Upendra is not only known for making ‘breaking news’ and setting himself on the headlines of cinema pages. He is a too good host was evident on his birthday at Gayathri Vihar Palace on 18th September evening. Priyanka Upendra looked after the arrangement for throwing a lavish party with the support of Suvarana satellite channel and Lunar Chappals.

Century star Shivarajakumar and his wife Geetha Shivarajakumar, V Ravichandran, Dr Jayanthi, Dr Jayamala, Jaggesh, Pooja Gandhi, Ragini Dwivedi, Priyamani, Harshika Poonacha, Soundarya Jayamala, Hema Chaudhary, CR Manohar Ramesh Aravind, Priyamani, Harshika Poonacha, Sadhu Kokila, Myathrie, Priyana Rao, Soundarya Jayamala, Premnath, Green house Vasu and others took part in the bash.

Smt Priyanka Upendra mother in law Smt Sameera Trivedi danced for a Bengali style song. A few of the Kannada stars participated for the song and dance. Upendra parents, wife, children, brother and his wife came up on stage to welcome the guests on the birthday party.

Upendra honored his mentor Kashinath, actor, director and producer. I got a very good ‘Gurukul’. It was at Kashinath films we in the camp were doing all works and I want my Guru to make at least two films a year. Kashinath in his statement thanking for honor said he got the ‘Yogya Shishya’. He learnt only a few things in my camp but grown up tremendously with his creativity lauded Kashinath for thunderous applause.