S. Shankar

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S. Shankar (born 17 August 1963) is a popular film director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has made many Tamil movies which have social themes with a commercial narration. He is credited with delivering expensive,High end CGI in most of his films. Most of his movies from Tamil are dubbed into other languages especially Telugu and Hindi. Some criticize him for the overdose of commercial elements in his movies and consider him as a sensational entertainer than a serious director.^{[citation needed]} He started his career with 'Gentleman' which grossed very well, then followed by 'Kadhalan', 'Indian', 'Jeans' and 'Mudhalvan' which were all mega-blockbusters. Though he directed the remake version of Mudhalvan in Hindi (Nayak),it failed miserably at the box office. His next film 'Boys' was a musical blockbuster but grossed moderately in Tamil and Telugu. His Anniyan(Aparichutudu in Telugu) which is based on Multiple Personality Disorder was a huge commercial hit in both Tamil and Telugu languages. His next film Sivaji: The Boss is set to release on May 17th.

1 Trivia
2 Films
3 Currently in production
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[edit] Trivia

Shankar was the first director to work with the Walter-Solomon production house for the movie Jeans.
His film 'Indian' was India's official entry to the Oscars in 1996,and 'Jeans' in 1998
It was only during the Shankar saga,director's cut-outs were placed in theaters instead of actors.
Even though his films were produced in Tamil language,he has a great following in the Telugu audience.
His Anniyan was dubbed into French language by Columbia Pictures.