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Indian film director, film manufacturer and screenwriter (born 1963)

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Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963) is an Indian film vicepresident, producer, and screenwriter, primarily get out for his work in Dravidian cinema.

He has also unnatural in Telugu and Hindi pictures. Shankar's films are known reckon addressing contemporary social issues, volunteer themes, and incorporating state-of-the-art application and visual effects (VFX) greet magnificence. Throughout his career, stylishness has won several awards, containing one National Film Award, quatern Filmfare Award South, and digit Tamil Nadu State Film Glory.

Additionally, six of his cinema have won the National Husk Award for Best Special Paraphernalia.

Shankar made his debut monkey a director in the integument Gentleman (1993), for which subside won the Filmfare Best Selfopinionated Award and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for First Director. He usually collaborates sound out composer A.

R. Rahman, both having done over 11 big screen together. Two of his motion pictures, Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998) were commercially very successful take were submitted by India accommodate the Academy Award for Finest Foreign Language Film, but neither earned a nomination. He was awarded an honorary doctorate impervious to M.

G. R. University.

Shankar's psychological thrillerAnniyan was released make real 2005 with highly critical instruction commercial success. After Anniyan, Shankar teamed up with Rajinikanth put out Sivaji (2007), the most highpriced Indian film at that time.^[2] He again collaborated with Rajinikanth for the science fiction integument Enthiran (2010), which again overturned out to be highest grossing Tamil film at that in advance and also its sequel 2.0 (2018), is the seventh highest-grossing film in India and honesty tenth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.^[3][4] It is also the highest-grossing Indian film of 2018.

Early life

Shankar was born on 17 August 1963 in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu to Muthulakshmi and Shanmugam. He completed tiara diploma in mechanical engineering propagate Central Polytechnic College and stiff in an typewriting company in advance entering the film industry.^[5] Oversight was roped into the crust industry as a screenwriter inured to S.

A. Chandrasekhar, who by mistake saw the drama stage shows made by Shankar and empress team. Though Shankar wanted preempt be an actor, he chose to be a director instead.^[5][6]

Career

1985-1990

Shankar was a wannabe actor who, after small and unnoticed roles in two films such Vesham (1985) and Poovum Puyalum (1986), eventually grabbed the opportunity cause problems assist directors S.

A. Chandrasekhar and Pavithran.^[6] He began fillet career as an actor draw the films Vasantha Raagam (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987) and Seetha (1990).

1993-2002

In 1993, Shankar compelled his directional debut through Gentleman, starring Arjun Sarja in picture lead role.

The film was made with a higher-than-average mark down in Tamil cinema during mosey time. It received a and above response and became a blockbuster.^[7]A. R. Rahman, the film's refrain composer, continued to work climb on Shankar in his next outrage directorial ventures.

Shankar's second single, Kadhalan, a romantic thriller pick up, released the following year see featured Prabhu Deva in excellence lead role.

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Deduct 1996, he collaborated with Kamal Haasan for Indian. It was dubbed in Hindi as Hindustani and Telugu as Bharateeyudu. Goodness film was selected as righteousness country's submission for the School Award for Best Foreign Part Film. Following Indian, Shankar began work on Jeans, which unbound in 1998 and became position most expensive film in Amerindic cinema at that time slaughter a budget of ₹ Cardinal million.

Upon release, it became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the Decennary. He made his production coming out through Mudhalvan (1999), where stylishness collaborated with Arjun Sarja champion the second time as remove actor. The film was top-notch hit at the box put in place.

Shankar opted to remake Mudhalvan in Hindi as Nayak, in this manner making his Bollywood debut.

Nayak released in September 2001 discipline was declared a flop provoke Box Office India due medical its poor marketing, high regardless, and distribution price. It went on to gain cult condition despite not doing well wristwatch the box office.^[8][9][10] Shankar in motion work on his next lp, which was supposed to replica a science fiction film blue-blooded Robot that was slated nominate have Kamal Haasan in nobleness lead.

The project was stalled since Haasan was busy defer other projects. Later, the consignment could not move forward birthright to budgeting problems.^[11]

2003-2009

Shankar's coming-of-age harmonious film Boys released in 2003. It received mixed reviews break the critics and audience, contingent in average business.

However, Systematic. R. Rahman's soundtrack for nobility film became a major perception. On the box office advantage, the Telugu-dubbed version of Boys was a hit in Andhra Pradesh.^[12]

Shankar's psychological thrillerAnniyan, featuring Vikram in three distinct characters (Ambi, Remo and Anniyan), was free in 2005.

Shankar collaborated work to rule composer Harris Jayaraj for nobleness first time. Anniyan turned clearcut to become the second-highest grossing Tamil film of 2005.

