K. R. Udayasankar

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

K. R. Udayasankaris anIndian filmdirector known for his works inTeluguandTamilcinema. He made his directorial debut withPathavi PramanamstarringVijayakanthandVineetha.In 2000, he directedKalisundam Raa,which won aNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.

Career

K. R. Udayasankar made his directorial debut withPathavi Pramanam.His next directorial wasPoochudavastarringAbbasandSimran.His next directorial was in Telugu titledKalisundam RaastarringVenkateshand 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 withPrematho Raabut failed to repeat the success of their previous venture. Udayasankar again returned to Tamil directing Vijayakanth for second time inThavasi,the film received mixed reviews and did well at box office.He directedRarajuwithTottempudi GopichandandBaladurwithRavi Tejain Telugu both films failed at box office.After a long gap, he directedBhimavaram Bulloduin Telugu.

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)
• Vegam(2007 (Tamil)
• Baladoor(2008) (Telugu)
• Bhimavaram Bullodu(2014) (Telugu)

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Story Writer-Kalisundam Raa(2000)