Born: Saturday, August 17, 1963, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, IndiaProfession: Film Maker Knows Language: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi Nationality: Indian Spouse: Easwari Shankar Children: Aditi Shankar, Arjith Shankar, Aishwarya Shankar
Shankar has said that he didn't expect 'Indian 2' to garner negative reviews. In his latest interview, he exuded confidence that Ram Charan's 'Game Changer' will undo the damage done to his track r...Continue reading
It would be no exaggeration to say that the songs of 'Game Changer' are turning out to be the film's biggest weakness. The promo of 'DHOP', the fourth song, is absolutely horrible. Thaman had boast...Continue reading
Ram Charan's Game Changer is slated to head to theatres on January 10 next year. A news report has stated that a Parliamentarian is one of the film's script writers. And the MP hails from Tamil Nad...Continue reading
The third song from 'Game Changer' will be out soon. November 28 is when producer Dil Raju is planning to release it. Director Shankar has opted for an experimental approach to film the song. He d...Continue reading
The Teaser of 'Game Changer' makes no bones about the character quirks of Ram Charan's Ram, a mercurial youngster who doesn't know how to keep himself in control. He reads a book, he follows some a...Continue reading
'Game Changer', starring Ram Charan in the lead, will now head to theatres for Sankranthi 2025. Producer Dil Raju postponed the movie after duly considering the suggestions made by the distributors...Continue reading
The only thing you can be sure about Shankar-directed Ram Charan's political drama 'Game Changer' is postponements. Even Dil Raju's production house has lost interest in announcing postponements. T...Continue reading
The opening-day gross of 'Devara' is nothing less than a shocker. Braving negative talk about its Trailer, the film grossed about Rs 140 Cr worldwide on Day 1. Some estimates say the number was hig...Continue reading
The visuals of 'The Greatest of All Time' should have been much superior, considering that the film's budget is 380 Cr. The visuals of 'Indian 2' were atrocious, if the rumour that its budget was m...Continue reading
Ram Charan's fans are turning impatient. They want the release date of 'Game Changer' to be announced as soon as possible. They are also expecting at least one song from the movie to be released at...Continue reading
Recently, music director SS Thaman said that 'Game Changer' features seven songs in total. In his latest interview, senior artist Rajeev Kanakala said that each song has cost producers Dil Raju an...Continue reading
Shankar-directed Ram Charan's political drama 'Game Changer' is opting for a grand Christmas release. The same was confirmed on Sunday evening by producer Dil Raju himself at the pre-release event ...Continue reading
Imagine someone complaining about the negative reviews of 'Indian 2'. It is like Boyapati Srinu blaming the critics' community for panning 'Vinaya Vidheya Rama' and Meher Ramesh questioning those w...Continue reading
Originally, 'Indian 2' was supposed to be a standalone sequel to 'Indian'. Later on, to cash in on the trend of multi-part movies, 'Indian 3' was announced as an afterthought. If you think about i...Continue reading
'Indian 2' on Monday (Day 4) grossed just about Rs 5 Cr worldwide. The majority part of the amount came from the Tamil version. At this rate, the vigilante action drama is destined to become a meg...Continue reading
Shankar and Mani Ratnam started their careers approximately ten years apart. The quality of making has visibly deteriorated in Shankar's movies since 'Nanban' (2012). 'Indian 2' is the lowest point...Continue reading
'Indian 2' has been criticized for peddling a political agenda. In the 1996 movie 'Indian', almost all culprits were from a single State - Tamil Nadu in the Tamil version and Andhra Pradesh in the ...Continue reading
Director Shankar's execution and writing capabilities have come into doubt after the release of 'Indian 2'. The film's trailer itself was a disaster. There was some hope against hope that the film ...Continue reading
Lyca Productions and director Shankar have decided to release the trailer for 'Indian 3'. You heard it right. The trailer for the third installment of the 'Indian' series will be played after the ...Continue reading
