Udayasankar

K. R. Udayasankar is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with Pathavi Pramanam starring Vijayakanth. In 2000, he directed Kalisundam Raa, which won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.

Career K. R. Udayasankar made his directorial debut with Pathavi Pramanam. His next directorial was Poochudava starring Abbas and Simran. His next directorial was in Telugu titled Kalisundam Raa starring Venkatesh and Simran, the film was a blockbuster.

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, the film received mixed reviews and did well at box office. He directed Raraju with Gopichand and Baladur with Ravi Teja in Telugu both films failed at box office. After a long gap, he directed Bhimavaram Bullodu in Telugu.

Filmography Year Film Language Notes 1994 Pathavi Pramanam Tamil 1997 Poochudava Tamil 2000 Kalisundam Raa Telugu 2001 Prematho Raa Telugu Thavasi Tamil 2003 Ondagona Baa Kannada Remake of Kalisundam Raa 2006 Raraju Telugu 2007 Vegam Tamil Remake of Cellular 2008 Baladoor Telugu 2014 Bhimavaram Bullodu Telugu

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