Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in

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, and Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with ''

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'' (2006), produced by

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. He has directed ''

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'' (2011), '' Gabbar Singh'' (2012); for which he received the SIIMA Award for Best Director, and CineMAA Award for Best Director. Gabbar Singh grossed worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films at the time. ''

Ramayya Vasthavayya ''Ramayya Vasthavayya'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Harish Shankar. It was produced by Dil Raju and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Shruti Haasan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The soundtrack was composed by ...

'' (2013) grossed a worldwide share of and ''

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'' (2017) grossed 115.10 crore, both of which were directed by him.

Early life

Harish Shankar was born in

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and was brought up in BHEL Township, Hyderabad. He has an younger brother, Vishnu Prasad, and a younger sister. He studied at

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Film craft

Shankar started stage acting with ''Seeta Nilayam'' and ''Lalitha kala Mandiram'', based in

. He then began writing and screenwriting. He is influenced by

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's works and is interested in dialects, regional and linguistic influences. He was associated with

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, and has worked as an associate director for films such as ''

Ninne Istapaddanu ''Ninne Ishtapaddanu'' () is a 2003 Telugu-language film directed by Konda and produced by KL Narayana under Sri Durga Arts. The film stars Tarun, Sridevi and Anita Hassanandani in the lead roles. Plot Charan ( Tarun) is a fun loving colleg ...

'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Director

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