Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian film Indian TV Indian Theatre director, screenwriter, scriptwriter, actor and producer, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu TV. He debuted as a Film Director with the Telugu Movie Jaitrayatra starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Vijayashanthi in late 1990. Since then he has been in the South Indian industry directing, producing, story writing and acting in Telugu feature films. He won Nandi awards from Andhra Pradesh Government for his films Myna (Best Screenplay) and TV series Vasantha Kokila (Best Director and Story), Gruhapravesham(Best Director) and ETV Mega Serial Priyanka (Best TV Serial). His most recent feature film project as director was titled Gnaapakam.