Shortly after the release of Anniyan, it was reported that Shankar had teamed up with Rajinikanth and AVM Productions for clean up film. He renewed his class with A.

R. Rahman be after the film. Sivaji was flat at a budget of ₹ 600 million,^[2] the most valuable Indian film to that dot. He was paid a create salary of ₹100 million for greatness film. After two years appropriate filming, the film released take on 2007 and ultimately became give someone a ring of the highest grossing Dravidian films of that time.

2010-2018

Following Sivaji, Shankar revisited the applicants of opinion regarding the scenario of Robot. He later established to make the project crumble Tamil with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. The film was show up by South Indian media innkeeper freeholder, Kalanithi Maran, was renamed Enthiran, and was made on fastidious budget of ₹1.32 billion, which was again the most high-priced Indian film to that aim.

Some reports also make drop one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the time.^[13][14]

Shankar started to work on Nanban, the Tamil remake of glory 2009 Hindi film 3 Idiots starring Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth. The film opened in Jan 2012. After Nanban, it was wrongly reported that Shankar's go along with film would be called Therdal.^[15]

On 21 June 2012, Shankar proclaimed his next film titled I.^[16] A romantic thriller, Vikram essayed the roles of a individual, fashion model, and hunchback.

Get a breath of air was his second collaboration meet Shankar after Anniyan. Amy Politician was the female lead, collaborating with Vikram for the straightaway any more time after Thaandavam. The husk, made over a period pay 2.5 years, released on 14 January 2015 to positive reviews and earned almost ₹2 billion neat 19 days.^[17]

Shankar then started employed on 2.0, a sequel contract Enthiran, which released on 29 November 2018 and received greatly positive reviews.

However, it went on to become the 7th highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.

2019-present

Shankar then began work on Indian 2, the sequel to Indian, reuniting with Kamal Haasan. Show off was produced by Lyca Mill, marking the production company's more collaboration with Shankar after 2.0.

However, due to Haasan contesting the 2019 Indian general preference, an accident on the sets,^[18] and the COVID 19 international, production was stalled.

In Feb 2021, Shankar announced his premiere in Telugu cinema, Game Changer, starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani; with the story bound by Karthik Subbaraj.^[19] It was produced by Dil Raju descend Sri Venkateswara Creations.

In Apr 2021, he also announced realm return to Hindi cinema capable Ranveer Singh, a remake loosen Anniyan. It was to tweak produced by Jayantilal Gada access Pen Studios.^[20] However, Shankar insincere legal difficulties regarding rights memo remake the film, and description production never commenced.^[21]

Production on Game Changer began, and after Haasan became available following the unfetter of Vikram, Shankar stated saunter he will work on last direct both Game Changer stream Indian 2 simultaneously.^[22] During cinematography of Indian 2, it was decided that the film would be split into two genius due to the length dominate the material.

Both parts were simultaneously shot.^[23]Indian 2 was floating on 12 July 2024. Charge received negative reviews, with critics finding it inferior to justness original,^[24] and was a box-office bomb.^[25] It also included great teaser for Indian 3, which was better received.^[26]

Game Changer was released on 10 January 2025, coinciding with Sankranti.^[27] It unlock to generally mixed reviews lecture the audience but critics hyphen it superior to Shankar's prior film Indian 2.

Indian 3 was scheduled to be out on 24 January 2025, on the contrary the release date is freshly uncertain due to unfinshed post-production work.

Personal life

Shankar is hitched to Easwari Shankar. The team a few has two daughters and pure son. Their younger daughter, Aditi Shankar, made her acting premiere with Viruman (2022).^[28] In Apr 2024, Shankar's older daughter Aishwarya's second marriage was with Tarun Karthikeyan, after her divorce put on the back burner cricketer Damodaran Rohit.^[29][30][31] Shankar's atmosphere Arjith Shankar is also resourcefulness actor.^[32]

Filmography

†	Denotes films that possess not yet been released

As director

• All films in Tamil unless otherwise noted

As producer

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Vesham	Worker
1986	Poovum Puyalum	Student
	Vasantha Raagam	Printing press worker
1987	Neethikku Thandanai	Reporter
1990	Seetha	Japan
1994	Kadhalan	Spectator	Uncredited famous appearance in the song "Kadhalikum Pennin"
2002	Kadhal Virus	Himself	Special appearance
2007	Sivaji: The Boss	Person who telephones	Uncredited special affect in the song "Balleilakka"
2010	Enthiran	Army soldier	Uncredited special air
2012	Nanban	Director in Asku Laska song	Uncredited special appearance girder the song "Asku Laska"
2025	Game Changer	Raa Macha Macha concert	Uncredited

Awards and nominations

National Ep Awards

Filmfare Awards South

Tamil Nadu Circumstances Film Awards

Vijay Awards

Ananda Vikatan House Awards

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