Robo Shankar is an Indian
standup comedian who has appears in character roles in
Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with
STAR Vijay
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay chan ...
's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star Vijay and has presented television shows for the channel.
Career
Shankar was a mimicry artist when he was offered by
Gokul a role in ''
Rowthiram'' (2011); however, his scenes were edited out from the film.
Gokul again cast him a role in ''
Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), which gave him a break as an actor.
Balaji Mohan
Balaji Mohan (born 25 May 1987) is an Indian filmmaker and actor in Tamil-language films. After discontinuing his engineering studies to pursue his passion and become a director, he enrolled at a film academy and attended courses and workshops, ...
cast Shankar in '' Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (2014). His performance was described by critics as "scream". He portrayed a negative character in '' Touring Talkies'' (2015). He then acted in ''Maari Maari may refer to:
* ''Maari'' (film), a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action-comedy film by Balaji Mohan
** ''Maari'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack album for the 2015 film
**''Maari 2'', its 2018 sequel
* ''Maari'' (TV series), a 2022 Indian Tamil-la ...
'' (2015), where his performance was mentioned by critics that he "deserves a special mention" and "steals the show with his unique one-liners and body language".
Personal life
His daughter Indraja made her acting debut in ''Bigil
''Bigil'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in the titular role. It also stars Nayanthara, J ...
'', as one of the women soccer players and also a castaway in Zee Tamil
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's Survivor
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Show.
Filmography
Actor
*''All films are in Tamil language unless otherwise noted''.
Dubbing artist
Singer
Web series
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Male actors from Madurai
Film producers from Tamil Nadu
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Tamil comedians
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male comedians
Indian stand-up comedians
Year of birth missing (living people)