

Upendra plays himself playing everyone else. Chaos? Yes. Boring? Never.
A 2011 Kannada action film.
Acting
Upendra's multi-role madness — he's the entire circus.
Direction
Thriller Manju commits to every unhinged impulse.

Director
Thriller Manju
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Rajinikanth directly — Upendra's character is literally named after his idol, blurring real star worship with screen narrative.
Released during peak Upendra-as-auteur period, this captures Kannada cinema's love for protagonists who exist outside narrative logic — a tradition from Shankar Nag to Yash.