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Shankar

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Shankar

Born August 17, 1963 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India18 films

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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Anniyan posterFirst watchAnniyan20057.4Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Enthiran poster6.6Enthiran2010Sivaji: The Boss poster7.1Sivaji: The Boss2007Nayak: The Real Hero poster7.1Nayak: The Real Hero2001I poster6.7I2015Indian poster7.0Indian1996Nanban poster7.2Nanban20122.0 poster5.82.02018

Filmography

18 films as director
  1. TBAIndian 3: War ModeDirector
  2. TBAVelpariDirector
  3. TBAUntitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar FilmDirector
  4. 2025Game ChangerDirector
  5. 2024Indian 2: Zero ToleranceDirector
  6. 20182.0Director
  7. 2015IDirector
  8. 2012NanbanDirector
  9. 2010EnthiranDirector
  10. 2007Sivaji: The BossDirector
  11. 2005AnniyanDirector
  12. 2003BoysDirector
  13. 2001Nayak: The Real HeroDirector
  14. 1999MudhalvanDirector
  15. 1998JeansDirector
  16. 1996IndianDirector
  17. 1994KaadhalanDirector
  18. 1993GentlemanDirector