Katari Veera Surasundarangi is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic fantasy film starring Upendra triple role two leads and one cameo appearance and Ramya.

But Indra, refusing to let his daughter marry a human, challenges Upendra that he has to go back to Earth for 10 days with Indraja with the condition that he forgets the fact that he ever died, once he reaches there.

The film ends with Yama understanding the power of love and leaving Earth, while Upendra and Indraja get married.

However, in a press meet Upendra denied all the rumours and said that his version is completely fresh and has no links with the above-mentioned films whatsoever.

Producer Munirathna, who was once the main reason behind the banning of actress Nikita Thukral had approached her to do an item number dance for this film.

Bollywood actors Sunil Shetty, Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Prada and Tamil star Karthik visited the shooting after the makers used seven cameras at a time.

The trailers of Kataari Veera Sura Sundaraangi which were shown in the single screen theaters and multiplexes across Karnataka aroused lot of appreciation among the audience.

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Full marks to Ambarish for his excellent portrayal of Yama.

[6] Srikanth Srinivasa from Rediff.com scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Katari Veera Sura Sundaraangi will do for Kannada cinema what Avatar did for Hollywood.

[7] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote " “Katariveera...” manages to wow viewers mainly through its art design and Upendra’s dialogues that have a touch of desperation.

Katari Veera Surasundarangi was reported to be one of the biggest openers of Kannada cinema of its time next to Anna Bond and Jogayya.