Yash's director is an Upendra fan

Director Santhosh Ananddram made his debut in the superhit Mr and Mrs Ramachari, which had Yash and Radhika Pandit in the lead. Santosh revealed on his Twitter account that it was Upendra who inspired him to become a director.
Santosh is excited to watch Upendra's Uppi2, and before he was about to watch the movie, he took to social media to talk about the importance of Upendra's in his life.His tweets read, "In 1999 aftr wtchin a cult classic Upendra,I decided to become a DIR,Uppi sir ignited lakhs of minds to enter films I was one amongst them!! aftr 15 yrs tdy am a DIR!now am watchin Uppi2 Tomo!one thing remain the sme wen I watchd Upendra I was his fan!now watching Uppi2 as a fan!! Hope he wil ignite our minds again to take Kannada films to next level 👍thank u for making us proud Uppi sir 👍Jai hind,Jai Karnataka maathe🙏"