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FILM DIRECTOR

S. Shankar

1963 - Today

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Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, is an Indian filmmaker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most prolific and highest paid film directors in India. His films typically deal with the contemporary social issues, vigilante themes and the usage of state of the art technology and VFX. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of S. Shankar has received more than 7,251,432 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). S. Shankar is the 1,772nd most popular film director (down from 1,540th in 2019), the 1,100th most popular biography from India (down from 924th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 29.88

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  • 18

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  • 1.14

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  • 3.92

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, S. Shankar ranks 1,772 out of 1,581Before him are Louis Theroux, Roya Sadat, Jeff Wadlow, Roel Reiné, Joseph Kahn, and S. S. Rajamouli. After him are Mark Dindal, Shane Meadows, Lynn Shelton, Tim Minear, Matthew Libatique, and Hans Weingartner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, S. Shankar ranks 802Before him are Theo Snelders, Shigeo Sawairi, Mark Wright, Susanne Gunnarsson, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, and John Simmit. After him are Mark Breland, Regina Belle, Lisa Darr, Trevor Steven, Gerhard Haidacher, and Rob Cavallo.

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In India

Among people born in India, S. Shankar ranks 1,100 out of 1,493Before him are Arshad Warsi (1968), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956), Ali Fazal (1986), Bob Woolmer (1948), Ramesh Krishnan (1961), and Sanal Edamaruku (1955). After him are Parineeti Chopra (1988), Dia Mirza (1981), Aditya Pancholi (1965), Ashutosh Rana (1967), Riya Sen (1981), and Chanda Kochhar (1961).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, S. Shankar ranks 42Before him are Prabhu Deva (1973), Mani Kaul (1944), Goutam Ghose (1950), Prakash Jha (1952), Farhan Akhtar (1974), and S. S. Rajamouli (1973). After him are Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Rajkumar Santoshi (1956), Anurag Kashyap (1972), Rohit Shetty (1973), Zoya Akhtar (1972), and Sooraj Barjatya (1965).

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