Shankar-directed Ram Charan's political drama 'Game Changer' may have to opt for a Christmas release. This move comes amid a crowded Diwali release window that already features Ajay Devgn's 'Singha...Continue reading
'Indian 2' is slated to hit the cinemas on July 12. Prima facie, the film doesn't look exciting. Its Trailer is a flop. Its songs, especially the 'Calender Song', are frustratingly bad. Amidst thi...Continue reading
Lately, it has been rumoured that director Shankar wants to make an underwater action drama soon. In his latest interview, the 'Robot' director clarified that he has no such plans. "I have a sci-f...Continue reading
Shankar has revealed that, way back in 2008, he conceived a cinematic universe in his mind. When he shared the idea with his assistants, they were in disbelief that he could even think such an idea...Continue reading
With the highly anticipated release of 'Indian 2' just around the corner, a scene in the trailer has sparked fan theories. During a close-up shot of the vigilante leader Senapathi (played by Kamal ...Continue reading
The Trailer for 'Indian 2' is out. The Shankar directorial casts actor Siddharth in the role of a YouTuber who is disillusioned with the system. The comeback of the Indian Grandpa from a foreign co...Continue reading
The Trailer for 'Indian 2' will be out soon. The quality of content in the trailer will help Ram Charan's fans reasonably assess whether director Shankar's form is intact. 'Game Changer', too, sta...Continue reading
'Indian 2' is going to head to theatres on July 12 after enormous delays and a never-ending wait. Director Shankar has cast Kamal Haasan and Siddharth in leading roles in the movie. As per the buz...Continue reading
Kamal Haasan and director Shankar are gearing up for the release of 'Indian 2' on a big scale. The film will head to theatres sometime in July. The precise release date is yet to be made official. ...Continue reading
Srikanth has a vital role in 'Game Changer'. But nobody knows how pivotal the role is. If a video clip that has surfaced on the Internet is anything to go by, the 'Skanda' actor has a highly conseq...Continue reading
Back in 2021, director Shankar announced the Hindi remake of 'Aparichitudu' with Ranveer Singh as the hero. More than three years later, the filmmaker has been saddled with 'Indian 2', 'Indian 3' a...Continue reading
Acclaimed Tamil director Shankar’s elder daughter Aishwarya Shankar got married to singer Tarun Karthikeyan recently. The wedding reception was hosted by the director on Monday. Megastar Chi...Continue reading
Kamal Haasan and director Shankar are gearing up for the release of 'Indian 2' on a big scale. The film will head to theatres on June 13 this year. The vigilante drama co-stars Kajal Aggarwal, Sid...Continue reading
Ram Charan has always been known for his deft dancing skills. The impeccable 'Naatu Naatu' dance-off in 'RRR' bears testimony to his excellence. However, this time, Netizens are unhappy with his mo...Continue reading
Songs from director Shankar have always been synonymous with novelty. He maintained this track record rather consistently until before his overrated '2.0'. 'Game Changer', his first vintage kind of...Continue reading
'Game Changer', directed by Shankar and led by Ram Charan, is produced by the Dil Raju-Shirish duo. The film will be released in theatres in September. Amazon Prime Video has put out the film's sy...Continue reading
Star director Shankar’s daughter Aishwarya Shankar today got engaged to Tarun Karthik, who is an assistant director. The groom has previously worked under Shankar for a couple of films. Shank...Continue reading
There is something that unites today's Bollywood release 'Dunki' with Shankar-Rajinikanth's '2.0' and the Mahesh Babu-starrer 'Maharshi'. They make emotional arguments that are not rooted in reason...Continue reading
When they make vigilante movies, Tamil movie directors and heroes appear to be on steroids. Films made by Shankar and Atlee, among others, raise questions about everything from civic mismanagement ...Continue reading
The first song from 'Game Changer' is titled 'Jaragandi'. The Thaman-composed song was supposed to be out for Diwali. On Saturday, Sri Venkateswara Creations put out a statement confirming its post...Continue reading
