
Directing
Shankar
Born 17 August 1963 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
50 credits
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
Directing 18
- TBAIndian 3: War ModeFilmDirector
- TBAUntitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar FilmFilmDirector
- TBAVelpariFilmDirector
- 2025Game ChangerFilmDirector
- 2024Indian 2: Zero ToleranceFilmDirector
- 20182.0FilmDirector
- 2015IFilmDirector
- 2012NanbanFilmDirector
- 2010EnthiranFilmDirector
- 2007Sivaji: The BossFilmDirector
- 2005AnniyanFilmDirector
- 2003BoysFilmDirector
- 2001Nayak: The Real HeroFilmDirector
- 1999MudhalvanFilmDirector
- 1998JeansFilmDirector
- 1996IndianFilmDirector
- 1994KaadhalanFilmDirector
- 1993GentlemanFilmDirector
Acting 5
Writing 18
- TBAIndian 3: War ModeFilmWriter
- TBAVelpariFilmWriter
- 2025Game ChangerFilmScreenplay
- 2024Indian 2: Zero ToleranceFilmDialogue, Screenplay, Story
- 20182.0FilmScreenplay, Story
- 2015IFilmScreenplay, Story
- 2012NanbanFilmDialogue, Screenplay
- 2010EnthiranFilmDialogue, Screenplay, Story
- 2007Sivaji: The BossFilmScreenplay, Story
- 2005AnniyanFilmScreenplay, Story
- 2003BoysFilmScreenplay, Story
- 2001Nayak: The Real HeroFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1999MudhalvanFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1998JeansFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1996IndianFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1994KaadhalanFilmLyricist, Screenplay, Story
- 1994The GentlemanFilmOriginal Story
- 1993GentlemanFilmScreenplay, Story
Production 9
Filmography from TMDB.







