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Upendra Sidhaye

Upendra Sidhaye

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Upendra Sidhaye's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
28%
Survival
25%
Self
19%
Bonds
14%
Morality
14%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Warm
1
Cold
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Upendra Sidhaye's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Upendra Sidhaye's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

10 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • Kankhajura (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Dialogue · Story

  • Me Vasantrao (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • Girlfriend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

  • Smoke(2018)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Manjha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Drishyam(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Killa(2014)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Force(2011)

    as Raja

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mumbai Meri Jaan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2008 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Blood Money (2012)

$87K worldwide

Highest rated

Drishyam (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 9: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 9: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 9: 7 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Upendra Sidhaye's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1

Most divisive · writer

Blood Money (2012)

81st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Drishyam (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 59/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Upendra Sidhaye work with?

People who share at least 2 of Upendra Sidhaye's Motif titles; Avinash Arun shares the most, 2.