Actor
Go To Hell | Actor, director

Name | Role | Channel | Language | Notes

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Vasantha Kokila | Story and Direction | Doordarshan | Telugu | Golden Nandi Award for Best Direction and Story
Gruhapravesam | Director | ETV | Telugu | Golden Nandi for Best Direction
Mahalakshmi | Director | Annapurna Studios | Telugu | Unreleased
Kottha Bangaram | Creative Head and production | Balaji Telefilms | Telugu |
Kaliyuga Ramayanam | Creative Head and production | Balaji Telefilms | Telugu |
Priyanka | Director, Story, Dialogues and Screenplay | ETV | Telugu | Golden Nandi for Best Direction
Others | Producer | Various Channels | Telugu | Ongoing Production work to be released

## References[edit]

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