The shooting of actor-filmmaker Upendra's next, UI, began on Tuesday. The pictures of Upendra wielding the camera on the sets have gone viral on social media. The makers recently had a grand launch event with Shivarajkumar, Sudeep, Dhananjay, and Duniya Vijay in attendance.

In his media interaction during the launch, Upendra said that UI was conceived 15 years ago but it is still relevant today. UI marks Upendra's 11th project as a director, and with this film, he returns to helming a film after seven years. 

Upendra is also playing the lead in the film, which also stars Murali Sharma in a pivotal role. The latter is the first actor to join the team and is currently participating in the shoot.

UI is jointly produced by G Manoharan (Lahari Films) and KP Sreekanth (Venus Entertainers). The casting process for the film is still underway. For now, art director Shiva Kumar (Vikrant Rona, KGF, and Kabzaa) has been roped in for the film. Meanwhile, Upendra is also busy with other acting projects including Kabzaa. Trishulam, and Buddhivantha 2.