Recently, a song from 'Game Changer' surfaced on social media. Composed by SS Thaman, the song's audio version went viral in no time, inviting ridicule from Netizens. On another recent occasion, im...Continue reading
In the 'Intro' video of 'Bharateeyudu 2', a line in the song says: 'Nothing has changed'. That's in the context of corruption in the bureaucracy and government remaining as it is since 1996, when '...Continue reading
'Game Changer' recommenced its shoot on Monday. A day later, director Shankar took to social media to give an update about the ongoing schedule. The filmmaker suggested that emotional scenes have b...Continue reading
The songs in Shankar's movies are usually top-notch. No wonder the audience expect the songs from 'Game Changer' to be mind-blowing, especially given it is a pan-India film starring Ram Charan. On...Continue reading
Director Sailesh Kolanu shot to fame with the 'HIT' franchise in recent years. The young filmmaker has joined the sets of Ram Charan's 'Game Changer' as a second-unit director. Since director Shan...Continue reading
Ram Charan is currently doing 'Game Changer' with director Shankar. Dil Raju is producing the movie. About 20% of the shoot is yet to be completed. The news is that Harry Josh is going to be seen ...Continue reading
Ram Charan and Kiara Advani have shot for a duet in New Zealand over the past few days. Directed by Shankar, the song has got dance choreography by Bosco Martis. Sharing the song update on Twitter...Continue reading
Ram Charan is among the most workout-friendly stars out there. Looks like he is going to be seen in a really muscular avatar for a brief while in RC15, which is directed by Shankar. After returnin...Continue reading
A few weeks ago, the buzz was that Suriya and director Shankar will be teaming up for an epic movie based on a Tamil novel titled Velpari. But now, fresh reports indicate that Suriya is out of the ...Continue reading
Actor Suriya is one of the brightest stars of South India. Looks like he is going to go pan-India in a couple of years. On Tuesday, a report stated that the 'NGK' and 'Soorarai Pottru' actor is go...Continue reading
The shoot of 'Indian 2' was resumed today. There have been reports that director Shankar has put Ram Charan's movie on the backburner for now. But that is not true. As per Shankar himself, both fi...Continue reading
The shoot of 'Indian 2' was stalled more than a year ago due to financial and other issues. There have been reports that the pan-India project is getting back on track, thanks to Lyca Productions a...Continue reading
A pre-release event of 'The Warriorr' was held in Chennai on Wednesday. The who's who of the Tamil film industry graced the event. The film is hitting the cinemas on July 14. Speaking on the occas...Continue reading
A Tamil media house has brought out a baseless report stating that SS Rajamouli has made 'Roudram Ranam Rudhiram' because the BJP wanted him to make it. In a sensational claim, the report suggests ...Continue reading
In his most recent interview, Dil Raju said that he is making Ram Charan's 15th movie on a controlled budget. He has conveyed to director Shankar how much can be spent on each schedule, and on each...Continue reading
Ram Charan's 15th movie is currently being made. Director Shankar is wielding the megaphone. The news is that Bollywood writer-director Farhad Samji has been onboarded to pen dialogues for the Hin...Continue reading
Nowadays, due to the wide reach of social media, leaks are becoming too common. Last year, a song shoot video shot on the sets of 'Pushpa' found its way into the Internet. The other day, the song '...Continue reading
Last year, months after Shankar's movie with Ram Charan and Kiara Advani was announced, it was reported that Tamil director Karthik Subbaraj is its story-writer. The same has been confirmed by the ...Continue reading
The 15th movie of Ram Charan, which is directed by Shankar, will head to theatres for Sankranthi next year, as per a recent word by producer Dil Raju. After completing a couple of schedules (in Pun...Continue reading
Kollywood producer KT Kunjumon has roped in MM Keeravani to compose music for ‘Gentleman 2’, a sequel to Shankar's movie 'Gentleman'. Making the announcement regarding the 'Baahubali' d...Continue reading
