Mani Shankar
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Mani Shankar is a Bollywood
director
, best known for his direction of Hindi
films such as 16 December
, Rudraksh, and, Tango Charlie
Mukhbir and Knockout.
Mani has also made over 1000 ad films and short films. His noteworthy short films include special films made for the Government of Andhra Pradesh to commemorate the Indian visits of two U.S. Presidents, Bill Clinton and George Bush. Mani is an Engineer from BITS Pilani and has done pioneering work in film special effects for his first two films which got him several nominations as best visual effect supervisor.
His films carry a unique signature style and pace.
16 december was a huge hit and was among the top ten grossers of 2002. He has won several awards and nominations including the Golden Nandi award as well as Star Screen nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay Writer and Best Visual Effects Supervisor. Mukhbir was a critically acclaimed film and was screened at the Black International Film festival at Berlin. Tango Charlie was also critically acclaimed and was part of Amnesty International's collection of anti war films. Knockout, his recent film has been widely appreciated as a hard hitting thriller with a nationalistic theme of repatriating stolen assets from swiss banks.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, best known for his direction of Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
films such as 16 December
16 December (film)
16 December is a film by director Mani Shankar, based around a plot to destroy the capital city of New Delhi with a nuclear bomb on 16 December 2001 – 30 years after the surrender of Pakistan at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.The film's title comes from the historical date of 16...
, Rudraksh, and, Tango Charlie
Tango Charlie
Tango Charlie is a 2005 Indian film directed by Mani Shankar. It got mixed reviews and did not perform well commercially. The movie aims to portray aspects of war and grief and does not glorify these acts.-Plot:...
Mukhbir and Knockout.
Mani has also made over 1000 ad films and short films. His noteworthy short films include special films made for the Government of Andhra Pradesh to commemorate the Indian visits of two U.S. Presidents, Bill Clinton and George Bush. Mani is an Engineer from BITS Pilani and has done pioneering work in film special effects for his first two films which got him several nominations as best visual effect supervisor.
His films carry a unique signature style and pace.
Filmography
- 16 December16 December (film)16 December is a film by director Mani Shankar, based around a plot to destroy the capital city of New Delhi with a nuclear bomb on 16 December 2001 – 30 years after the surrender of Pakistan at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.The film's title comes from the historical date of 16...
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nomination for best visual effects - Rudraksh
- Tango CharlieTango CharlieTango Charlie is a 2005 Indian film directed by Mani Shankar. It got mixed reviews and did not perform well commercially. The movie aims to portray aspects of war and grief and does not glorify these acts.-Plot:...
- Mukhbir
- Knock Out
16 december was a huge hit and was among the top ten grossers of 2002. He has won several awards and nominations including the Golden Nandi award as well as Star Screen nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay Writer and Best Visual Effects Supervisor. Mukhbir was a critically acclaimed film and was screened at the Black International Film festival at Berlin. Tango Charlie was also critically acclaimed and was part of Amnesty International's collection of anti war films. Knockout, his recent film has been widely appreciated as a hard hitting thriller with a nationalistic theme of repatriating stolen assets from swiss banks.