Shankar Ramakrishnan

Shanker Ramakrishnan is an Indian film screenwriter, director, producer and actor, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema.

Career He is a law graduate (LL.B) from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and he started his career immediately after completing post-graduation from the School of Management Studies, CUSAT.

In the collective film Kerala Café, Shankar scripted and directed the critically acclaimed film segment "Island Express". Prithviraj who played the lead character “Leon” in the film invited Shankar to write August Cinema's maiden venture “Urumi ”. Urumi was a historical drama film directed and filmed by Santosh Sivan with Prithviraj and Genelia in the lead roles. The movie created a turning point in Shankar's artistic career and gave him opportunities to work on the wider canvas.

V. K. Prakash, the National Award winner, invited Shankar to write the Malayalam version of the Hindi film "Freaky Chakra". The Malayalam version was titled "Netholi oru Cheriya Meen Alla " and was a postmodern experimental film starring Fahadh Faasil and Kamalinee Mukherjee.

Shankar's filmography took a surprise detour when his mentor Ranjith offered him a role to play Alexey Thadeus, the free-spirited cancer patient, in his movie “Spirit”. The role won Shankar the 'SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant' and best supporting actor awards including the ‘Mathrubhumi Medimix Movie Award’. Spirit was followed by V.K.P's “Poppins” and G.S. Vijayan's “Bavuttiyude Namathil” starring Mammootty and written by Ranjith.

Shankar then went on to play vivid characters in movies like "Seconds", Sreebala K. Menon's “Love 24X7” with Dileep, and Bobby-Sanjay's "How Old Are You" with Manju Warrier, directed by Roshan Andrews.

He took a break from acting and began working on the mega project "Kunjali Marikkar IV" " originally written by T. P. Rajeevan. The movie was initially expected to hit screens by end of 2018; however the film was indefinitely postponed owing to prior commitments of the crew. Shankar has also completed the scripting of "My Story", which will have Prithviraj and Parvathy playing the lead roles.

Shankar recently announced his directorial debut with Pathinettam Padi to be produced by August Cinema. The video casting call for the new movie was hosted by actor Nivin Pauly on 17 August 2017, which went viral in the social media. On 2 October 2017, actor Mohanlal unveiled the title art of the movie.

Filmography

All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted. As actor Year Title Role Notes 2012 Spirit Alexy Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant Poppins Hari Bavuttiyude Namathil Sethu 2013 Silence Schoolbus Driver Nadan Anand 2014 Peruchazhi Andy/ Sachidhanandhan How Old Are You Minister SecondsMahadev Ottamandaram Vinayan 2014 Ente Sathyanweshana Pareekshakal Majeed Abu 2015 Nirnnayakam Dr. Prakash Mathew Love 24x7 Murali Gopalakrishna Pillai Loham Gangster AliKhan 2016 White Anwar 2018 Ira Jacob Chandi Painting Life Nassar 2021 One N. Shamsudeen Kaaval K.P. Varghese 2022 Meppadiyan Doctor Pada Officer Twenty One Gms Shihab Muhammad Padma Tony Nambadan Varaal A.P. Ananthakrishnan Headmaster Kotthu Prathap 2023 Thaaram Theertha Koodaram Reghunath 2024 Thalavan SP Hemanth Ram IPS 2026 I, Nobody Superintendent of Police

As scriptwriter

As director

Year Film Notes 2009 Kerala Cafe Segment: Island Express 2019 Pathinettam Padi 2023 Rani: The Real Story

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