‘Miss Kolkata’, who was the wife of this actor of ‘Coolie’, became Ajit’s heroine famous
Coolie actor Upendra
‘Coolie’ continues at the box office and fans are very keen to know about the personal life of each of its characters. One name which is the most discussed is Upendra Rao who is playing the role of Kalisha in this Tamil action thriller. Where Upendra is known for his work in Kannada cinema. At the same time, the audience wants to know everything related to his personal life. Especially about Priyanka Upendra, wife of actor Upendra, who is he? Kannada superstar Upendra Rao has made his debut in the film as a villain in Tamil.
Who is Priyanka, wife of superstar Upendra?
Upendra is known as an actor, director and politician in the Kannada film industry, but he also has a deep connection with Tamil cinema. Now people are discussing his wife Priyanka Upendra, who was once called a Kollywood star. Two decades ago she also played the role of Ajit Kumar’s heroine, after which she got a lot of name fame. Kolkata -born Priyanka Trivedi made her acting debut in Hindi and South Indian films from Bengali cinema. He stepped into Tamil cinema from ‘Rajyam’ with Vijayakanth in 2002. The same year, he played the role of Ajit’s girlfriend ‘Priya’ in ‘Raja’. The film proved to be a milestone for Ajit and Priyanka. Especially the famous ‘Thaer Sadham’ scene became a hit.
The wife of this South actor is ‘Miss Kolkata’
Upendra and Priyanka married in 2003. Priyanka, who hails from Kolkata, stepped into films with the 1997 Bengali film ‘Jodha’. His early years passed in the US and Singapore and he earned a commerce degree in Kolkata. She appeared in television advertisements of popular brands before appearing in films. Priyanka Upendra, earlier known as Priyanka Trivedi. She was crowned ‘Miss Kolkata’ in 1996. He then stepped into modeling and acting and worked in various languages including Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil.
Priyanka Upendra’s film journey
Priyanka’s film career was great. He has worked in films in many languages. After his debut with Bengali films, he stepped into Hindi cinema with ‘Muj Mer Meri Biwi Se Bachao’ (2001) and made a comeback to Bengali films from ‘Saathi’ (2002), which performed well at the box office. Soon he started getting offers from South Indian films, after which he worked in Telugu films like ‘Suri’ and ‘Ra’. At the same time, Kannada also appeared in the films ‘H2O’ and ‘Kotigba’. Vijayakanth starring ‘Rajjyam’, Ajit starring ‘Raja’, and Vikram starring ‘Kadhal Sadugudu’, ‘Ice’ and ‘Jananam’ also acted in Tamil films. Recently, she has appeared in Kannada and Bengali films, in which the Kannada film ‘Gauri’ released in 2024 came.
Priyanka Upendra’s upcoming film
Priyanka Upendra is going to be seen in ‘Qamottu 2’ adorned with Swaminathan Anantram, Rajni Bardwaj, Nagendra Urs and Ninasam Ashwath, which will be released in Kannada language on August 22, 2025. Its director is A. Parmesh. ‘Qamottu 2’ is a suspense horror film. The film is the story of a supernatural researcher who is looking for his sister in the notorious Kamroteu Ghar. As soon as she awakens the dormant soul. He has to face his fear and also highlight some buried secrets.