Ram Charan is eagerly promoting 'Roudram Ranam Rudhiram'. It has been a non-stop travelling schedule for him and his co-star Jr NTR, together with director Rajamouli. When he was in Chennai earlie...Continue reading
Star director Shankar and Mega Powerstar Ram Charan have wrapped up the first schedule of their untitled project, which was shot in Pune, Satara and Phaltan taluk in Maharasthra. Producers Shirish ...Continue reading
The 15th movie of Ram Charan was launched today in Hyderabad with a formal pooja ceremony. Megastar Chiranjeevi and SS Rajamouli were conspicuous by their presence. Hindi actor Ranveer Singh was al...Continue reading
Ram Charan is on high with back-to-back biggies in his list of upcoming movies. With high expectations from Rajamouli's RRR, Ram Charan's movie with Shankar also has a huge hype. As Ram Charan wra...Continue reading
Music director SS Thaman is thrilled to compose the music for Mega Power Star Ram Charan's movie with star director Shankar. Producers Dil Raju and Shirish as well as co-producer Harshith Reddy hav...Continue reading
Ram Pothineni and Krithi Shetty have been shooting together at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad for Kollywood director N Lingusamy's Telugu-Tamil bilingual. The news is that director Shankar today wow...Continue reading
Ram Charan's film with director Shankar has a new update. The untitled film, to be released in multiple Indian languages, will have Sai Madhav Burra penning the dialogue. Now, Burra is the most so...Continue reading
Mega Powerstar Ram Charan and director S Shankar have joined hands for an upcoming film, tentatively titled RC15. The film, which is Ram Charan’s 15th outing, also marks Dil Raju’s 50th...Continue reading
Ram Charan on Monday said that updates on his 15th movie, to be helmed by the director of larger-than-life entertainers, Shankar, will flow soon. The Mega Power Star had a closed-door meeting with ...Continue reading
It's known that Lyca Productions has moved the Madras High Court against director Shankar. It wanted a restraint on him so that he completes 'Indian 2' first. The High Court has refused to restrai...Continue reading
Star director Shankar’s daughter Aishwarya Shankar entered into wedlock on Sunday. TNPL cricketer Rohit Damodaran is the groom. The wedding in Chennai was graced by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ...Continue reading
Sultry diva Kiara Advani, who debuted in Bollywood with ‘Fugly’ in 2014, rose to fame with ‘M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story’. She became a star with her Telugu debut in 2018 in ...Continue reading
Director Shankar is keeping himself busy ahead of the wedding of his daughter, Aditi Shankar, who next week will enter into wedlock with the son of the owner of the Madurai Panthers Cricket team. T...Continue reading
A legal complaint has been filed against director Shankar Shanmugham's upcoming movie. Here are the details regarding the same. It is a known fact that Shankar's movie with Kamal Haasan- Indian-2 ...Continue reading
Director Shankar is leaving no stone unturned to make Kamal Haasan starrer Bharatheeyudu 2 huge. The current schedule which was being shot in Andhra Pradesh is complete. The next one will be shot i...Continue reading
Shankar's film Bharateeyudu 2 is getting bigger. The director is getting some big actors from Bollywood for his film. Initially Ajay Devgn was to play an important role in the film, but due to fina...Continue reading
Kamal Haasan starrer 'Bharatheeyudu 2' is being shot in the Rajamundry Central Jail. We will be seeing Kamal Haasan playing the role of Senapathy. This film is a sequel to India, which released in ...Continue reading
Shankar is an expensive director. He makes big budget films and sometimes the budget shoots up like anything. His last outing was 2.0, which was made on a whopping budget of Rs 450 Cr. The film di...Continue reading
Announcements are being made on Shankar's next film Bharatheeyudu 2. The shooting of the film will commence from tomorrow, which is January 18. A poster of the film was shared along with an informa...Continue reading
