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{{short description|Indian filmmaker}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name = Shankar Ramakrishnan
| name = Shanker Ramakrishnan
| image = Sanker Ramakrishnan.jpg
|years_active = 1997-Present
|occupation = [[film director]]
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* Film director
* actor
* scriptwriter
}}
}}
| spouse = Shruthi Udayakumar
Shankar Ramakrishnan is an Indian [[screen writer]],[[Film director|director]],who works in [[Malayalam cinema]].
| children = 2
He has directed a short film, "Island Express", for the Malayalam [[anthology film]], [[Kerala Cafe]].He also Written the script for historical-fantasy film [[Urumi (film)|Urumi]].
}}

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

==Career==
He is Law Graduate (LL.B) from [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]] and He started his career immediately after completing post-graduation from the [[Cochin University of Science and Technology|School of Management Studies, CUSAT]].

In the collective film [[Kerala Cafe|Kerala Café]], Shankar scripted and directed the critically acclaimed film segment "Island Express". [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] who played the lead character “Leon” in the film invited Shankar to write August Cinema's maiden venture “[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/urumi/movie-review/9674172.cms|title=Urumi|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>”. Urumi was a historical drama film directed and filmed by [[Santosh Sivan]] with Prithviraj and [[Genelia D'Souza|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 "[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla|Netholi oru Cheriya Meen Alla]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-dont-miss-natholi-oru-cheriya-meenalla/20130211.htm|title=Natholi review}}</ref>" 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 (2012 film)|Spirit]]”. The role won Shankar the '[[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant]]' and best supporting actor awards including the ‘Mathrubhumi Medimix Movie Award’.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} 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|Love 24X7]]” with Dileep, and Bobby-Sanjay's "[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You]]" with [[Manju Warrier]], directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews|Roshan Andrews]].

He took a break from acting and began working on the mega project "Kunjali Marikkar IV"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-to-play-kunjali-marakkar-iv-in-santhosh-sivans-next/articleshow/61409298.cms|title=Kunjali Marikkar IV|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=November 2017 }}</ref>" 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kunjali Marikkar IV postponed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammoottys-kunjali-marakkar-iv-is-not-dropped-santosh-sivan/articleshow/63959523.cms}}</ref> Shankar has also completed the scripting of "[[My Story (film)|My Story]]", which will have Prithviraj and [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]] playing the lead roles.

Shankar recently announced his directorial debut with [[Pathinettam Padi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/august-cinema-announces-their-next-be-directed-shankar-ramakrishnan-267293.html|title=pathinettam padi}}</ref> 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 ==
{{Pending films key}}
*''All films are in [[Malayalam]] language unless otherwise noted''.
=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 ||''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]''|| Alexy ||Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant
|-
|''[[Poppins]]''|| Hari ||
|-
|''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]''|| Sethu ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2013 || ''[[Silence (2013 film)|Silence]] ''|| Schoolbus Driver ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2013 || ''[[Nadan]] ''||Anand ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[Peruchazhi]]'' || Andy/Sachidhanandhan ||
|-
|''[[How Old Are You? (film)|How Old Are You]]'' || Minister ||
|-
| ''[[Seconds (2014 film)|''Seconds'']]''||Mahadev ||
|-
|''Ottamandaram'' || Vinayan||
|-
| 2014|| ''Ente Sathyanweshana Pareekshakal'' ||Majeed Abu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2015|| ''[[Nirnnayakam]]'' ||Dr.Prakash Mathew||
|-
|''[[Love 24x7]]'' || Murali Gopalakrishna Pillai ||
|-
|''[[Loham]]''||Gangster AliKhan||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2016 || ''[[White (2016 film)|White]] ''||Anwar ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018|| ''[[Ira (film)|Ira]]'' || Jacob Chandi ||
|-
|| ''[[Painting Life]]'' || Nassar ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2021 || ''[[One (2021 film)|One]]'' || N. Shamsudeen ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaaval (2021 film)|Kaaval]]'' || K.P. Varghese ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2022 || ''[[Meppadiyan]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
|| ''[[Pada (film)|Pada]]'' || Officer ||
|-
|| ''[[Twenty One Gms]]'' || Shihab Muhammad ||
|-
|| ''Padma'' || Tony Nambadan ||
|-
|| ''[[Varaal (film)|Varaal]]'' || A.P. Ananthakrishnan ||
|-
|| ''Headmaster'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kotthu]]'' || Prathap ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Thaaram Theertha Koodaram]]'' || Reghunath ||<ref>{{Cite news |title='Thaaram Theertha Koodaram' trailer promises a suspense entertainer |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/thaaram-theertha-koodaram-trailer-promises-a-suspense-entertainer/articleshow/99183390.cms |access-date=2023-04-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Thalavan]]'' || SP Hemanth Ram IPS ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-05-08 |title=Biju Menon-Asif Ali starrer Thalavan gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/May/08/biju-menon-asif-ali-starrer-thalavan-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== As scriptwriter ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Notes
|-
| 2009 ||''[[Kerala Cafe]]'' || Himself || Segment: Island Express
|-
| 2011 ||''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'' ||''[[Santosh Sivan]]'' ||
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]'' ||''[[V. K. Prakash]]'' ||
|-
| 2014||''Ente Sathyanweshana Pareekshakal'' ||''Subil Surendran'' || Delayed-Screenplay
|-
| 2017||''[[My Story (film)|My Story]]'' ||[[Roshni Dinaker]] ||
|-
| 2019||''[[Mamangam (2019 film)|Mamangam]]'' ||[[M Padmakumar]] ||
|-
| 2023||''[[Rani: The Real Story]]'' ||Himself ||
|-
|}

