
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
August 17, 1963 (62 years old)
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Also Known As
- Shankar Shanmugam
- एस शंकर
- S. Shankar
- ஷங்கர்
- சங்கர்
Shankar
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
Acting
Directing

Game Changer
Director, Screenplay
2025

Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
Dialogue, Screenplay, Director, Story
2024

2.0
Director, Screenplay, Story
2018

I
Director, Screenplay, Story
2015

Nanban
Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
2012

Enthiran
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
2010

Eeram
Producer
2009

Sivaji: The Boss
Director, Screenplay, Story
2007

Anniyan
Director, Story, Screenplay
2005

Boys
Director, Screenplay, Story
2003

Nayak: The Real Hero
Director, Screenplay, Story
2001

Mudhalvan
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story
1999



