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S. Shankar

movie Director and Producer cake 17 August 1963 (Saturday) (Kumbakonam, Madras State, India)
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Net Worth

₹116 Crore

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Height

in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”

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Age

60

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 17 August 1963 (Saturday)
Birthplace: Kumbakonam, Madras State, India
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
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Children: Son- Arjith Shankar Daughters- Aishwarya Shankar, Aditi Shankar

Education

Schools: Not Known
Colleges: Central Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu, India
Education: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About S. Shankar

  • Does S. Shankar smoke?: Not Known
  • Does S. Shankar drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • When he was a child, he wished to be an actor.
  • S. A. Chandrasekhar (Indian film director, producer and writer) brought him into the film industry.
  • Shankar is considered the Steven Spielberg of Indian Cinema owing to his history of making big-budget films.
  • His two films; Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998), were nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
  • Shankar has been the highest paid director in Indian Cinema. Most of his career, he has primarily worked for Tamil Cinema.
  • He is the only Indian director to have zero flops to his credit.
  • Shankar has directed 12 movies collaborating with musical maestro A.R. Rahman.
  • Shankar is the only director who has worked with most of the Tamil superstars including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Vikram, and Vijay.
  • His science fiction movie 2.0 is the most expensive Indian film to date with an estimated budget of ₹500 crore.

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