Director

Shankar

Directing

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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 91552

IMDb ID: nm0788171

Known for: Directing

Born: August 17, 1963

Age: 63

Place of birth: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2025

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 6.46

Wikidata: Q1156039

Also known as

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

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Director (13)Producer (9)Dialogue (1)Original Story (1)Screenplay (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.