Priyanka Upendra is back in action
The Hindu
The Bengali beauty will be seen as a tough cop in ‘Teekshana’ and ‘Ugravataar’
Priyanka Upendra, who started her career in Hindi films such as Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao and Sautela, shifted to Bengaluru, when the Kannada film industry welcomed the Bengali with open arms. The actor was was seen romancing some of the top heroes on screen in blockbusters such as Kotigibba , H2O and Uppi 2. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Bengali films before cinema took a back seat when she focused on marriage and motherhood.
In 2018, we saw Priyanka return to the screen in a new avatar in Second Half directed by Yogi Devegange. She played a woman constable in the film and the actor went on screen with minimum make-up. Though the film did not fare well at the box office, Priyanka’s interest in exploring different roles paid off as she was wooed by debutante directors who approached her for genres such as horror (Mummy) and thrillers, like Devaki, where she shares the screen with actor Kishore. She will next be seen in Ugravatara, where she plays a cop and even does her own stunts.
Priyanka talks to about cinema, roles for women, health, heart and more.