Shankar Panikkar
Indian actor · India · On the map · Actors · Born 1960 · age 66
Shankar Panicker, better known as Shankar, is an Indian film and television actor, film director and producer, known for his work in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in nearly 200 films in lead and supporting roles in Malayalam and Tamil cinema in the 1980s and early 90s.
Shankar Panikkar is read about 181 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 28 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Bad BoyzFilm, Prem Menon2014
Naku Penta Naku TakaFilm, Balakrishnan Iyer2013
Hotel CaliforniaFilm, Aby Mathew2011
China TownFilm, Jayakrishnan2009
Evidam SwargamanuFilm, Sudheer1997
GuruFilm, Singer (cameo appearance)1993
GandharvamFilm, Chandran1991
AbhimanyuFilm, Shekhar1987AalippazhangalFilm, Sudheer1985
Aram + Aram = KinnaramFilm, Balan1984AarorumariyatheFilm, Raju1982
Ente Mohangal PoovaninjuFilm, Shyam1981
Oothikachiya PonnuFilm, Vishwanathan1979
SarapancharamFilm, Baby's Friend1960Born22 June 1960People around Shankar
Close ties
Mohanlal Also in Padayottam and Sukhamo Devi
Sukumari Also in Hotel California and Sujatha
Nedumudi Venu Also in Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980)
Priyadarshan Directed Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985)
Jagathy Sreekumar Also in Father's Day and Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
Menaka Also in Boeing Boeing (1985)
Prem Nazir Also in Padayottam and Piriyilla Naam
Mammootty Also in Padayottam and Oothikachiya Ponnu
Sreenivasan Also in Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985)
Lizy Also in Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985)
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala Also in Punnaram Cholli Cholli (1985)
Poornima Bhagyaraj Also in Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980)
Seema Also in Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu (1982)
Raghavan Alingkil Directed Evidence (1988)
Ambika Also in Marakkillorikkalum (1983)
Bhama Also in Koottukar and Naku Penda Naku Taka
Salim Kumar Shankar directed Keralotsavam 2009 (2009)- Bharath Gopi Also in Punnaram Cholli Cholli and Palangal
Alummoodan Also in Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980)
Thodupuzha Vasanthi Also in Athirathram and Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
Sreenath Also in Oothikachiya Ponnu (1981)- Kalpana Also in Naale Njangalude Vivaham and Gandharvam
Raai Laxmi Also in Evidam Swargamanu and Casanovva
M. K. Arjunan Wrote Oothikachiya Ponnu and Ambada Njaane!
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About this person
Shankar’s Tamil debut Oru Thalai Ragam and Malayalam debut Manjil Virinja Pookkal enjoyed theatrical runs of 365 and 250 days respectively, catapulting him to overnight stardom. The immense success of these films established him as a bankable lead and earned him a huge fan base among audiences in the 1980s. Celebrated for his handsome, chocolate-boy looks, he became a youth sensation in the 1980s, which helped him quickly rise to the status of a superstar. From the late 1990s onward, he has also worked as a director and producer while continuing his acting career.
