Shankar
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-08-17 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Also known As
Shankar Shanmugam
एस शंकर
S. Shankar
ஷங்கர்
சங்கர்
Shankar
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.
Acting
2010
as Self
2014
as Special Appearance
1994
as Self
1996
as Self
2025
as Special Appearance in “Raa Macha Macha”
Production
2025
as Director
1998
as Director
2007
as Director
1996
as Director
2001
as Director
2009
as Producer
1999
as Producer
1993
as Director
1999
as Director
2006
as Producer
2012
as Director
2003
as Director
2005
as Director
2008
as Producer
2006
as Producer
1994
as Screenplay
1994
as Director
2004
as Producer
2010
as Director
2010
as Producer
2007
as Producer
2015
as Director
2018
as Director
-
as Director
1993
as Story
1993
as Screenplay
1996
as Story
1996
as Screenplay
1994
as Story
1998
as Screenplay
1998
as Story
2001
as Screenplay
2005
as Story
1999
as Screenplay
2003
as Screenplay
1999
as Story
2003
as Story
2001
as Story
2005
as Screenplay
2010
as Screenplay
2007
as Screenplay
2007
as Story
2010
as Dialogue
2010
as Story
2015
as Screenplay
2015
as Story
2012
as Dialogue
2018
as Screenplay
2018
as Story
1994
as Original Story
-
as Writer
2024
as Dialogue
2024
as Screenplay
2024
as Director
2024
as Story
1994
as Lyricist
2012
as Screenplay
2010
as Producer
2025
as Screenplay
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