# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/s-shankar
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:22:08.967Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/s-shankar"
name: "S. Shankar"
slug: "s-shankar"
description: "Shankar Shanmugam is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most prominent directors of Indian cinema, he has also worked in Hindi and Telugu films. Shankar's films are known for addressing contemporary social issues, vigilante themes, and use of visual effects. Throughout his career, he has won several awards, including one National Film Award, four Filmfare Award South, and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Additionally, six of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects."
tagline: "Indian filmmaker"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shankar_at_the_2.0_Trailer_Launch.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1963-08-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.75
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.73668933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0788171"
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    url:       "http://www.directorshankaronline.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump