S. Shankar

Indian filmmaker
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S. Shankar

Summary

S. Shankar is a human[1]. He was born in Kudanthaiyan[2]. He was born on August 17, 1963[3]. He worked as a film director[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], actor[7], and film editor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,503 views/month, #5,913 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • S. Shankar's place of birth was Kudanthaiyan[2].
  • S. Shankar was born on August 17, 1963[3].
  • A child of S. Shankar was Aditi Shankar[10].
  • S. Shankar held citizenship in India[11].
  • S. Shankar's professions included film director[4].
  • S. Shankar worked as a film producer[5].
  • S. Shankar's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • S. Shankar's professions included actor[7].
  • S. Shankar worked as a film editor[8].
  • S. Shankar received the Filmfare Awards South[12].
  • S. Shankar received the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year[13].
  • S. Shankar is recorded as male[14].
  • S. Shankar's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • S. Shankar's Commons category is recorded as S. Shankar[16].
  • S. Shankar's residence is recorded as Chennai[17].
  • S. Shankar's given name is recorded as Shankar[18].
  • S. Shankar's official website is recorded as http://www.directorshankaronline.com/[19].
  • S. Shankar's filmography is recorded as Shankar filmography[20].
  • S. Shankar's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[21].
  • S. Shankar's start of work period is recorded as 1993[22].
  • S. Shankar's patronym or matronym is recorded as Shanmugam[23].
  • S. Shankar's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by S. Shankar[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: IN[26]

  • Began / founded: 1963-08-17[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 85f5704f-3e44-441b-a03a-fdde07a55641[28]

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Origins and Family

S. Shankar was born in Kudanthaiyan[2]. He was born on August 17, 1963[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], actor[7], and film editor[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Filmfare Awards South[12], a group of awards[29], in India[30] and CNN-News18 Indian of the Year[13], an award[31], in India[32], founded in 2005[33].

Personal Life

A child of S. Shankar was Aditi Shankar[10].

Why It Matters

S. Shankar ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,503 views/month, #5,913 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was S. Shankar born?

Born in Kudanthaiyan[2], S. Shankar…

What did S. Shankar do for work?

S. Shankar worked as film director[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], actor[7], and film editor[8].

What awards did S. Shankar receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Awards South[12] and CNN-News18 Indian of the Year[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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