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'''Shankar''' ({{lang-ta|ஷங்கர்}}; born 17 August 1963) is an Indian [[film director]] and [[film producer|producer]] who predominantly works in [[Tamil cinema]]. He made his directional debut in ''[[Gentleman (film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993) for which he was awarded the [[Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Director Award]]. He is the highest paid film-maker in India among his contemporaries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-03/news/27570278_1_tamil-film-first-film-robot |title=Demystifying India's highest paid film-maker - the elusive S Shankar - Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2010-10-03 |accessdate=2011-11-09}}</ref> |
'''Shankar''' ({{lang-ta|ஷங்கர்}}; born 17 August 1963) is an Indian [[film director]] and [[film producer|producer]] who predominantly works in [[Tamil cinema]]. He made his directional debut in ''[[Gentleman (film)|Gentleman]]'' (1993) for which he was awarded the [[Filmfare Best Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Director Award]]. He is the highest paid film-maker in India among his contemporaries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-03/news/27570278_1_tamil-film-first-film-robot |title=Demystifying India's highest paid film-maker - the elusive S Shankar - Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2010-10-03 |accessdate=2011-11-09}}</ref> |
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Two of his films, ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996) and ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1998) were submitted by [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. His production venture ''[[Veyyil]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] in 2007. In 2007, he was awarded an [[Honorary doctorate]] by [[Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute|M. G. R. University]]. He is generally known for making high-budget films in the Tamil movie industry.In a personal appreciation letter to [[S. Shankar]] following the [[Enthiran]]'s release, [[K. Balachander]] described Shankar as India's [[James Cameron]], ''Enthiran'' as India's ''Avatar'', and [[Sun Pictures]] as India's [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-10-03/k-balachander-endhiran-shankar-15-10-10.html|title=Shankar - Tamil Movie News - "Kamalhaasan sent me flowers" - Shankar - K Balachander | Shankar | Endhiran |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2011-05-19}}</ref> |
Two of his films, ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996) and ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1998) were submitted by [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. His production venture ''[[Veyyil]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] in 2007. In 2007, he was awarded an [[Honorary doctorate]] by [[Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute|M. G. R. University]]. He is generally known for making high-budget films in the Tamil movie industry.In a personal appreciation letter to [[S. Shankar]] following the [[Enthiran]]'s release, [[K. Balachander]] described Shankar as India's [[James Cameron]], ''Enthiran'' as India's ''Avatar'', and [[Sun Pictures]] as India's [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-10-03/k-balachander-endhiran-shankar-15-10-10.html|title=Shankar - Tamil Movie News - "Kamalhaasan sent me flowers" - Shankar - K Balachander | Shankar | Endhiran |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2011-05-19}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-03/news/27570278_1_tamil-film-first-film-robot/ Demystifying India's highest paid film-maker - the elusive S Shankar]</ref><ref>[http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/balachander-calls-shankarjames-cameron-of-indian-cinema/ Balachander Calls Shankar:James Cameron of Indian cinema]</ref><ref>[http://www.bollywoodtrends.net/2010/10/shankar-james-cameron-of-india.html/ Shankar, James Cameron of India]</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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| Born | Shankar Shanmugam 17 August 1963 Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Website | Official website |
Shankar (Tamil: ஷங்கர்; born 17 August 1963) is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman (1993) for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award. He is the highest paid film-maker in India among his contemporaries.[1]
Two of his films, Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998) were submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His production venture Veyyil won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil in 2007. In 2007, he was awarded an Honorary doctorate by M. G. R. University. He is generally known for making high-budget films in the Tamil movie industry.In a personal appreciation letter to S. Shankar following the Enthiran's release, K. Balachander described Shankar as India's James Cameron, Enthiran as India's Avatar, and Sun Pictures as India's MGM.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Shankar was born on August 17, 1963 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India to Muthulakshmi and Shanmugam. He completed a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Central Polytechnic College Tharamani, before entering film industry.[6]
Career
Shankar began his career as an assistant to film directors like S. A. Chandrasekhar and Pavithran.[6] His first break in Hindi films was as an assistant director to S. A. Chandrasekhar in Jai Shiv Shankar produced by Rajesh Kanna. 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.[7] A. R. Rahman, the film's composer continued to work with Shankar in his following 6 directorial ventures.
