Uppalapati Narayana Rao

Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian director, screenwriter, scriptwriter, 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.

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Uppalapati Narayana Rao in 2020
Born	Uppalapati Narayana Rao (1958-07-12) 12 July 1958 Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film Director, TV Director, TV Producer, Film Actor and Film Producer
Years active	1979–present
Organization	Vice President - Introupe Productions LLP
Spouse(s)	Krishna Veni Uppalapati
Children	Pradeep Uppalapati, Satheesh Uppalapati (Sons)
Website	https://www.introupe.com/

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 Akkineni 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.