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Shankar

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Actor | * 08/17/1963 (60) | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu (India)
Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, Is an Indian filmmaker who works predominantly In Tamil cinema. He Is one of the most prolific and highest paid film directors In India. His films typically deal with the contemporary social Issues, vigilante themes and the usage of state of the art technology and VFX. He has won one National Film Award, four Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards In his career. He made his debut as a director In the film Gentleman (1993), for which he won the Filmfare Best Director Award and the Tamil Nadu State ... ()
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S. Shankar Is an Indian film director and producer. He often makes movies that have social themes with a commercial narration. He Is credited with delivering expensive, high end CGI In most of his films. He basically comes from the Chennai Film Industry and makes movies In Tamil language. His films are often dubbed Into other Indian languages like Hindi and Telugu. Shankar Initially worked as an assistant director to S. A. Chandrasekhar.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

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Unable to bear the growing corruption in society and rejection from his love interest, a meek lawyer becomes diagnosed with multiple personality disorder due to which the personalities of a vigilante ...

Anniyan

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2005 | 3.8/5 | 3h 1min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Senapathy, a veteran freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost. ...

Indian

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1996 | 3.5/5 | 3h 5min
Drama, Action
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An ornithologist who commits suicide returns as fifth force to wreack vengeance on mankind for harming birds with mobile phone radiation. The only thing that is standing in his way is 2.0, the upgrade ...

2.0

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2018 | 3.1/5 | 2h 29min
Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy
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Dr. Vasi invents a super-powered robot, Chitti, in his own image. The scientific body, AIRD, that must approve the robot, declines it based on its not having emotions and the ability to make rational ...

Enthiran

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2010 | 3.3/5 | 2h 35min
Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Shankar

Filmfare Awards South CNN–News18 Indian of the Year
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Movies with Shankar as Actor(3)

as Special Appearance2014 Ninaithathu Yaaro
as himself1996 Indian
as himself1994 Kadhalan

Movies with Shankar as Crew(56)

Directing/Director2024 Indian 3
Directing/Director2023 Ram Charan 15
Writing/Writer2023 Ram Charan 15
Directing/Director2023 Indian 2
Writing/Screenplay2023 Indian 2
Writing/Story2023 Indian 2
Directing/Director2018 2.0
Writing/Story2018 2.0
Writing/Screenplay2018 2.0
Directing/Director2015 I
Writing/Story2015 I
Writing/Screenplay2015 I
Directing/Director2012 Nanban
Writing/Dialogue2012 Nanban
Writing/Screenplay2012 Nanban
Production/Producer2010 Anandhapurathu Veedu
Directing/Director2010 Enthiran
Writing/Story2010 Enthiran
Writing/Screenplay2010 Enthiran
Writing/Dialogue2010 Enthiran
Production/Producer2009 Eeram
Production/Producer2008 Arai Enn 305-Il Kadavul
Production/Producer2007 Kaloori
Directing/Director2007 Sivaji: The Boss
Writing/Story2007 Sivaji: The Boss
Writing/Screenplay2007 Sivaji: The Boss
Production/Producer2006 Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi
Production/Producer2006 Veyyil
Directing/Director2005 Anniyan
Writing/Screenplay2005 Anniyan
Writing/Story2005 Anniyan
Production/Producer2004 Kaadhal
Directing/Director2003 Boys
Writing/Screenplay2003 Boys
Writing/Story2003 Boys
Directing/Director2001 Nayak: The Real Hero
Writing/Story2001 Nayak: The Real Hero
Writing/Screenplay2001 Nayak: The Real Hero
Directing/Director1999 Mudhalvan
Production/Producer1999 Mudhalvan
Writing/Screenplay1999 Mudhalvan
Writing/Story1999 Mudhalvan
Directing/Director1998 Jeans
Writing/Screenplay1998 Jeans
Writing/Story1998 Jeans
Directing/Director1996 Indian
Writing/Screenplay1996 Indian
Writing/Story1996 Indian
Directing/Director1994 Kadhalan
Writing/Screenplay1994 Kadhalan
Writing/Story1994 Kadhalan
Writing/Lyricist1994 Kadhalan
Writing/Original Story1994 The Gentleman
Directing/Director1993 Gentleman
Writing/Screenplay1993 Gentleman
Writing/Story1993 Gentleman

Additional Information

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Citizenship: India
Born: Saturday, 08/17 1963 (August) in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu (India) (current age: 60 years + 253 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Children: Aditi Shankar
Other names for Shankar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shankar Shanmugam"
"एस शंकर"
"S. Shankar"
"ஷங்கர்"
"சங்கர்"
"Shanmugam"
Shankar frequently works together with these people:
A. R. Rahman (15x, Crew)
Sujatha Rangarajan (13x, Crew)
Prabhu Deva (8x, Actor)
Na. Muthu Kumar (8x, Crew)
Raju Sundaram (7x, Crew)
Vairamuthu (7x, Crew)
V. T. Vijayan (7x, Crew)
S. P. Balasubramaniam (7x, Crew)
Hariharan (7x, Crew)
Madhan Karky (6x, Crew)
B. Lenin (6x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Shankar (IN), Shankar

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1349636, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/20/2024