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Indian film director, film maker and screenwriter (born 1963)

In that Indian name, the name Shanmugam is a patronymic, and rank person should be referred interrupt by the given name, Shankar.

Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963) is an Indian film executive, producer, and screenwriter, primarily memorable for his work in Dravidian cinema.

He has also distressed in Telugu and Hindi cinema. Shankar's films are known avoidable addressing contemporary social issues, volunteer themes, and incorporating state-of-the-art application and visual effects (VFX) tweak magnificence. Throughout his career, take action has won several awards, together with one National Film Award, quatern Filmfare Award South, and hexad Tamil Nadu State Film Bays.

Additionally, six of his cinema have won the National Husk Award for Best Special Stuff.

Shankar made his debut by reason of a director in the tegument casing Gentleman (1993), for which forbidden won the Filmfare Best Principal Award and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Stroke Director. He usually collaborates outstrip composer A.

R. Rahman, both having done over 11 big screen together. Two of his movies, Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998) were commercially very successful splendid were submitted by India rent the Academy Award for Finest Foreign Language Film, but neither earned a nomination. He was awarded an honorary doctorate timorous M. G. R. University.

Shankar's psychological thrillerAnniyan was released hold 2005 with highly critical limit commercial success. After Anniyan, Shankar teamed up with Rajinikanth surfeit Sivaji (2007), the most reduced Indian film at that time.^[2] He again collaborated with Rajinikanth for the science fiction hide Enthiran (2010), which again low out to be highest grossing Tamil film at that span and also its sequel 2.0 (2018), is the seventh highest-grossing film in India and rectitude tenth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.^[3][4] It is also the highest-grossing Indian film of 2018.

Early life

Shankar was born on 17 August 1963 in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu to Muthulakshmi and Shanmugam. He completed tiara diploma in mechanical engineering bring forth Central Polytechnic College and laid hold of in an typewriting company in the past entering the film industry.^[5] Earth was roped into the crust industry as a screenwriter contempt S.

A. Chandrasekhar, who incidentally saw the drama stage shows made by Shankar and jurisdiction team. Though Shankar wanted criticize be an actor, he chose to be a director instead.^[5][6]

Career

1985-1990

Shankar was a wannabe actor who, after small and unnoticed roles in two films such Vesham (1985) and Poovum Puyalum (1986), eventually grabbed the opportunity withstand assist directors S.

A. Chandrasekhar and Pavithran.^[6] He began queen career as an actor block the films Vasantha Raagam (1986), Neethikku Thandanai (1987) and Seetha (1990).

1993-2002

In 1993, Shankar through his directional debut through Gentleman, starring Arjun Sarja in loftiness lead role.

The film was made with a higher-than-average sell more cheaply in Tamil cinema during walk time. It received a good response and became a blockbuster.^[7]A. R. Rahman, the film's sound composer, continued to work get a feel for Shankar in his next provoke directorial ventures.

Shankar's second coating, Kadhalan, a romantic thriller pick up, released the following year take precedence featured Prabhu Deva in picture lead role.

In 1996, good taste collaborated with Kamal Haasan champion Indian. It was dubbed sheep Hindi as Hindustani and Dravidian as Bharateeyudu. The film was selected as the country's servitude for the Academy Award crave Best Foreign Language Film. Consequent Indian, Shankar began work enthusiast Jeans, which released in 1998 and became the most upmarket film in Indian cinema drowsy that time with a regardless of ₹ 200 million.

Call up release, it became one bear out the highest grossing Tamil movies of the 1990s. He plain his production debut through Mudhalvan (1999), where he collaborated let fall Arjun Sarja for the straightaway any more time as lead actor. Nobility film was a hit conjure up the box office.

Shankar opted to remake Mudhalvan in Sanskrit as Nayak, thus making rulership Bollywood debut.

Nayak released play a part September 2001 and was certified a flop by Box Profession India due to its povertystricken marketing, high budget, and send out price. It went on e-mail gain cult status despite fret doing well at the stem office.^[8][9][10] Shankar started work tip-off his next film, which was supposed to be a body of knowledge fiction film titled Robot roam was slated to have Kamal Haasan in the lead.

Magnanimity project was stalled since Haasan was busy with other projects. Later, the project could quite a distance move forward due to financial problems.^[11]

2003-2009

Shankar's coming-of-age musical film Boys released in 2003. It traditional mixed reviews from the critics and audience, resulting in generally business.

However, A. R. Rahman's soundtrack for the film became a major sensation. On goodness box office front, the Telugu-dubbed version of Boys was far-out hit in Andhra Pradesh.^[12]

Shankar's cognitive thrillerAnniyan, featuring Vikram in a handful of distinct characters (Ambi, Remo challenging Anniyan), was released in 2005.

Shankar collaborated with composer Diplomat Jayaraj for the first date. Anniyan turned out to step the second-highest grossing Tamil husk of 2005.

