Thursday, 18 August 2016

DIRECTOR SANKAR ,AWARD DIRECTOR OF TAMIL FILMS BORN ON 17 AUGUST 1963



DIRECTOR SANKAR ,AWARD DIRECTOR OF TAMIL FILMS BORN ON 17 AUGUST 1963





Biography - S.Shankar
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BornShankar Shanmugam
17 August 1963 (age 52)
Kumbakonam , Tamil Nadu, India
ResidenceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)Easwari
Children3

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 is an important figure in the Chennai film industry, sometimes referred to as Kollywood. Most of his movies are in Tamil, but some have been dubbed or remade into other Indian languages such as Hindi and Telugu. 
Shankar initially worked as an assistant director to S. A. Chandrasekhar.



He started his career with Gentleman which grossed very well, then followed by Kadhalan, Indian with Kamal Hassan (Indian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film)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 a psychological thriller, was a very huge blockbuster hit in Tamil and Telugu languages.


In 2007, he directed and released Sivaji: The Boss with Rajinikanth in the lead role which was an Indian record breaker for the sale of tickets and international popularity, and also one of the highest grossing Tamil filmHe planned to work with Kamal Hassan again in a film title ROBO, that turned into Endhiran which he is currently working with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai, film expected to be released in 2010.

Filmography[edit]


YearFilmCredited asLanguageNotes
DirectorProducerWriter
1993GentlemanYesYesTamilFilmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
1994KadhalanYesYesTamilCameo appearance in "Kadhalikkum Pennin" song
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
The GentlemanYesHindiRemake of Gentleman
1996IndianYesYesTamil
1998JeansYesYesTamil
1999MudhalvanYesYesYesTamil
2001NayakYesYesHindiRemake of Mudhalvan
2003BoysYesYesTamil
2004KaadhalYesTamil
2005AnniyanYesYesTamilFilmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
2006Imsai Arasan 23am PulikesiYesTamil
VeyilYesTamilNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
2007SivajiYesYesTamilCameo appearance in "Balleilakka" song
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director
KallooriYesTamil
2008Arai Enn 305-il KadavulYesTamil
2009EeramYesTamil
2010RettaisuzhiYesTamil
Anandhapurathu VeeduYesTamil
EnthiranYesYesTamilVijay Award for Favourite Director
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Cameo Appearance as Military Soldier
2012NanbanYesTamilCameo appearance in "Aska Laska" song
2014KappalYesTamil
2015IYesYesTamilNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
2017Enthiran 2.0YesYes

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