Udayasankar

Udayasankar is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with Pathavi Pramanam starring Vijayakanth and Vineetha. In 2000, he directed Kalisundam Raa, which won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.^[1]

Udayasankar
Born	Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1996–present
Children	2

Career

Udayasankar made his directorial debut film was Poochudava starring Abbas and Simran.^[2] His next directorial was in Telugu titled Kalisundam Raa starring Venkatesh and Simran, the film was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of Narasimha Naidu in 2001.^[3]

The lead pair and director again collaborated with Prematho Raa but failed to repeat the success of their previous venture. Udayasankar again returned to Tamil directing Vijayakanth for second time in Thavasi, the film received mixed reviews and did well at box office.^[4] He directed Raraju with Tottempudi Gopichand and Baladur with Ravi Teja in Telugu both films failed at box office.^[5][6] After a long gap, he directed Bhimavaram Bullodu in Telugu.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Pathavi Pramanam (1994) (Tamil)
• Poochudava (1997) (Tamil)
• Kalisundam Raa (2000) (Telugu)
• Prematho Raa (2001) (Telugu)
• Thavasi (2001) (Tamil)
• Ondagona Baa (2003) (Kannada)
• Raraju (2006) (Telugu)
• Baladur (2008) (Telugu)
• Bhimavaram Bullodu (2014) (Telugu)^[7]

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Story Writer - Kalisundam Raa (2000)^[8]

References

1. "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
2. . Tamilmovienow.com. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
3. . celebritiesprofile.info. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
4. . Sify. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
5. "Raraju review: Raraju (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Movies.fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
6. . Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
7. "Udayshankar". IMDb.
8. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)