About Anand Shankar
Born 1986. Anand Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter.
Anand Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil films. Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in Anjaana Anjaani. He also assisted producer-director AR Murugadoss in movies such as Thuppakki and 7 Aum Arivu.
He successfully finished his work as debut director on Arima Nambi starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand, a Tamil thriller film. He directed Iru Mugan and Arima Nambi, both of them became blockbusters at the box-office. In 2018, he directed NOTA, starring Vijay Devarkonda in his Tamil debut. The film was released on October 5, 2018.
Early life Anand Shankar is the grandson of National Award Winning playwright Komal Swaminathan.
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Indian film director
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Anand Shankar was born on 26 November 1986 in Tamil Nadu.
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Anand Shankar is a film director and screenwriter.
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