Upendra returns to sets as director after seven years, 'UI' is now officially on floors!

Real Star Upendra’s much-awaited directorial is finally up and running. Titled UI, the film was launched recently in Bengaluru at a star-studded event that saw the likes of Shiva Rajkumar, Vikrant Rona star Kiccha Sudeep, Dhananjaya, and Duniya Vijay in attendance. And now, as per the latest reports, Upendra and Co. have begun shooting for UI from today and mark the beginning of what is likely to be a very exciting journey. Pictures of Upendra and his team on the shooting sets are now available on social media.

Upendra, who had enthralled the Kannada cinema audience in the ‘90s as a director with cult hits like Shhh!, Om, A, and Upendra, found himself busy with acting projects at the turn of the century. While his acting career continued to gain traction over the years, his ardent fans have only wished to see him don the director’s hat again and again – his most recent directorial came about seven years ago with Uppi 2. The upcoming film UI will be Upendra’s eleventh film as a director and he also completes three decades in the industry, having made his directorial debut in 1992 with Tharle Nan Maga.

UI has been produced by the combination of K.P. Sreekanth of G. Manoharan of Lahari Music. The concept of the poster film released a few weeks ago, boasted of many cryptic elements are true to Upendra’s style and nature of work but when the actor-director was quizzed about the film’s storyline at the muhurtha event, he remained tight-lipped and assured the media that he is 100% honest to his craft and will not let his fans down at any cost. Upendra also shared that he had conceived UI almost 15-20 years ago and the film has gradually evolved to its present form.

On the acting front, Upendra has multiple films lined up for release including the promising pan-India project Kabzaa. He also has Thrishulam, Lagaamu, and Buddhivanta 2 slated for release and is likely to announce more acting gigs in the coming days.