Abhishek Shankar

Abhishek Shankar is an Indian Tamil film and television actor who has worked on films and serials.[1][2]

Abhishek Shankar
Born (1964-09-29) 29 September 1964
Chembur, Mumbai, India
Other namesAbhishek
OccupationActor, director
Years active1995
2001–2017
2019–present

Career

Abhishek made his debut as an actor with Gnana Rajasekaran's critically acclaimed drama film Mogamul (1995), playing a leading role alongside Archana Joglekar.[3] Unable to sustain a career in films, he switched over to television in 1999 after Ekta Kapoor offered him a role in her new serial, Kudumbam.[4] He subsequently assisted her in the production of the Tamil television series, as well as portraying a comedy role. He went on to work on nearly forty more serials and rose to prominence, portraying the character Bhaskaran in the serial, Kolangal.[5] The success of the show meant he was selected to feature in other shows in the late 2000s including Malargal, Girija and Kollywood Court on television.[6][7]

In 2009, he announced his intentions of directing and producing films under his home banner of Hollywood to Bollywood Films. He began work on his directorial debut Kathai featuring newcomers, and the film had a low-profile release in January 2012. The film won mixed reviews, with a critic from Sify.com noting he "should be patted on his back for touching up on such a heavy subject".[8] Abhishek then announced another project titled Kaiyazhuthu with Shaan, who played the lead role in Kathai, during the making of his first film, but the venture was later left incomplete.[9] He launched another directorial venture in May 2012, a police action adventure with Samuthirakani, but the film failed to progress.[10] Regarding his performance in Ka Pae Ranasingam, a critic stated that "A tip of the hat to actor Abhishek, who despite the limited scope of his character (a Government official), was one of only three or four actors in the film who delivers a close-to-believable performance".[11]

Selected filmography

As actor
YearFilmRoleNotes
1995MogamulBabu
2001Asokavanam
2003Pallavan
2007Ammuvagiya NaanRaghu
2010Azhagaana Ponnuthan
2011PathinaaruGopalakrishnan
2014Thalaivan
2014Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
2014Samsaaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramMalayalam
2015Aambala
2016PencilSundarajan
2017ThupparivaalanMadhivannan
2019Vantha Rajavathaan VaruvenPrakash's brother
2020Ka Pae Ranasingam
2020Adangathey
2020 N4

As director
YearFilmNotes
2010Kathai

TV Series
Year Title Role Channel
1999-2001KudumbamSun TV
2000-2001Anandha BhavanKishoreSun TV
2000Micro Thodargal-OthigaiDoctorRaj TV
2001–2003Alai OsaiSun TV
2003Kungumam
2003–2005Adugiran Kannan
2003–2009KolangalBhaskar
2004–2007KalkiJaya TV
2005–2007Raja RajeshwariSun TV
2005–2006Manaivi
Dheerga Sumangali
Selvangal
2006–2008Chellamadi Nee Enakku
2008–2010Thiruppavai
2009–2013ChellamayAnbukumar (AK)
2010MythiliKalaignar TV
2010–2012AnupallaviRajaramanSun TV
2012ThangamRathnan
2012–2013Vellai Thamarai
MayaChandrashekharJaya TV
2019–2020ChocolateSanjay KumarSun TV
2020KanmaniDirectorSun TV

References
  1. http://www.sify.com/movies/abhishek-turns-director-with-kadhai-news-tamil-kkfs9Xdgefbsi.html
  2. "I wish I had done more films before stepping into television: Abhishek Shankar". The New Indian Express.
  3. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-breakabishek/article1138446.ece
  4. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chasing-the-tinsel-dream-cablewala/article2245896.ece
  5. http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/abhishek-becomes-a-producer-now/
  6. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chasing-the-tinsel-dream-cablewala/article2245896.ece
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.sify.com/movies/kadhai-review-tamil-14930276.html
  9. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-01/shaan-abhishek-kadhai-03-11-09.html
  10. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/cop-story/article3460604.ece
  11. https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/ka-pae-ranasingam-movie-review-a-sketchy-pay-per-view-film/article32759229.ece


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