Directing
Shankar
Born August 17, 1963 · Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
Shankar Shanmugam is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has directed several of the highest grossing films in Tamil cinema to date. His 2018 venture 2.0 is the highest grossing Tamil film of all time and the tenth highest grossing Indian film overall. Shankar's works typically deal with contemporary social issues, vigilante themes and involve the usage of state of the art technology and VFX. Six of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.
Known for
7.2
Enthiran
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
6.0
2.0
Director, Screenplay, Story
7.6
Sivaji: The Boss
Director, Screenplay, Story
7.4
I
Director, Screenplay, Story
8.4
Anniyan
Director, Story, Screenplay
7.8
Nayak: The Real Hero
Director, Screenplay, Story
8.1
Indian
Self, Director, Story, Screenplay
7.8
Nanban
Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
7.2
Boys
Director, Screenplay, Story
8.4
Mudhalvan
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story
6.5
Jeans
Director, Screenplay, Story
5.0
Game Changer
Special Appearance in “Raa Macha Macha”, Director, Screenplay
3.7
Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
Dialogue, Screenplay, Director, Story
7.1
Kaadhalan
Self, Screenplay, Director, Story, Lyricist
7.8
Gentleman
Director, Story, Screenplay
7.0 TMDB
Eeram
Producer
7.8
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei
Producer
7.6
Kaadhal
Producer
6.2 TMDB
Kaloori
Producer
7.9
Veyyil
Producer
Filmography
- 2025Game ChangerSpecial Appearance in “Raa Macha Macha”, Director, ScreenplayMovie
- 2024Indian 2: Zero ToleranceDialogue, Screenplay, Director, StoryMovie
- 20182.0Director, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 2015IDirector, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 2014Ninaithathu YaaroSelfMovie
- 2012NanbanDirector, Dialogue, ScreenplayMovie
- 2010EnthiranDirector, Screenplay, Dialogue, StoryMovie
- 2010Anandhapurathu VeeduProducerMovie
- 2010RettaisuzhiProducerMovie
- 2010Endhiran Making of RobotSelfMovie
- 2009EeramProducerMovie
- 2008Arai Enn 305-Il KadavulProducerMovie
- 2007KalooriProducerMovie
- 2007Sivaji: The BossDirector, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 2006VeyyilProducerMovie
- 2006Imsai Arasan 23rd PulikeceiProducerMovie
- 2005AnniyanDirector, Story, ScreenplayMovie
- 2004KaadhalProducerMovie
- 2003BoysDirector, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 2001Nayak: The Real HeroDirector, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 1999MudhalvanProducer, Director, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 1998JeansDirector, Screenplay, StoryMovie
- 1996IndianSelf, Director, Story, ScreenplayMovie
- 1994The GentlemanOriginal StoryMovie
- 1994KaadhalanSelf, Screenplay, Director, Story, LyricistMovie
- 1993GentlemanDirector, Story, ScreenplayMovie
- —Indian 3: War ModeDirector, WriterMovie
- —VelpariDirector, WriterMovie
- —Untitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar FilmDirectorMovie