His second film Kadhalan, a romantic-action film was released in the following year, had Prabhu Deva in the lead role. In 1996, he collaborated with Kamal Haasan for Indian. The film was both critically acclaimed as well as a commercial success. The film was selected as the country's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Following the success of Indian, Shankar began to work on Jeans, He made his production debut through Mudhalvan (1999), was launched with Rajinikanth playing the lead. After the actor cited schedule conflicts, Arjun Sarja joined the project. At the same time, Shankar started to work on his next film which was supposed to be a science fiction film titled Robot, but the project could not move forward due to an immensely large budget. Instead, he opted to remake Mudhalvan in Hindi as Nayak, thus making his Bollywood debut.
His musical entertainer film Boys was released in 2003,which was praised by critics for its depiction of youth in general. His psychological thriller Anniyan, featuring Vikram in three distinct characters (Ambi,Remo & Anniyan) was released in 2005 with Harris Jayaraj as the composer for his film. Shortly after the release of Anniyan', it was reported that Shankar had teamed up with Rajinikanth and AVM Productions for a film. His renewed his association with A. R. Rahman with the film. Sivaji was made at a budget of ₹ 60 crores,[8] the most expensive Indian film at that time. After two years of filming, the film released in 2007 with much fanfare and hype across the globe. Ultimately it went on to become the highest grossing Tamil film of that time.[9]
Following Sivaji, Shankar revisited the possibility of beginning his shelved science fiction venture. After an unsuccessful attempt to bring the project to Bollywood with Shahrukh Khan in the lead, he later decided to make the project in Tamil with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. The film was produced by South Indian media proprietor, Kalanithi Maran, and was renamed as Enthiran and was made on a budget of ₹ 165 crore, the most expensive Indian film. The film broke Sivaji's record and became the highest grossing Tamil film as well as the highest grossing Indian film.[10][11] After initial reports indicating that Shankar's next film is entitled to be with Siddharth, Shankar started to work as the director of Nanban, the Tamil remake of the 2009 Hindi film 3 Idiots starring Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth.[12] The film did well at box-office in both Tamil and Telugu.
Filmography
| Year | Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Notes | ||
| 1993 | Gentleman | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director | |
| 1994 | Kadhalan | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil | |
| 1994 | The Gentleman | Yes | Hindi Remake of Gentleman | ||
| 1996 | Indian | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1998 | Jeans | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1999 | Mudhalvan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil |
| 2001 | Nayak | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Boys | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Kaadhal | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Anniyan | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director | |
| 2006 | Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi | Yes | |||
| Veyil | Yes | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil | |||
| 2007 | Sivaji | Yes | Yes | Special appearance | |
| Kalloori | Yes | ||||
| 2008 | Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Eeram | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Rettaisuzhi | Yes | |||
| Anandhapurathu Veedu | Yes | ||||
| Enthiran | Yes | Yes | Vijay Award for Favourite Director NDTV Indian of the Year award Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Nanban | Yes | Special appearance |
References
- ^ "Demystifying India's highest paid film-maker - the elusive S Shankar - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ "Shankar - Tamil Movie News - "Kamalhaasan sent me flowers" - Shankar - K Balachander | Shankar | Endhiran". Behindwoods.com. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ Demystifying India's highest paid film-maker - the elusive S Shankar
- ^ Balachander Calls Shankar:James Cameron of Indian cinema
- ^ Shankar, James Cameron of India
- ^ a b "Director Shankar - Director, Producer, Writer, picture, biography, profile, info and favourites". Nilacharal.com. 1963-08-17. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ "Director Shankar's Interview". Behindwoods. 2005-01-20. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ "Sivaji – The Boss (Now Playing)". Indiatimes. 2007-06-18.
Made on a budget of about Rs 75 Crores...
- ^ Business Standard (2007-07-13). "Eros buys Tamil film distributor". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Rajinikanth's 'Robot' biggest grosser of all time". IBN Live.
- ^ "Rajinikanth adds 30% to Kalanithi Maran's Sun TV Network revenue". The Economic Times. 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Vijay - Tamil Movie News - Vijay's next titled Rascal? - Vijay | Shankar | 3 Idiots | Rascal | Kaavalan". Behindwoods.com. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2011-11-09.