Biography of director harish shankar

Indian film director

This article is about the screenwriter and director. For the conductor, see Harish Shankar (conductor).

Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1977) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater.^[2][3] He made his directorial debut with Shock (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Varma.^[4]

He has directed Mirapakay (2011), Gabbar Singh (2012); for which he received the SIIMA Award for Best Director, and CineMAA Award for Best Director.

Gabbar Singh grossed ₹150 crore (US$17 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films at the time.^[5]Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013) grossed a worldwide share of ₹309 million (US$3.6 million)^{[citation needed]} and DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017) grossed ₹150 crore,^[6] both of which were directed by him.

Early life

Harish Shankar was born in Dha