S. Shankar
Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, is an Indian film director, film producer, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most profilic and highest paid director in India addition, he also worked in Hindi films and Telugu films. His films typically deal with contemporary social issues, vigilante themes, and the usage of state-of-the-art technology and VFX. He has won one National Film Award, four Filmfare Award South, and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in his career. Six of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.Shankar made his debut as a director in the film ''Gentleman'' (1993), for which he won the Filmfare Best Director Award and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director. He usually collaborates with composer A. R. Rahman, both having done over 11 films together. Two of his films, ''Indian'' (1996) and ''Mudhalvan'' (1999), which deal with social and political issues, were commercially very successful and also submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but neither earned a nomination. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by M. G. R. University.
Shankar's psychological thriller ''Anniyan'' was released in 2005 with highly critical and commercial success. After Anniyan, Shankar teamed up with Rajinikanth on ''Sivaji'' (2007), the most expensive Indian film at that time. He again collaborated with Rajinikanth for the science fiction film ''Enthiran'' (2010), which again turned out to be highest grossing Tamil film at that time and also its sequel ''2.0'' (2018), is the seventh highest-grossing film in India and the tenth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. It is also the highest-grossing Indian film of 2018. Provided by Wikipedia
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Ex vivo expansion of human IL-10+ B cells with regulatory function by Shankar, S
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Development of inferential measurement for air density using neural network by Shankar, Ramakishan
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Food Habit Associated Mycobiota Composition and Their Impact on Human Health by Jata Shankar
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Copyright Enforcement in Content-Sharing Platforms by Kameshwari Shankar
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A new initiative on primary and preventive health care-early results on expenditure patterns by Vedam Shankar
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Reimagining India’s national health system (NHS) by Darshan Shankar
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A REVIEW OF DIABETES RISK AND SLEEP DURATION: TRENDS IN THE POPULATION AND POTENTIAL MECHANISMS. by Anand Shankar
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Indentured archives and speculative futures in Singapore: A conversation with artist Priyageetha Dia by Karin Shankar
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View Points in Oncology: Guiding Cancer Care in Coronavirus Disease Pandemic by Abhishek Shankar
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Drought Impact and Adaptation Strategies in the Mid-Hill Farming System of Western Nepal by Shankar Adhikari
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On liberation of English from purist pundithood through nativization in Nepal by Shankar Dewan
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