India Upendra returned 50.0× its production cost, earning $17.0M against a $340K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ
“U-Upendra, P-Prema, D-Damini & Ra-Raveena”
Naanu, who always speaks the truth, is married to Swathi. However, he is soon pursued by Rathi and is forced to accept her love but finds it difficult to let go of his obsession with Keerthi.
The 1998–2000 India Window
66 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Upendra sits at position #6.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Upendra premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 18m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $123K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #276 of 1,983 India films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Thriller productions specifically: #57 of 482 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Kannada |
| Runtime | 2h 18m |
| Release Date | October 22, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt2330098 |