S. Shankar

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S. Shankar
Born August 17, 1963 (1963-08-17) (age 44)
Flag of India Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Film Director, Film Producer, Writer
Website
http://www.directorshankar.com/
Notes
Banner: S Pictures

S. Shankar (born August 17, 1963) is a popular film director, film producer and screenwriter from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. He has made many Tamil movies which have social themes with a commercial narration [1]. 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.

He started his career with Gentleman which grossed very well, then followed by Kadhalan, Indian, Jeans and Mudhalvan which were all mega-blockbusters. He also remade Mudhalvan in Hindi as Nayak: The Real Hero. His next film Boys was a musical blockbuster but grossed moderately in Tamil and Telugu. His film Anniyan [2], a psychological thriller, was a huge commercial hit in both Tamil and Telugu languages. In 2007, he directed and released Sivaji: The Boss with Super Star Rajinikanth in the lead role which was an Indian record breaker for the sale of tickets and international popularity.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] As Director

Year Film Cast Additional Info
1993 Gentleman Arjun, Madhubala, Goundamani, Senthil, Vineeth, Manorama, Nambiar Dubbed into Telugu as Gentleman
1994 Kadhalan Prabhu Deva, Nagma, Vadivelu, Girish Karnad, Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Dubbed into Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabla
Dubbed into Telugu as Premikudu
1996 Indian Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Goundamani, Senthil, Nedumudi Venu Dubbed into Hindi as Hindustani
Dubbed into Telugu as Bharatheeyudu
1998 Jeans Prasanth, Aishwarya Rai, Nassar, Senthil, Raju Sundaram, Lakshmi Winner, Filmfare Best Director Award
Dubbed into Hindi as Jeans
Dubbed into Telugu as Jeans
1999 Mudhalvan Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Sushmita Sen, Raghuvaran, Manivannan, Vadivelu, Laila Winner, Filmfare Best Director Award
Dubbed into Telugu as Oke Okkadu
2001 Nayak: The Real Hero Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Sushmita Sen
2003 Boys Siddarth, Genelia, Bharath, Vivek, Senthil, Nakul Dubbed into Telugu as Boys
2005 Anniyan Vikram, Sadha, Vivek, Prakash Raj, Yana Gupta, Nasser, Nedumudi Venu Winner, Filmfare Best Director Award
Dubbed into Hindi as Aparichit
Dubbed into Telugu as Aparichithudu
2007 Sivaji: The Boss Rajinikanth, Shreya, Vivek, Suman, Raghuvaran, Manivannan, Nayantara Dubbed into Telugu as Sivaji
2010 Robot Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Pre-Production

[edit] As Producer

Year Film Cast Additional Info
1999 Mudhalvan Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Sushmita Sen, Laila, Raghuvaran Winner, Filmfare Best Producer Award
Dubbed into Telugu as Oke Okkadu
2004 Kaadhal Bharath, Sandhya Dubbed into Telugu as Premiste
2006 Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi Vadivelu, Tejashree, Nagesh, Manorama, Nassar Dubbed into Telugu as Himsaraju 23va Pulakesi
2006 Veyil Bharath, Bhavana, Pasupathy, Priyanka, Shriya Reddy Winner, Filmfare Best Producer Award
Dubbed into Telugu as Vesavi
2007 Kalloori Akhil, Tamanna Bhatia
2008 Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu, Prakash Raj, Madhumitha, Jyothirmayi

[edit] See also

  • S Pictures - Director Shankar's Production company.
  • S Musics - Director Shankar's Newly formed Audio Release Record label.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Shankar's prime weapon is his script writing. India4u (2001). Retrieved on 2001-12-23.
  2. ^ S. Srinivasan (2005). Anniyan (2005). Nowrunning. Retrieved on 2005-06-12.