UI

UI (2024)

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಇಂಟೆಲಿಜೆನ್ಸ್

Set in a fictional world, the story is about the psychological conflict between a king in a town and an extraordinary man, and how that man, through his cunning and master minded plans takes over everything, takes control of the entire town, becomes a dictator.

Date of release
2024-12-20
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (17)
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Thriller, Fantasy
Director
Upendra

Casting

Interesting facts

UI is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language sci-fi dystopian surrealist psychological action comedy film written and directed by Upendra in his directorial final and produced by Lahari Films and Venus Entertainers. The film stars Upendra in a triple role as Sathya, Kalki and Upendra Rao, alongside Reeshma Nanaiah, Nidhi Subbaiah, Murali Sharma, Sadhu Kokila and Indrajit Lankesh. The film's music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, while cinematography and editing were handled by H. C. Venugopal and Vijay Raj. B.G.

Production

Upendra conceived the story for UI in the mid-2000s. This was his eleventh film as a director and first since Uppi 2 (2015). The theme and storyline of the film was not revealed by the makers to the media even during the final filming stages of UI; they maintained that it was an "entertaining subject yet it tackles a significant global issue." In an interview to Bangalore Times in June 2023, Upendra mentioned that "With UI, I want to build a tota…

The film got U/A certification on 19 December 2024.

The film was launched on 3 June 2022, and the makers revealed the meaning of the title UI to be the mark worn on forehead. G. Manoharan's Lahari Films and K. P. Sreekanth's Venus Enterrtainers were reported to produce the film. It was also reported that, alongside Kannada, the film would be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam. Actor Murali Sharma was reported to be a part of the film's cast when the film was announced in June 2022.

A May 2023 report revealed that Leone and Nanaiah had been cast, alongside Murali Krishna and Indrajit Lankesh, and that B. Ajaneesh Loknath would compose the film's music. Shivakumar, who had previously worked in KGF film series and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, was hired as art director for the film. Deepu S. Kumar served as the film's editor, and Prajwal as the cinematographer.

A co-producer of the film, Naveen Manohar, who contributed also on the technical front in the film's making, stated that the film features an entire city set, spanning 10 acres in area, complemented by extensive visual effects set extensions.

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