This weekend we will get to see Kajal Agarwal in the film 'Kavacham'. She has been paired with Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas in this one. Working with him was a good experience she says. Sai Srinivas is...Continue reading
Praises are pouring from everywhere for Shankar's 2.0. The film released yesterday and took to a flying start. The theatres are running full. Stars have started praising the film. Tollywood's pop...Continue reading
Shankar's 2.0 is all set for a grand release on 29th October. The prequel of this film has Aishwarya Rai as its leading lady. Initially there was news that Aishwarya will play the lead role in this...Continue reading
Rajinikanth starrer film Petta has got its release date. The film will be coming to theatres during Pongal 2019. Simran is the leading woman of this film. A poster of Rajinikanth and Simran from t...Continue reading
Director Shankar's big movie 2.0 is yet to see the light of the day. Meanwhile this director has lined up two films already. After the release of this Rajni starrer Shankar will with Kamal Haasan ...Continue reading
Looks like director Shankar is planning to set a new trend. His upcoming film 2.0 will have only three songs. Shankar is making this film for international audience. As they are not used to see son...Continue reading
The first looks of Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar from the magnum opus ‘2.0’ were already released and grabbed all eye balls. Amy Jackson also features alongside Rajinikanth and Akshay Ku...Continue reading
Nearly 21 years after the release of the sensational Bharateeyudu (Indian in Tamil and Hindustani in Hindi) which was a blockbuster upon release, the duo S. Shankar and actor Kamal Haasan are all s...Continue reading
Nearly after two decades, Universal actor Kamal Haasan and director Shankar are all set to reunite for ‘Indian 2’. It is the sequel for Tamil blockbuster film ‘Indian’, whic...Continue reading
The Entire world cinema is looking upon the happenings and information about the most expected, eagerly awaited mega-starrer big budget movie "2.0" as it has the First of its Kind Combination of Ly...Continue reading
‘I’ is an ultra-high budget film produced by Aascar V Ravichandran and directed by Shankar on Aascar Films Pvt. Ltd. Banner with Chiyan Vikram as hero. This visual wonder was released worldwide on ...Continue reading
Media buzz is that Shankar's next movie after Vikram starer 'Ey' (Manoharudu) is most likely to be with Ajith. Yes, as per the Chennai reports it's learnt that Shankar planned to team up with supe...Continue reading
Producer Venu Ravichandran declared the release date of ‘I’ (Manoharudu in Telugu) as April 11th, the auspicious day of Tamil New Years day. This Shankar’s latest directorial venture that went on...Continue reading
Shankar will apparently return to direct Rajnikanth once again after his current film ‘I’ (Manoharudu in Telugu) featuring Vikram. The upcoming film is most likely to begin in mid 2014 and hit scr...Continue reading
In the picture below you are seeing actor Vikram with fully shaved head. He sported this look for his upcoming film ‘I’ (Manoharudu in Telugu) directed by Shankar. As per the reports, Vikram w...Continue reading
Director Shankar plans to bring his latest movie ‘I’ (Manohara in Telugu) this year end. He who showed Vikram in three different get-ups in ‘Aparichutudu’ is going to show him in three different g...Continue reading
It’s well known that Shankar is directing ‘Manoharudu’ (I in Tamil) with Vikram. The film has reached its final stage of shooting. But before his film hits theaters, there are reports about his n...Continue reading
‘Manoharudu’ is Shankar’s forthcoming flick featuring Vikram as protoganist. Known for directing films with giant budget, Shankar revealed that the budget of this film is below Rs 100 crores only ...Continue reading
As known to all, Vikram is presently working for Shankar’s romantic thriller ‘I’ costarring Amy Jackson and Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi. A R Rahman is providing the music and P C Sriram is handlin...Continue reading
While his ‘Siva Tandavam’ is ready for release on September 28st, Vikram is now preparing himself to shoot his next scenes in Shankar’s ‘Manoharudu’. It’s the 2nd schedule which will take place in...Continue reading