=== As director ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
| 2009 ||''[[Kerala Cafe]]'' || Segment: Island Express
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Pathinettam Padi]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-20 |title=Prithviraj joins the sets of 'Pathinettam Padi' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prithviraj-joins-sets-pathinettam-padi-100401 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Rani: The Real Story]]''<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shanker Ramakrishnan's Rani to feature Bhavana, Urvashi|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/07/shanker-ramakrishnans-upcoming-rani-stars-bhavana-urvashi-40747.html |access-date=2023-03-07|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref>
|
|}

;Television
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title!! Role!! Channel!!Notes
|-
|2016 October – 2017||''Rahasya Sancharangal''||Host|| Asianet Plus||Television Debut
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3488838}}


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Latest revision as of 20:07, 1 January 2025

Shanker Ramakrishnan
Occupations
  • Film director
  • actor
  • scriptwriter
SpouseShruthi Udayakumar
Children2

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

Career

[edit]

He is 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[1]”. 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[2]" 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’.[citation needed] 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"[3]" 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.[4] 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[5] 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

[edit]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.

As actor

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Spirit Alexy Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant
Poppins Hari
Bavuttiyude Namathil Sethu
2013 Silence Schoolbus Driver
2013 Nadan Anand
2014 Peruchazhi Andy/Sachidhanandhan
How Old Are You Minister
Seconds Mahadev
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 [6]
2024 Thalavan SP Hemanth Ram IPS [7]

As scriptwriter

[edit]
Year Film Director Notes
2009 Kerala Cafe Himself Segment: Island Express
2011 Urumi Santosh Sivan
2013 Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla V. K. Prakash
2014 Ente Sathyanweshana Pareekshakal Subil Surendran Delayed-Screenplay
2017 My Story Roshni Dinaker
2019 Mamangam M Padmakumar
2023 Rani: The Real Story Himself

As director

[edit]
Year Film Notes
2009 Kerala Cafe Segment: Island Express
2019 Pathinettam Padi [8]
2023 Rani: The Real Story[9]
Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2016 October – 2017 Rahasya Sancharangal Host Asianet Plus Television Debut

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Urumi". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Natholi review".
  3. ^ "Kunjali Marikkar IV". The Times of India. November 2017.
  4. ^ "Kunjali Marikkar IV postponed".
  5. ^ "pathinettam padi".
  6. ^ "'Thaaram Theertha Koodaram' trailer promises a suspense entertainer". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ^ Features, C. E. (8 May 2024). "Biju Menon-Asif Ali starrer Thalavan gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Prithviraj joins the sets of 'Pathinettam Padi'". The News Minute. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Shanker Ramakrishnan's Rani to feature Bhavana, Urvashi". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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