S. Shankar Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Shankar Shanmugam
Nicknames	Shankar, Steven Spielberg of Indian Cinema
Professions	Director and Producer
Famous For	Directing India's most expensive film ever '2.0'
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 85 kg in pounds- 187 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 August 1963 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	60 Years
Birthplace	Kumbakonam, Madras State, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
School	Not Known
College/University	Central Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu, India
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
Debut	Tamil: Gentleman (1993) Hindi- Nayak (2001)
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Travelling
Awards	National Film Award for 'Veyil' (2006)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Family
Wife/Spouse	Easwari Shankar
Children	Son- Arjith Shankar Daughters- Aishwarya Shankar, Aditi Shankar
Parents	Father- Shanmugam Mother- Muthulakshmi
Favourite Things
Favourite Singer	A. R. Rahman
Favourite Actor	Rajinikanth
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹116 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About S. Shankar

• Does S. Shankar smoke?: Not Known

• Does S. Shankar drink alcohol?: Not Known

• When he was a child, he wished to be an actor.

• S. A. Chandrasekhar (Indian film director, producer and writer) brought him into the film industry.

• Shankar is considered the Steven Spielberg of Indian Cinema owing to his history of making big-budget films.

• His two films; Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998), were nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

• Shankar has been the highest paid director in Indian Cinema. Most of his career, he has primarily worked for Tamil Cinema.

• He is the only Indian director to have zero flops to his credit.

• Shankar has directed 12 movies collaborating with musical maestro A.R. Rahman.

• Shankar is the only director who has worked with most of the Tamil superstars including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Vikram, and Vijay.

• His science fiction movie 2.0 is the most expensive Indian film to date with an estimated budget of ₹500 crore.