Shankar-Vikram’s bilingual film which is titled as ‘I’ in Tamil has recently hit the floors. ‘I’ is a romantic thriller being produced by Aascar V Ravichandran after the blockbuster ‘Anniyan’ (Apa...Continue reading
AVM Productions is in process of bringing back India’s most celebrated film in 3D. ‘Shivaji’, the 2007 political thriller with ensemble cast including superstar Rajnikanth, Shriya, Vivek, Suman an...Continue reading
Rated as one of the biggest box-office hits in India and abroad, Rajnikanth-Shankar’s ‘Shivaji’ is back again to hit the theaters worldwide. AVM Productions is bringing back ‘Shivaji’ in 3D format...Continue reading
The actresses today are definitely smarter than the yesteryear lot when it comes to making hay while the sun shines. In this line here is one actress who’s just 2 films old, is reportedly charging...Continue reading
As mentioned earlier, creative director Shankar’s new film project ‘I’ kicked off in Chennai on Sunday morning. The muhurat shot was done on Vikram and Amy Jackson. V Ravichandran is producing ‘I...Continue reading
‘Anniyan’ in Tamil and ‘Aparichitudu’ in Telugu turned Vikram into an overnight sensation. It was one of the biggest blockbuster films in both Vikram and director Shankar’s career. Now the duo is...Continue reading
Superstar Rajnikanth, who watched ‘Naan Ee’ (Tamil version of Eega) on Sunday, is full of praise for director Rajamouli and Kannada actor Sudeep. After watching the film in Chennai, the superstar ...Continue reading
In a competitive world the technicians of same trade appreciating each other is a rare phenomenon. But in Indian film industry there are exceptions. ‘Eega’, which is making headlines due to its ...Continue reading
Every hero and heroine dreams of working with directors like Shankar and Maniratnam. However, one should really dedicate major part of their time to work in films of these directors as they take t...Continue reading
After the release of his ‘Snehitudu’ (Nanban in Tamil), Shankar is getting ready to take his next project on the sets. Yes, Shankar’s forthcoming flick might be with Kamal Haasan. As per the Che...Continue reading
‘Snehitudu’, the remake of ‘3 Idiots’ is one of the much hyped upcoming films that’s taking shape in the hands of sensational director Shankar. As you all know, the audio of this flick is ready fo...Continue reading
The much hyped audio of director Shankar’s ‘Snehitudu’ is all set to hit the music stand on January 19th. Shankar is remade the super duper hit Bollywood flick ‘3 Idiots’ in Tamil and Telugu as ‘N...Continue reading
The super duper hit Bollywood flick ‘3 Idiots’ is now being remade in Tamil and Telugu by the southern sensation Shankar. Titled ‘Snehitudu’ in Telugu, the film features Vijay, Jeeva, Sriram and I...Continue reading
We are aware that Shankar is remaking the Tamil version of Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’ as ‘Nanban’. The Telugu dubbing rights of Vijay-Ileana starrer was purchased by Dil Raju. Now the lates...Continue reading
Kamal Haasan and Shankar created sensation through the film ‘Bharatheeyudu’ some 15 years ago. Now the same combination is likely to come up with yet another interesting project. According to Ch...Continue reading
Of late it was either Bellamkonda Suresh or Suresh Kondeti to buy the dubbing rights of Tamil films. However, this time Dil Raju decided not to delay in buying Shankar’s ‘3 Rascals’ which is simul...Continue reading
South India’s sensational director Shankar is known for filming songs on extravagant sets and never seen before locations in each of his films. In this line, the director who’s currently directing...Continue reading
Kamal Haasan starrer ‘Bharatiyudu’ which is on the backdrop of bride was a sensational film in early 90s directed by Shankar. The story of this film is based on eradication of bribe and crimes tha...Continue reading
All-rounder Raghava Lawrence who recently tasted success with his latest film ‘Kanchana’ will next work with sensational director Shankar. As per the Chennai reports Shankar is planning to direct ...Continue reading
Tamil director Shankar’s production venture ‘Eeram’ is being dubbed into Telugu as ‘Vaishali’. The movie stars Aadi Pinishetty and Sindhu Menon in lead roles with Arivalagan as director. Dil Raju...Continue reading
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