Harish Shankar
| Harish Shankar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
31 March 1979 Karimnagar, Telangana, India) |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation |
Screenwriter Dialogue writer Director |
Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1979) is a film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the successful directors introduced by Ravi Teja.
Early life
Harish Shankar was born in Simhapuri, Nellore district to a Brahmin family. He spent his childhood in BHEL, Hyderabad.[1] Throughout his early teen years, he used to act in many stage dramas across Andhra Pradesh (present day Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) conducted by the Drama Companies 'Seeta Nilayam' and 'Lalitha kala Mandiram'.[2] In the next few years, he worked more on backstage writing, where he learned various aspects of writing such as dialogues, modulation, diction, and dialect.[3]
Career
Early career
In his pursuit to join the world of cinema, he worked as an assistant director for the film Ninne Isthapaddanu, produced by S Gopal Reddy.[4] This is where he befriended Kona Venkat, another popular writer of this generation.[5] He worked as an associate director for his next film Veede, which also introduced him to Raviteja.[6] Impressed with his work, it was Raviteja who offered to act in Harish's debut directional venture.[7] The flick, Shock, with Raviteja and Jyothika in the lead roles, was a commercial disaster. His next projects announced were both shelved in the midway.[8]
Mainstream breakthrough
It was Raviteja again who offered him his second chance as a director with Mirapakay.[9] Mirapakay was both a commercial and critical hit, winning many accolades for the former.[10] His next directional venture Gabbar Singh, which portrayed Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, was a blockbuster and in turn emerged as the highest-grossing Telugu film of the time, now only surpassed by Attarintiki Daredi, also starring Pawan Kalyan.[11] His next film, Ramayya Vasthavayya, with Jr.Ntr in the lead role, turned out to do average business at the box office amid huge expectations.[12] His new project is titled as Subramanyam For Sale with Sai Dharam Tej.[13] Harish Shankar will direct Allu Arjun in his next film which will be produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Cast | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Veede | Ravi Teja, Aarthi Agarwal, Reema Sen | Associate Director |
| 2003 | Ninne Istapaddanu | Tarun | Co-Writer |
| 2004 | Naa Autograph | Ravi Teja, Bhoomika | Co-director |
| 2006 | Shock | Ravi Teja, Jyothika | Director |
| 2008 | Bujjigadu | Prabhas, Trisha | Co-writer |
| 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Venkatesh, Anushka | Co-writer |
| 2009 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Siddartha, Tamanna | Co-Writer |
| 2011 | Mirapakay | Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyaay, Deeksha Seth | Director |
| 2012 | Gabbar Singh | Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan | Director |
| 2013 | Ramayya Vasthavayya | NTR, Samantha, Shruti Haasan | Director |
| 2015 | Subramanyam For Sale | Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra | Director |
| 2017 | Duvvada Jagannadham | Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde | Director |
Guest appearances
- Ninne Istapaddanu (2003)
- A Film by Aravind (2004)
- Andarivaadu (2005)
- Modati Cinema (2005)
- Neninthe (2008)
- Nippu (2012)
References
- ↑ "Harish Shankar interview". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar Early years". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar Interview". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar about film entry". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar about film entry". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar about film entry". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar on Raviteja". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar on his debut 'Shock'". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar interview". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar interview". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar interview on Gabbar Singh". Eenadu Newspaper.
- ↑ "Harish Shankar on Ramayya Vasthavayya". idlebrain.com.
- ↑ http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/muhurat-subramanyamforsale.html