| Uppena | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Buchi Babu Sana |
| Written by | Buchi Babu Sana |
| Produced by | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
| Starring | Panja Vaisshnav Tej Krithi Shetty Vijay Sethupathi |
| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
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Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹13–15 crore[2][3] |
| Box office | ₹84.1 crore[4] |
Uppena (transl. High tide) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside Vijay Sethupathi in a prominent role. Set in Kakinada, the plot follows fisherman Aasi, who falls in love with Bebamma. Her father Raayanam is an influential zamindar, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family's honour.
After a launch ceremony in January 2019, the makers commenced the principal shoot in May 2019, with film being shot in Kakinada, Hyderabad, Puri, Kolkata and Gangtok and wrapped up in January 2020. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography and editing by Shamdat and Naveen Nooli respectively. The film was originally slated to release on 2 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is released theatrically on 12 February 2021 and was major commercially successful at the box office. It won the Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 69th National Film Awards.[5]
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- ^ Directors Panel - Part 2 | CII Dakshin Summit | Mani Rathnam, SS RajaMouli, B Sukumar, retrieved 7 March 2023; From 5:50 to 6:10
- ^ Vyas (29 March 2020). "Sukumar fine-tunes Uppena script?". The Hans India. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Cite Sacnilk|date=2021-03-21|title=Uppena Box Office |url=https://www.sacnilk.com/news/Uppena_2021_Box_Office_Collection_Day_Wise_Worldwide%7C
- ^ "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun, RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi win big". 24 August 2023.