Anand Shankar
Anand Shankar | |
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| Born | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
Anand Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil cinema. Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in Anjaana Anjaani (2010). He also assisted producer-director AR Murugadoss in movies such as Thuppakki and 7aum Arivu.[1] He successfully finished his work as debut director on Arima Nambi starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand, a Tamil thriller film. He has directed two movies by now, namely Iru Mugan and Arima Nambi, both of them became blockbusters at the box-office. In 2018, he directed NOTA, starring Vijay Devarkonda in his Tamil debut. The film was released on October 5, 2018.[2]
Personal life
Anand Shankar is the grandson of National Award Winning playwright Komal Swaminathan.[2] Anand Shankar got a mechanical engineering degree in Chennai from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE), after which he studied at the New York Film Academy.[1]
He recently (2018) took it to Twitter to announce his engagement with Divyanka Jeevanantham which took place on a yacht in Dubai.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Director | Writer | |||
| 2014 | Arima Nambi |  |
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| 2016 | Iru Mugan | |
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| 2018 | NOTA | |
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References
- ^ a b Sundar, Mrinalini (25 June 2013). "I know how film industry works: Director Anand Shankar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ a b Kumar, Ashok (31 May 2014). "Audio Beat: Arima Nambi". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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