Biography director shankar movie songs
•
Shankar–Jaikishan
Indian film music composer duo
Shankar–Jaikishan (also known as S-J) were an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, working tillsammans from 1949 to 1971. They are widely considered to be one of the greatest music composers of the Hindi rulle industry.[1][2]
After Jaikishan’s death in 1971, Shankar continued as a music director alone until his own death in 1987. During this solo career, he was still credited as 'Shankar–Jaikishan'. Shankar–Jaikishan, along with other artists, composed "everlasting" and "immortal melodies" in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s.[3] Their best work was noted for being "raga-based and having both lilt and sonority".[4]
Early life
[edit]Shankar
[edit]Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi (15 October 1922 – 26 April 1987) was from Hyderabad, British India.[5] During his formative years, Shankar played the tabla and learned the art formally from Baba Nasir Khansahib.
•
S. Shankar
Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter (born 1963)
In this Indian name, the name Shanmugam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shankar.
S. Shankar | |
|---|---|
Shankar in 2018 | |
| Born | Shankar Shanmugam (1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 61) Kumbakonam, Madras State (present-day Tamil Nadu), India |
| Alma mater | Central Polytechnic College |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Easwari Shankar |
| Children | 3, including Aditi[1] |
Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963) is an Indian spelfilm director, producer, and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Tamil cinema. He has also worked in Telugu and Hindi films. Shankar's films are known for addressing contemporary social issues, vigilante themes, and incorporating state-of-the-art technology and visual effects (VFX) with magnificence. Throughout his career, he has won s
•
Template:Indian name
S. Shankar
Birth name
Shankar Shanmugam
Born
Birth place
, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
- Film director
- film producer
- screenwriter
Spouse(s)
Easwari Shankar
Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar and sometimes mononymously as Shankar, is an Indianfilm maker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He 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.
Shankar's films typically deal with the contemporary social issues and vigilante themes. He is one of the highest paid, and innovative film directors of India,[2] particularly known for extensive use of visual effects, prosthetic makeup, and state-of-art technology in songs.
He usually collaborates with composer A. R. Rahman, both having done over 10 films together. Two of