Upadhyaksha

Upadhyaksha
Directed byAnil Kumar
Story byAnil Kumar
Produced bySmitha Umapathy
Starring
Chikkanna
CinematographyShekhar Chandra
Edited byK M Prakash
Music byArjun Janya
Production
companies
  • DN Cinemas
  • Umapathy Films
Distributed byUmapathy Films
Release date
  • 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹8.05 crore[2]

Upadhyaksha (transl. Vice President) is a 2024 Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Anil Kumar and produced by Smitha Umapathy. It stars Chikkanna in his debut lead role.[3] The rest of the cast includes Malaika Vasupal, P. Ravishankar, Sadhu Kokila, Veena Sundar and Dharmanna Kadur. The film is a sequel to Adyaksha (2014) starring Sharan in the lead role.[4]

Upadhyaksha was theatrically released in India on 26 January 2024, coinciding the Indian Republic Day, and received positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Chikkanna's Upadhyaksha to hit theatres on Republic Day". The New Indian Express. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Yuva Box Office Collection: Yuva Rajkumar's Debut Venture Yuva Crosses The 10 Crore Mark at the BoxOffice". Times Now. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "It was the right platform for Chikkanna to turn hero: Director Anil Kumar". The Times of India. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Chikkanna's 'Upadhyaksha' is a sequel to 'Adhyaksha'". Kannada Screens.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.