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Shankar Shanmugam, commonly known as Shankar, is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Recognized for directing high budget films, he is also a pioneer of vigilante movies in Tamil. He made his directorial debut in Gentleman (1993) produced by K. T. Kunjumon, for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director. He is the highest paid film-maker in India among his contemporaries.
Two of his films, Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998), were submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by M. G. R. University.
Shankar was born on 17 August 1963 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu to Muthulakshmi and Shanmugam. He had completed diploma Mechanical Engineering from Central Polytechnic College, before entering film industry. He was roped into film industry by S. A. Chandrasekhar for scriptwriting, who accidentally saw the drama stage shows made by Shankar and his team.Wanted to be an actor initially,he chose to be a director instead.
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Tamil filmmaker Shankar is considered the country's most expensive director, and he has an impeccable box office record too. He's delivered a string of hits including Jeans, Indian, Mudalavan, Boys, and Sivaji, and his latest film, 'Enthiran: The Robot' starring Rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai was made on a budget of Rs 150 crores reportedly. The film will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Shankar talks about working with Rajnikant, and the special effects in Enthiran. This interview first aired on CNN-IBN on September 24, 2010.
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In this interview with Rajeev Masand, visionary Tamil filmmaker Shankar talks about his new film I, about reuniting with his Anniyan star Vikram, and about pushing the boundaries of creativity but being limited by budgets. The director of such blockbuster films as Indian, Jeans & Enthiran also talks about filming in China and about the potential of Tamil films to cross over to non-Tamil-speaking markets. This interview first aired on CNN-IBN on September 24, 2014.
We have been witnessing the working stills of Superstar Rajinikanth in Kaala directed by Ranjith. But, Shankar didn’t release any working stills from 2.0. Although Shankar is strict and takes efforts to control the image leaks, there are a couple of leaked pictures rolling on the internet. The latest leaked picture is Amy Jackson’s and Rajini’s. Watch More Awesome Videos : https://goo.gl/UlGPJQ Subscribe us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/H24x8E Like us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nettv4utamil/ Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/Nettv4uTamil +1 us on G+ : https://plus.google.com/+Nettv4uall
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Watch I Tamil Full Movie Part | Vikram, Amy Jackson I is a 2015 Indian Tamil romantic thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and co-written by Subha. Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company, Aascar Films, the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi, Upen Patel, Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles. Like, Share and Comment on all our videos and become a top fan, Win a chance to watch any video we release before the world sees. Subscribe us @ http://www.youtube.com/user/AascarsTv?sub_confirmation=1 Like us @ https://www.facebook.com/aascarfilm Tweet us @ https://twitter.com/Aascars Studio: Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. Producer: V. Ravichandran Director: Shankar Cinematographer: PC Sreeram Music: AR Rah...
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Watch Gentleman Full MOvie. Starring Arjun, Madhubala, Subhasri among others. Directed by S Shankar and Produced by K T Kunjumon. Music Composed by A R Rahman. Plot: A story begins with a swashbuckling thief, also a master of disguise, who not only targets jewellers but also government agencies is being tracked down by Azhagar Nambi (Charan Raj), an efficient Police officer, who takes things a bit too personal. The story cuts to Krishnamoorthy alias Kicha (Arjun), a respected brahmin and runs a home-based pappadam business. Watch for more Latest Videos Subscribe to www.youtube.com/iDreammovies Like us on www.facebook.com/iDreammovies
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Watch Kadhalan Full Tamil Movie | Prabhu Deva, Nagma, Vadivelu, Shankar, A R Rahman | 2017 Love Movies Kadhalan (English: Lover) is a 1994 Indian Tamil romantic thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles, while Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Vadivelu play other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. Kadhalan was dubbed in Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabala and in Telugu as Premikudu. The film received positive reviews from critics and enjoyed huge commercial success upon its release in September 1994. It won several recognitions and honours, including four National Film Awards. The film was noted for its clever use of expensive CGI (in song and dance picturisation) s...
Tamil filmmaker Shankar is considered the country's most expensive director, and he has an impeccable box office record too. He's delivered a string of hits including Jeans, Indian, Mudalavan, Boys, and Sivaji, and his latest film, 'Enthiran: The Robot' starring Rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai was made on a budget of Rs 150 crores reportedly. The film will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. In this interview with Rajeev Masand, Shankar talks about working with Rajnikant, and the special effects in Enthiran. This interview first aired on CNN-IBN on September 24, 2010.
In this interview with Rajeev Masand, the men behind one of the year's most eagerly anticipated films 'I', reveal key secrets behind their passion project. Director Shankar, star Vikram, composer AR Rahman, and cinematographer PC Sreeram explain what we can expect from the movie. This interview first aired on CNN-IBN on January 9, 2015.
In this interview with Rajeev Masand, visionary Tamil filmmaker Shankar talks about his new film I, about reuniting with his Anniyan star Vikram, and about pushing the boundaries of creativity but being limited by budgets. The director of such blockbuster films as Indian, Jeans & Enthiran also talks about filming in China and about the potential of Tamil films to cross over to non-Tamil-speaking markets. This interview first aired on CNN-IBN on September 24, 2014.
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I is an 2013 Tamil romantic thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by Venu Ravichandran's Aascar Films. The film stars actor Vikram and Amy Jackson along with Suresh Gopi and Upen Patel. The cinematographer is P. C. Sreeram and music is composed by A. R. Rahman. The dubbed Telugu version of the film has been titled as Manoharudu. Weta Digital has worked on the digital make-up and background arts for the film. The film will be released worldwide in at least 17 languages, in 2014. Subscribe for exclusive interviews, events, gossips etc http://bit.ly/URZxuW
There's good news for the fans of Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Terminator wants to do an Indian film directed by Shankar. Arnold, who was also the former Governor of California, was in Chennai for the music launch of director Shankar's 'I'. In this exclusive interview to NDTV, Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about Terminator 5, wanting to work with Indian actors and more. Watch more videos: http://www.ndtv.com/video?yt