S. Shankar
Introduction
Shankar is a very popular south-Indian Tamil film director, credited with delivering action movies and technically brillant movies.
Brief Description
His directorial career began with the film Gentleman (1993) with Arjun playing the lead role, which was a Mega hit. His next film was Kadhalan which was a mega hit. This was followed by Indian with Kamal Hassan in the lead role. This was a grand success all over India. It was dubbed in Hindi as Hindustani. It was also nominated for the Academy_Awards.
His films are famous for soundtrack music, almost all composed by A.R.Rahman.
His project Anniyan has featured most cameras used for a shot in Indian cinema. His previous films Nayak and Boys also held the earlier record with Main Hoon Na.
He had immense success as a producer in movies like Muthalvan and Kadhal.
Today he is the highest paid director in India.
Filmography
- Gentleman – Arjun, Madhubala, Goundamani, Senthil,A.R.Rahman
- Kadhalan – Prabhu Deva, Nagma,A.R.Rahman,Vadivelu AKA Humsae Hai Muquabla in Hindi
- Indian – Kamal Hassan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Madtonkar, A.R.Rahman AKA Hindustani in Hindi
- Jeans – Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai,Senthil,A.R.Rahman
- Mudhalvan – Arjun, Manisha Koirala,A.R.Rahman
- Nayak – Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerjee, Vadivelu, A.R.Rahman )(Hindhi Film)
- Boys – Sidharth, Harini( Genelia ), Bharath, Senthil,A.R.Rahman
- Anniyan – Vikram, Sada, Vivek, Nedumuni Venu, Harris Jeyaraj AKA Aparachidhu in Telegu
Currently in Production
- 'Shivaji' : Rajinikanth, Shreya, AVM Productions, Sujatha, Vivek, A.R.Rahman