Director/Actor/Story Writer
17 Aug 1963
Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Shankar Aka S. Shankar is an Indian film director, producer, story writer, and screenplay writer known for his works in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the Tamil film Gentleman in 1993. He is called Steven Spielberg of Indian Cinema for his creative works in films. He got many awards for his directions includes Filmfare Best Director Award, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director, National Film Award, and Vijay Awards.
Shankar directed many blockbusters and industry hits in both Telugu and Tamil languages. He knows for popular movies like Kadhalan (1994), Indian (1996), Jeans (1998), Mudhalvan (1999), Boys (2003), Anniyan (2005), Veyil (2006), Sivaji The boss (2007), Enthiran (2010), 2.0 (2018), Indian 2 (2021). On February 12, 2021, he announced his next direction with Ram Charan, the film produced by Dil Raju.