S. Shankar

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In this Indian name, the name Shanmugam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shankar.

S. Shankar
Shankar in 2018
Born
Shankar Shanmugam

(1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 60)
Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materCentral Polytechnic College
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1993–present
Notable work
SpouseEaswari Shankar
Children3; including Aditi[1]

Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his

Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
in his career.

He made his debut as a director in the film

India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
, but neither earned a nomination. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by M. G. R. University.

His psychological thriller Anniyan, featuring Vikram in three distinct characters (Ambi, Remo & Anniyan) was released in 2005 with highly critical and commercial success. After Anniyan, Shankar teamed up with Rajinikanth on Sivaji (2007), the most expensive Indian film at that time.[3] He was paid with a record salary of ₹10 crore for the film. It went on to become the highest grossing Tamil films at that time and the highest grosser of the year.[4] He again collaborated with Rajinikanth for a science-fiction film Enthiran (2010), which again turned out to be highest grossing Tamil film at that time and also its sequel 2.0 (2018), is the seventh highest-grossing film in India and the tenth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.[5][6] 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 his diploma in mechanical engineering from Central Polytechnic College and worked in an typewriting company before entering the film industry.[7] He was roped into the film industry as a screenwriter by S. A. Chandrasekhar, who accidentally saw the drama stage shows made by Shankar and his team. Though, he wanted to be an actor, he chose to be a director instead and became one of the leading directors in Indian cinema.[7][8]

Career

1990s

Shankar began his career as an actor in the films Vasantha Raagam in 1986 and Seetha. He later became an assistant to film directors like S. A. Chandrasekhar and Pavithran.[8] His first break in Hindi films was as an assistant director to S. A. Chandrasekhar in Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) produced by Rajesh Khanna. His final movie with S. A. Chandrasekhar was Nanbargal.

In 1993, he made his directional debut through Gentleman. Starring Arjun Sarja in the lead role, the film was made with a higher budget in Tamil cinema during that time, won positive response and became a blockbuster.[9] A. R. Rahman, the film's music composer continued to work with Shankar in his following 6 directorial ventures.

His second film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Following Indian, Shankar began work on Jeans, which released in 1998 and became the most expensive film in Indian cinema at that time with a budget of ₹ 200 million. Upon release, it became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the 1990s. He made his production debut through Mudhalvan (1999). Arjun Sarja
joined the project as lead actor and the Movie was a Hit.

2000s

Shankar opted to remake Mudhalvan in

Flop" by Box Office India due to the poor marketing, its high budget and distribution price. It went on to gain a cult status despite not doing well at the box office.[10][11][12] Shankar started to work on his next film which was supposed to be a science fiction film titled Robot that was slated to have Kamal Haasan in the lead, the project was stalled since Kamal Haasan was busy with other projects. Later, the project could not move forward due to budgeting problems.[13]

His musical entertainer film

million,[3] the most expensive Indian film at that time. He was paid with a record salary of ₹100 million for the film. After two years of filming, the film released in 2007. Ultimately it became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of that time.[4]

2010s - present

Following Sivaji, Shankar revisited the possibilities of opinion regarding the script of Robot, he later decided to make the project in

Srikanth. The film opened in January 2012. After Nanban, it was wrongly reported that Shankar's next film would be called Therdal.[17] On 21 June 2012, Shankar announced his next film named I.[18] A romantic thriller, Vikram essayed the roles of a bodybuilder, fashion model, and hunchback. It was his second collaboration with Shankar after Anniyan, while Amy Jackson was the female lead and his second collaboration with her, after Thaandavam. The film, made over a period of two and half years, released on 14 January 2015 to mixed reviews and earned almost ₹2 billion in 19 days.[19] Then he started working on 2.0, a sequel to Enthiran, which released on 29 November 2018 and received mixed reviews. However, it went on to become the seventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide
.

