Upendra will be playing a cricketer in his next film directed by Karva Navaneeth and produced by Tarun Shivappa. 

The film maks director Navaneeth's third project, after Karva and Buckaasuura. The yet-to-be-titled film will be a sports drama with a blend of humour. An official announcement about the project will be made on the actor’s birthday, which falls on September 18.

Tarun Shivappa, who ventured into production with Rose, is currently bankrolling Kakhi, starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Tanya Hope. The Upendra-starrer will be his fifth project.

Upendra, who is currently balancing his political career and acting, has a couple of other films in the pipeline, such as the long-pending Home Minister, Jayram's Buddhivantha 2, Ravi Chandra, R Chandru's multilingual Kabja, and an untitled film with Shashank.