Upendra Madhav Explained

Upendra Madhav
Birth Date:26 July 1978
Birth Place:Guntur, India
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Nagarjuna University
Occupation:Screenwriter, director
Relatives:Priyadarshini Ram
Yearsactive:2006–present

Upendra Madhav[1] is an Indian film screenwriter, director and dialogue writer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his works in box office hits such as Baadshah, Dookudu, Aagadu and Bruce Lee - The Fighter.

Selected filmography

Career

He came to the Telugu film industry wanting to become a director. He worked with Priyadarshini Ram as an assistant director for Manodu and Toss and directed some corporate films and films for the government. He would get a chance to join the direction department of big budget films but one thing led to another and he became a screenwriter including writing for Dookudu as associate writer which led to further screenwriting.[2] [3] His debut as a feature film director was the 2018 film MLA.[4]

As a director

Year Film Notes
2018 MLA Debut film
Debut Bangalashi Film, Filming

As a writer

Year Film Credits
2006ManoduAssociate Director
2007TossChief Associate Director
2009 MagadheeraAssociate Writer
2011 DookuduScript Associate
2013Action 3DDialogue Writer
ShadowScript Associate
2014Pandavulu Pandavulu ThummedaAssociate Writer
AagaduStory & Dialogue Writer
2015 Bruce LeeAssociate Writer
2018 MLAStory & Dialogue Writer
2022 Netri - The Leader Writer

Website and Blog

Notes and References

  1. News: Upendra Madhav Interview in The Hindu. thehindu.com. 21 April 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140831082913/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/flair-for-writing/article4638478.ece. 31 August 2014. dmy-all. Chowdhary. Y. Sunita.
  2. News: Flair for writing. Y. Sunita. Chowdhary. 21 April 2013. 2 April 2018. The Hindu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140831082913/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/flair-for-writing/article4638478.ece. 31 August 2014. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Sreenu Vaitla's assistant to direct Aadi - Telugu cinema news. www.idlebrain.com. 2 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130511043428/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/sreenuvaitla-assistant-directaadi.html. 11 May 2013. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: MLA Telugu Movie Review : Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family. The Times of India. 2 April 2018. live. https://archive.today/20180325083525/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/mla/movie-review/63427634.cms. 25 March 2018. dmy-all.