Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan

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Hari and Harish
Born
K. Hari Shankar
(1978-02-19) February 19, 1978 (age 44)
Karur, Tamil Nadu India
S. Harish
(1983-04-19) April 19, 1983 (age 39)
Madras (Present: Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesHari & Harish
OccupationDirectors, Writers
Years active2010 - present

Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan are an Indian director and writer duo predominantly working in Tamil film industry. [1] Hari and Harish are pioneers as filmmakers of three consecutive first-of-its-kind movies in Tamil, namely Orr Eravuu (2010), India's First Viewpoint film, [2] Ambuli (2012), first Stereoscopic 3D Tamil film [3] and Aaaah (2014), first horror anthology Tamil film. [4]

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In 2022, Hari and Harish made their Telugu cinema directorial debut with Yashoda , starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu. [5] [6]

Filmography

Filmography

List of Films as writer and director
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2010 Orr Eravuu TamilCo-directed with Krishna Sekhar
2012 Ambuli Tamil
2014 Aaaah Tamil
2016 Jumbulingam Tamil
2022 Yashoda Telugu [7] [8] [9]

Awards

List of Awards
YearTitleAssociationFestival/AwardsCategoryToResultRef.
2010 Orr Eravuu Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF)8th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF)Best Tamil Independent FilmProducer: Hari Shankar
Directors: Hari Shankar, Harish Narayan, Krishna Shekar
Won [10]

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