Actor

Shankar

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.4

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Movies: 26Series: 0Crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 91552

IMDb ID: nm0788171

Known for: Directing

Born: August 17, 1963

Age: 62

Place of birth: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2025

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 6.34

Wikidata: Q1156039

Also known as

Shankar Shanmugam • एस शंकर • S. Shankar • ஷங்கர் • சங்கர்

Other jobs

Director (15)Producer (8)Dialogue (1)Original Story (1)

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Biography

Shankar Shanmugam is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has directed several of the highest grossing films in Tamil cinema to date. His 2018 venture 2.0 is the highest grossing Tamil film of all time and the tenth highest grossing Indian film overall. Shankar's works typically deal with contemporary social issues, vigilante themes and involve the usage of state of the art technology and VFX. Six of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.

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Producer

2010 Movie

5.5

The Gentleman

Original Story

1994 Movie

6.6

Kaadhalan

as Self

1994 Movie