K. Shankar
K. Shankar ( Kunnesseri Shankar , Tamil கே. சங்கர் ; born March 17 or July 15, 1926 in Malabar , Kerala ; † March 6, 2006 in Chennai , Tamil Nadu ) was an Indian film director .
Life
Shankar came into contact with the film industry in 1939 and worked alongside his training in the editing departments of Central Studios and Pakshiraj Studios in Coimbatore . In 1947 he was hired by AV Meiyappan's newly founded AVM Film Company in Chennai and initially worked as an assistant in film editing and then as an editor. He made his directorial debut with the film Doctor in Sinhala . He has made over 80 films in Sinhala, Tamil , Hindi , Malayalam and Telugu . He worked with actors such as NT Rama Rao , MG Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa . Shankar died of a heart attack at the age of nearly 80.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Doctor
- 1958: Bhookailas
- 1962: Jhoola
- 1963: Bharosa
- 1964: Rajkumar
- 1966: Gowri Kalyanam
- 1968: Kudiyiruntha Koil
- 1969: Sachchai
- 1969: Adimai Penn
- 1973: Rickshawala
- 1982: Thai Mookambigai
- 1998: Nakshathra Tharattu
Web links
- K. Shankar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- K. Shankar on variety.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ K. Shankar dies
- ↑ Sanjit Narwekar: Directory of Indian film-makers and film. Flicks Books, 1994, p. 303, ISBN 0313292841
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shankar, K. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shankar, Kunnesseri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1926 or July 15, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malabar , Kerala |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 2006 |
| Place of death | Chennai , Tamil Nadu |