Panja Vaisshnav Tej Krithi Shetty Vijay Sethupathi
Cinematography
Shamdat Sainudeen
Edited by
Naveen Nooli
Music by
Devi Sri Prasad
Production companies
Mythri Movie Makers Sukumar Writings
Release date
12 February 2021 (2021-02-12)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
Country
India
Language
Telugu
Budget
₹13–15 crore[2][3]
Box office
est. ₹83−100 crore[4][5]
Uppena (transl. High tide) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside Vijay Sethupathi in a prominent role. Set in Kakinada, the plot follows fisherman Aasi, who falls in love with Bebamma. Her father Raayanam is an influential zamindar, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family's honour.
After a launch ceremony in January 2019, the makers commenced the principal shoot in May 2019, with film being shot in Kakinada, Hyderabad, Puri, Kolkata and Gangtok and wrapped up in January 2020. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography and editing by Shamdat and Naveen Nooli respectively. The film was originally slated to release on 2 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is released theatrically on 12 February 2021 and was major commercially successful at the box office. It won the Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 69th National Film Awards.[6]
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Uppena (transl. High tide) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie...
and Hindi films. She made her debut with the commercially successful film Uppena (2021). She established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu...
works in Telugu films. He made his debut as a lead in the romantic drama Uppena (2021), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South, and...
produced by the company include Srimanthudu, Janatha Garage, Rangasthalam, Uppena, Pushpa: The Rise, Mathu Vadalara and Sarkaru Vaari Paata. In 2019, Mohan...
2020). "Uppena Brings Big Relief To Devi Sri Prasad". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021. Arikatla, Venkat (12 February 2021). "'Uppena' Movie...
Kottattum (2020) and Enemy (2021). He also appeared in the Telugu film, Uppena (2021), as the younger version of the protagonist. In 2022, he appeared...
on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011. #DhakDhakDhak Video Song | Uppena Movie | Panja VaishnavTej | Krithi Shetty | Vijay Sethupathi| DSP. Archived...
lead antagonist role, thus making the film as his second Telugu film after Uppena (2021), but turned to be false. In October, Shruti Haasan was reported to...
January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022. India, The Hans (7 March 2021). "'Uppena' beauty to pair with Ram Pothineni". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from...
Singer (Telugu) category for the song Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram from the film Uppena.[citation needed] Javed Ali performs live with his band all over the world...
Vijay. He then appeared in the Telugu film Uppena, which was written and directed by Bucchi Babu Sana. After Uppena, Sethupathi appeared in three films in...
release". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.[permanent dead link] "'Uppena' fame Krithi Shetty to romance Vishwak Sen in 'Paagal'?". The Times of India...
Life. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021. "'ఉప్పెన' ఈశ్వర వీడియో సాంగ్ - uppena eswara full video song". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 June 2021...
മായ ഇല്ല!". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 12 April 2024. "Uppena Gemini TV Serial Launching On 4th April - Remake Of Ethirneechal". Indian...
films of all time. Sukumar also produced films like Kumari 21F (2015), Uppena (2021), Virupaksha (2023) under the banner Sukumar Writings. In 2014, he...
highest-grossing Telugu film for a debut actor until it was surpassed by Uppena (2021). Charan won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and Nandi...
Tollywood.net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2024. "Vaishnav Tej's Uppena Closing Collections". Sakshi Post. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021...
Production Design – S. Rama Krishna and Monika Niggotre S. – Pushpa: The Rise, Uppena and Thalaivii Most Promising Newcomer (Male) – Teja Sajja – Zombie Reddy...