Aditi Shankar

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Aditi Shankar
Aditi Shankar at Maaveeran press-meet.jpg
Born (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 26)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesAditi Sankar
Alma mater Sri Ramachandra University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • playback singer
Years active2022–present
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Aditi Shankar (born 6 July 1997 [1] ) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Indian cinema and appears in Tamil films. [2] She made her acting debut in Viruman (2022) and appeared in Maaveeran (2023). [3] [4] She won the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress for her debut film Viruman in 2022.

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Early life

Aditi was born at Chennai, Tamil Nadu in India. She is the daughter of Indian filmmaker S. Shankar. She also has an elder sister, Aishwarya Shankar and a younger brother, Arjith Shankar. [5] Aditi completed her medical degree at Sri Ramachandra University. After graduation she confessed to her parents about her long term passion for acting, following which she made her debut in Viruman . [6]

Career

Aditi debuted as a playback singer for the song "Romeo and Juliet" from the Telugu film Ghani . [7]

In 2021, she made her acting debut, as lead actress, in the masala film Viruman . [8] She sang the song "Madura Veeran" in the film. [9] The Outlook India wrote "Actress Aditi Shankar, the daughter of ace director Shankar who makes her debut with this film, is just a natural when it comes to acting. She looks very convincing as the character 'Thaen' and is absolutely at ease in front of the camera. She does a neat job of playing a hard-working, no-nonsense girl who believes in standing up for her rights." [10] The Hindu wrote, "Aditi Shankar is definitely an upgrade from Muthaiya's previous films". [11] The Times of India wrote, "Take the initial scenes with the female lead, Thaenu (Aditi Shankar, making a confident debut). She is shown as someone who is affectionate towards Muthupandi, even though he is a man who is hard to like. We think this equation between them would pose a challenge to Viruman, who has fallen for her and wants to marry her, but in just a couple of scenes, we see the character shifting her allegiance, thanks to a convenient plot development". [12]

In 2022 she played in her second film, Maaveeran, released in July 2023. [13] South First wrote, ’Aditi Shankar, the daughter of director Shankar, does a neat job of the task given to her. She comes up with a fine, measured performance as Nila, a sub-editor in love with the cartoonist.’ [14]

In 2023, she was approached by director Vishnuvardhan for the lead role in his new film alongside debutante actor Akash, who is the younger brother of actor Atharvaa. [15] Aditi agreed to the untitled project and is currently filming in Lisbon. [16] [17] [18]

Personal life

Aditi said about her debut film Viruman : "I can never deny my privilege and success" that has happened to her career. [19] [20]

Just before Viruman was released, actress and model Aathmika targeted Aditi on social media and stirred up controversy considering Aditi to be the main reason for nepotism in south Indian films stating "It's good to see privileged getting easy way through the ladder while the rest". Aathmika also stated saying "Aditi is privileged to be able to enter the film industry just because of her father". However, Aditi later lashed back at Aathmika for her words and later removed her social media status. [21] [22]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Aditi Shankar film credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Viruman ThenmozhiWon— SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress [23]
2023 Maaveeran Nila [24]
TBAUntitled film directed by Vishnuvardhan †TBAFilming [25]

Discography

Playback singer

List of Aditi Shankar playback singer credits
YearFilmSongComposerLyricsLanguageRef.
2022 Ghani "Romeo Juliet" Thaman S Raghuram Telugu [26]
Viruman "Madura Veeran" Yuvan Shankar Raja Raju Murugan Tamil [9]
2023 Maaveeran "Vannarapettayila"Bharath Sankar Yugabharathi Tamil [27]
Mahaveerudu (D)"Bangaarupetalona"RehmanTelugu [28]

Music videos

List of Aditi Shankar music video credits
YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2022"Vanakkam Chennai Chess" A. R. Rahman [29]

Awards and nominations

List of Aditi Shankar film awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2023 Vikatan Awards Best Debut Actress Viruman Won [30]
Best Playback SingerNominated[ citation needed ]
Behindwoods Gold Icons AwardsBest Debut ActressWon

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