Anand Shankar

Not to be confused with Ananda Shankar.
Anand Shankar
Born (1986-11-26) November 26, 1986
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Director, Screenwriter

Anand Shankar (Tamil: ஆனந்த் சங்கர்) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil cinema. Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in Anjaana Anjaani. He also assisted producer-director AR Murugadoss in movies such as Thuppakki and Ezham Arivu.[1] He successfully finished his work as debut director on Arima Nambi starring Vikram prabhu and Priya Anand, a Tamil thriller film.[2] He received positive reviews for his tremendous work in his debut movie as film director. Shankar is currently directing Iru Mugan starring Chiyaan Vikram, Nayanthara and Nithya Menen.

Personal life

Anand Shankar is the grandson of National Award Winning playwright Komal Swaminathan.[2] Anand Shankar got a mechanical engineering degree in Chennai from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE), after which he studied at the New York Film Academy.[1] He is the cousin of Srikanth Ravichandran, who got married to television anchor Dhivyadharshini.

Filmography

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2014 Arima Nambi Green tick Green tick Directorial debut starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand
2015 Dynamite Green tick Telugu remake of Arima Nambi
2016 Iru Mugan Green tick Green tick Starring Chiyaan Vikram, Nayanthara and Nithya Menen

References

  1. 1 2 Sundar, Mrinalini (25 June 2013). "I know how film industry works: Director Anand Shankar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Kumar, Ashok (31 May 2014). "Audio Beat: Arima Nambi". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2014.


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