K. R. Udayasankar is an

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director known for his works in

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and

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cinema. He made his directorial debut with '' Pathavi Pramanam'' starring

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

and

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. In 2000, he directed ''

Kalisundam Raa ''Kalisundham Raa'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romantic family drama film directed by K. R. Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu. It stars Venkatesh, Simran and K. Viswanath, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It recei ...

'', which won a

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Career

K. R. Udayasankar made his directorial debut with '' Pathavi Pramanam''. His next directorial was ''

Poochudava ''Poochudava'' is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. R. Udayasankar and produced by K. Jayaraman. The film stars Abbas and Simran in the lead roles. Manivannan, Nagesh, Kalpana, Jai Ganesh, Chinni Jayanth, PC Ramakrishn ...

'' starring

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and

Simran Simran (Gurmukhi: ਸਿਮਰਨ, pronunciation: ; ; from Sanskrit: , ''smaraṇa'', 'to remember, reminisce, recollect'), in spirituality, is a Hindi and Punjabi word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of the self, ...

. His next directorial was in Telugu titled ''

'' starring

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and Simran, the film was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of Narasimha Naidu in 2001. 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 ''Thavasi'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udayasankar starring Vijayakanth in dual lead roles as father and son, with Soundarya, Vadivelu, Jayasudha, Prathyusha, Nassar and Sriman playing other piv ...

'', the film received mixed reviews and did well at box office. He directed '' Raraju'' with

Tottempudi Gopichand Tottempudi Gopichand (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action films, he made his debut with '' Tholi Valapu'' (2001) in a lead role. After playing an antagonist in films such as ...

and ''

Baladur ''Baladoor'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Ravi Teja, Krishna, and Anushka Shetty while Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, ...

'' with

Ravi Teja Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised for his roles in action comedy films, he is popularly referred to as ...

in Telugu both films failed at box office. After a long gap, he directed ''

Bhimavaram Bullodu ''Bhimavaram Bullodu'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language film written by Kavi Kalidas and directed by Udayasankar. Produced by Daggubati Suresh Babu on his home banner Suresh Productions, the film features Sunil, Ester Noronha And Vikramjeet Vi ...

'' in Telugu.

Filmography

*'' Pathavi Pramanam'' (1994) (Tamil) *''

'' (1997) (Tamil) *''

'' (2000) (Telugu) *'' Prematho Raa'' (2001) (Telugu) *''

'' (2001) (Tamil) *''

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'' (2003) (Kannada) *'' Raraju'' (2006) (Telugu) *'' Vegam'' (2007 (Tamil) *''

Baladoor ''Baladoor'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Ravi Teja, Krishna, and Anushka Shetty while Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Raw ...

'' (2008) (Telugu) *''

'' (2014) (Telugu)

Awards

Nandi Award for Best Story Writer The Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after ...

(2000)(in

)

References

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