Shankar then began work on Indian 2, the sequel to Indian, reuniting with Kamal Haasan. It was produced by Lyca Productions, marking the production company's second collaboration with Shankar after 2.0. However, due to Haasan contesting the 2019 Indian general election, an accident on the sets,[20] and the COVID 19 pandemic, production paused on the film. In February 2021, Shankar announced his debut in Telugu cinema, Game Changer, starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani; with the story written by Karthik Subbaraj.[21] It was produced by Dil Raju, under Sri Venkateswara Creations. In April 2021, he also announced his debut in Hindi cinema with Ranveer Singh, a remake of Anniyan. It was to be produced by Jayantilal Gada under Pen Studios.[22] However, Shankar faced legal difficulties regarding rights to remake the film and the production never commenced.[23] Production on Game Changer began, and after Haasan became available following the release of Vikram, Shankar stated that he will work on and direct both Game Changer and Indian 2 simultaneously.[24] Shankar announced a June 2024 release date for Indian 2,[25] and Game Changer is also expected to release in 2024. Haasan also announced that a third part to Indian has been finished shooting, and that post production would commence after the production of Indian 2 finishes.[26]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director, writer and producer

  • All films in Tamil unless otherwise noted
List of S. Shankar film credits as director, writer and producer
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer
1993 Gentleman Yes Yes
1994 Kadhalan Yes Yes
1996 Indian Yes Yes
1998 Jeans Yes Yes
1999 Mudhalvan Yes Yes Yes
2001
Nayak
 		Yes Yes Hindi; Remake of Mudhalvan
2003 Boys Yes Yes
2004 Kaadhal Yes
2005 Anniyan Yes Yes
2006
Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi
 		Yes
Veyil Yes
2007 Sivaji: The Boss Yes Yes
Kalloori Yes
2008
Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul
 		Yes
2009 Eeram Yes
2010 Rettaisuzhi Yes
Anandhapurathu Veedu Yes
Enthiran Yes Yes
2012 Nanban Yes Remake of 3 Idiots
2014 Kappal Yes
2015 I Yes Yes
2018 2.0 Yes Yes
2024 Indian 2 † Yes Yes Post-production[27]
Game Changer † Yes Telugu; Filming[28]

As an actor

List of S. Shankar film credits as actor
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Vesham
1986 Poovum Puyalum Student
Vasantha Raagam Printing press worker
1987 Neethikku Thandanai Reporter
1990 Seetha Japan
1994 Kadhalan Lyricist for "Pettai Rap"
Special appearance in the song "Kadhalikum Pennin"
1996 Indian Policeman special appearance
2002 Kadhal Virus Himself
2007 Sivaji: The Boss Special appearance in the song "Balleilakka"
2010 Enthiran Special appearance
2012 Nanban Director Special appearance in the song "Ask Laska"

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

List of S. Shankar National Film Awards and nominations
Year Film Category Result Ref.
2006 Veyil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Won [citation needed]

Filmfare Awards South

List of S. Shankar Filmfare Awards South awards and nominations
Year Film Category Result Ref.
1993 Gentleman Best Director Won [29]
1994 Kadhalan [30]
2005 Anniyan [citation needed]
2006 Veyil Best Film – Tamil [citation needed]
2007
Sivaji: The.Boss
 		Best Director Nominated [citation needed]
2010 Enthiran [citation needed]
2015 I [citation needed]

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

List of S. Shankar Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and nominations
Year Film Category Result Ref.
1993 Gentleman Best Director Won [31]
1996 Indian Best Film (First prize) [32]
2005 Anniyan Best Film (Second prize) [citation needed]
Best Director [citation needed]
2006 Veyil Best Film (First prize) [citation needed]
2007
Sivaji: The.Boss
 		[citation needed]

Vijay Awards

List of S. Shankar Vijay Awards and nominations
Year Film Category Result Ref.
2010 Enthiran: The Robot Favourite Director Won [33]
2013 Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema [34]

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

List of S. Shankar Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and nominations
Year Film Category Result Ref.
2018 2.0 Best Animation and Visual Effect Won [35]

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