Harish Shankar

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Harish Shankar
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Shankar at the success meet of Mahanati in May 2018
Born (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979 (age 45) [1]
Alma mater Osmania University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter

Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. [2] [3] [4] He made his directorial debut with Shock (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Varma. [5]

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He has directed Mirapakay (2011), Gabbar Singh (2012); for which he received the SIIMA Award for Best Director, and CineMAA Award for Best Director. Gabbar Singh grossed 150 crore (US$18 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films at the time. [6] Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013) grossed a worldwide share of 309 million (US$3.7 million) [7] and DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017) grossed 150 crore, [8] both of which were directed by him.

Early life

Harish Shankar was born in Dharmapuri, Telangana into a Telugu Brahmin family and was brought up in BHEL Township, Hyderabad. [9] He has a younger brother, Vishnu Prasad, and a younger sister. He studied at Osmania University. [4] [5] [10]

Film craft

Shankar started stage acting with Seeta Nilayam and Lalitha kala Mandiram, based in Telangana. He then began writing and screenwriting. [11] He is influenced by Yandamuri Veerendranath's works and is interested in dialects, regional and linguistic influences. [12] He was associated with Kona Venkat, Puri Jagannadh, Ram Gopal Varma, and has worked as an associate director for films such as Ninne Istapaddanu and Veede . [11]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Director

YearFilmCastNotes
2006 Shock Ravi Teja, Jyothika
2011 Mirapakay Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyay, Deeksha Seth
2012 Gabbar Singh Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan Remake of Dabangg
2013 Ramayya Vasthavayya N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Samantha, Shruti Haasan
2015 Subramanyam For Sale Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra
2017 Duvvada Jagannadham Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde
2019 Gaddalakonda Ganesh Varun Tej, Atharvaa, Pooja Hegde, Mirnalini Ravi Remake of Jigarthanda
2024 Mr. Bachchan Ravi Teja, Bhagyashri Borse, Jagapathi Babu Remake of Raid
TBA Ustaad Bhagat Singh Pawan Kalyan, Sreeleela, Ashutosh Rana, Gauthami Remake of Theri

Screenwriter

YearFilmCastCredits
2003 Ninne Istapaddanu Tarun, Sridevi Co-writer and actor
2004 Naa Autograph Ravi Teja, Bhoomika Co-director
2005 A Film by Aravind Rajeev Kanakala, Richard Rishi Actor
2008 Bujjigadu Prabhas, Trisha Co-writer
2008 Chintakayala Ravi Venkatesh, Anushka Co-writer
2009 Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam Siddarth, Tamanna Co-writer
2012 Nippu Ravi Teja, Deeksha Seth Cameo appearance
2023 ATM Subbaraju, VJ Sunny, Krishna Burugula, Ravi Raj, Roiel ShreeWriter; ZEE5 series

Actor

YearFilmroleCredits
2003 Ninne Istapaddanu College studentalso Co-writer
2005 Andarivaadu Yellow shirt guy
2005 A Film by Aravind Shankar
2005 Modati Cinema Harishalso worked as Associate.
2008 Neninthe screenplay writerCameo role
2018 Sammohanam HimselfCameo role

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