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Abhishek Shankar

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Abhishek Shankar
Born
Lakshmi Shankar

(1964-02-24) 24 February 1964 (age 60)
Other namesAbhishek
OccupationActor
Years active1995-present
SpousePadma Shankar

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

Career

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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][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[5][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

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As actor

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Films
Year Film Role Notes
1995 Mogamul Babu
2001 Asokavanam
2003 Pallavan
2007 Ammuvagiya Naan Raghu
2010 Azhagaana Ponnuthan
2011 Pathinaaru Gopalakrishnan
2014 Thalaivan
Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram Sridevi's husband Malayalam
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Vidhya's husband
2015 Aambala Periya Ponnu's husband
2016 Pencil Sundarajan
2017 Thupparivaalan Madhivannan
2019 Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Prakash's brother
2020 Ka Pae Ranasingam Government official
2021 Kabadadaari Ravichandran
Mirugaa Police commissioner
2022 Yenni Thuniga Doctor
2023 D3
N4
Web series
Year Film Role Language Notes
2021 The Family Man Lasit Rupatunga Hindi
2022 Irai Shivakumar Tamil
2022 Paper Rocket Shankar IPS

As director

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Year Film Notes
2010 Kathai

TV Series

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As actor
Year Title Role Channel
1999–2001 Kudumbam Sun TV
2000 Pushpanjali Chandru
2000–2001 Anandha Bhavan Kishore
2000 Micro Thodargal-Othigai Doctor Raj TV
2001–2002 Aalu Magalu Gemini TV
2001–2003 Alai Osai Sun TV
2003 Kungumam
2003–2005 Adugiran Kannan
2003–2009 Kolangal Bhaskar
2004–2007 Kalki Manoj Jaya TV
2005–2007 Raja Rajeshwari Sun TV
2005–2006 Manaivi
Dheerga Sumangali
Selvangal
2006–2008 Chellamadi Nee Enakku
2008–2010 Thiruppavai
Girija M.A. Bharath Jaya TV
2010–2012 Chellamay Anbukumar (AK) Sun TV
2010 Mythili Kalaignar TV
2010–2012 Anupallavi Rajaraman Sun TV
2012 Thangam Rathnan
2012–2013 Vellai Thamarai
Maya Chandrashekhar Jaya TV
2019–2020 Chocolate Sanjay Kumar Sun TV
2021–2022 Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Hari Krishnan Zee Tamil
2023–Present Meena Sathyamoorthy Sun TV

References

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  1. ^ "Abhishek turns director with Kadhai". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "I wish I had done more films before stepping into television: Abhishek Shankar". The New Indian Express. 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ Kumar, S. r Ashok (30 January 2011). "My first breakABISHEK". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "அணையாத லட்சியம்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 30 April 2006. p. 20. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Chasing the tinsel dream CABLEWALA". The Hindu. 28 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Abhishek becomes a producer now". 3 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Interview with actor Abhishek : Goergo". Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Movie Review : Kadhai". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Shaan's next venture - Tamil Movie News - Shaan | Abhishek | Kaiyazhuthu | Kadhai". Behindwoods.com. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (27 May 2012). "Cop story". The Hindu.
  11. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (3 October 2020). "'Ka Pae Ranasingam' movie review: A sketchy pay-per-view film". The Hindu.
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