5 Box-Office Successes of Director Shankar: The legendary director Shankar Shanmugam, popularly known as Shankar is celebrating his 58th birthday on 17th August. Arjun starrer ‘Gentleman’ is the directional debut of Shankar and has directed so many back-to-back blockbusters.
In the Tamil industry, he has worked with many lead heroes like Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Vijay, Vikram, etc. Director Shankar’s movies are best at surprising the audience.
On the occasion of his special day, here are the 5 box-office successes of Director Shankar
Gentleman
Shankar made his directional debut with ‘Gentleman’ in the year 1993. This movie features Arjun Sarja, Madhubala, Subhashri in the lead roles and Giundamani, Charn Raj, Manorama, M.N. Nambiar, Senthil, Vineeth, and Rajan P. Dev in supporting roles. This film has won many state awards and Filmfare awards.
Indian
The Indian movie directed by Shankar was India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards. Kamal Hasan played a dual role. The other actors who played important roles in this movie are Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Nedumudi Venu, Sukanya.
Mudhalvan
So many heroes denied doing this movie. Finally, Shankar opted for Arjun for the lead role. Arjun Sarja, Manisha Koirala and late Raghuvaran acted in the lead roles. This movie ran for 200 days in theatres and bagged several State Awards too.
Sivaji: The Boss
The first film that Shankar and Rajinikanth worked together was ‘Sivaji’. Shriya Sharan and late Vivek performed in pivotal roles. Actor Suman played the antagonist role. This film is listed as the highest-grossing film. This movie got National Awards and Filmfare & Vijay Awards.
Enthiran
Shankar and Rajinikanth teamed up a second time for the science fiction action drama ‘Enthiran’. Rajinikanth played the roles of scientist Vaseegaran and android robot Chitti. The other cast includes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Santhanam, Danny Denzongpa, Karunas, and others.
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