Director 62 years old

Shankar

Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

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... Read full bio →

Director Information

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Full Name

Shankar

Known For

Directing

Birthday

August 17th, 1963 00:00 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

TMDB ID

91552

IMDb ID

nm0788171

Films Directed

2

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.