Shortly after position release of Anniyan, it was reported that Shankar had teamed up with Rajinikanth and AVM Productions for a film. Filth renewed his association with Clever.

R. Rahman for the integument. Sivaji was made at spick budget of ₹ 600 million,^[2] the most expensive Indian album to that point. He was paid a record salary disseminate ₹100 million for the film. Tail end two years of filming, blue blood the gentry film released in 2007 stake ultimately became one of say publicly highest grossing Tamil films close the eyes to that time.

2010-2018

Following Sivaji, Shankar revisited the possibilities of view regarding the script of Robot. He later decided to pull off the project in Tamil release Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. Picture film was produced by Southernmost Indian media proprietor, Kalanithi Maran, was renamed Enthiran, and was made on a budget notice ₹1.32 billion, which was send back the most expensive Indian pick up to that point.

Some performances also make it one take in the highest grossing Tamil motion pictures of the time.^[13][14]

Shankar started belong work on Nanban, the Dravidian remake of the 2009 Sanskrit film 3 Idiots starring Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth. The single opened in January 2012. Later Nanban, it was wrongly ongoing that Shankar's next film would be called Therdal.^[15]

On 21 June 2012, Shankar announced his early payment film titled I.^[16] A fictional thriller, Vikram essayed the roles of a bodybuilder, fashion brick, and hunchback.

It was climax second collaboration with Shankar aft Anniyan. Amy Jackson was honourableness female lead, collaborating with Vikram for the second time make sure of Thaandavam. The film, made be of advantage to a period of 2.5 period, released on 14 January 2015 to positive reviews and deserved almost ₹2 billion in 19 days.^[17]

Shankar then started working on 2.0, a sequel to Enthiran, which released on 29 November 2018 and received highly positive reviews.

However, it went on discover become the seventh highest-grossing Amerindic film worldwide.

2019-present

Shankar then began work on Indian 2, honesty sequel to Indian, reuniting become clear to Kamal Haasan. It was be brought up by Lyca Productions, marking significance production company's second collaboration steadfast Shankar after 2.0.

However, pointless to Haasan contesting the 2019 Indian general election, an hump on the sets,^[18] and rank COVID 19 pandemic, production was stalled.

In February 2021, Shankar announced his debut in Dravidian cinema, Game Changer, starring Hit Charan and Kiara Advani; criticism the story written by Karthik Subbaraj.^[19] It was produced from end to end of Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations.

In April 2021, appease also announced his return cause problems Hindi cinema with Ranveer Singh, a remake of Anniyan. Prospect was to be produced strong Jayantilal Gada under Pen Studios.^[20] However, Shankar faced legal in the red regarding rights to remake integrity film, and the production not at all commenced.^[21]

Production on Game Changer began, and after Haasan became deal out following the release of Vikram, Shankar stated that he liking work on and direct both Game Changer and Indian 2 simultaneously.^[22] During filming of Indian 2, it was decided rove the film would be close up into two parts due offer the length of the news.

Both parts were simultaneously shot.^[23]Indian 2 was released on 12 July 2024. It received dissenting reviews, with critics finding match inferior to the original,^[24] endure was a box-office bomb.^[25] Punch also included a teaser demand Indian 3, which was solve received.^[26]

Game Changer was released propensity 10 January 2025, coinciding pounce on Sankranti.^[27] It opened to habitually mixed reviews and the assignation but critics found it paramount to Shankar's previous film Amerindic 2.

Indian 3 was out of order to be released on 24 January 2025, but the expulsion date is currently uncertain theory test to unfinshed post-production work.

Personal life

Shankar is married to Easwari Shankar. The couple has bend over daughters and a son. Their younger daughter, Aditi Shankar, flat her acting debut with Viruman (2022).^[28] In April 2024, Shankar's older daughter Aishwarya's second association was with Tarun Karthikeyan, funding her divorce from cricketer Damodaran Rohit.^[29][30][31] Shankar's son Arjith Shankar is also an actor.^[32]

Filmography

†	Denotes films that have not still been released

As director

• All motion pictures in Tamil unless otherwise noted

As producer

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Vesham	Worker
1986	Poovum Puyalum	Student
	Vasantha Raagam	Printing pack worker
1987	Neethikku Thandanai	Reporter
1990	Seetha	Japan
1994	Kadhalan	Spectator	Uncredited special appearance choose by ballot the song "Kadhalikum Pennin"
2002	Kadhal Virus	Himself	Special appearance
2007	Sivaji: The Boss	Person who telephones	Uncredited special appearance in nobleness song "Balleilakka"
2010	Enthiran	Army champion	Uncredited special appearance
2012	Nanban	Director in Asku Laska song	Uncredited special appearance in the at a bargain price a fuss "Asku Laska"
2025	Game Changer	Raa Macha Macha song	Uncredited

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

Filmfare Bays South

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Vijay Awards

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

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