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Abhishek Shankar is an Indian film actor and director who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.

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Balaji Mohan
Balaji Mohan
(2 films)
Sundar C.
Sundar C.
(1 films)
RJ Balaji
RJ Balaji
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Abhishek Shankar (9 films)

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Aambala
Aambala (2015)
, 2h26
Directed by Sundar C.
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Hansika Motwani, Vishal, Prabhu, Vaibhav Reddy, Madhuurima, Ramya Krishnan
Roles Periya Ponnu's Husband
Rating47% 2.3623152.3623152.3623152.3623152.362315
Saravanan (Vishal) is a person in Ooty who runs a business of gathering people for politicians. One day he met Maya (Hansika) and fell for her. However, Rajshekar (Santhanam) also falls in love with her. Saravanan convinced Rajshekar to not fall for Maya by talking about the expenses high class people require. Rajshekar is a police inspector. Due to several mishaps caused, he was fired and started working as a hotel doorman. He was shocked to find Saravanan and Maya going out together. He asked Saravanan how he made Maya to fall in love with him. As Saravanan finished his story it was revealed that it was Saravanan who indirectly caused those mishaps to Rajshekar. Rajshekar enraged hired Kumaran (Vaibhav), who is a specialist in breaking other's love. Kumaran then sends Andrea Jeremiah who shows an edited photo of her and Saravanan together and how a child mistook Saravanan for her father. This causes a conflict in the relationship of Saravanan and Maya. Due to love failure Saravanan consumed alcohol and was unconscious. Kumaran who was also at the bar helped Saravanan and dropped him at his house. Saravanan's mother, Thulasi (Tulasi) who was ashamed of Saravanan's behaviour send him to meet his father Aalavanthan (Prabhu) and his younger brother Shakti (Sathish) at Madurai.There they meet Alavanthan and rejoins him. They also come to know that Kumaran is also the son of Alavanthan's ex- lover. Alavanthan reveals to his sons that they have 3 aunts (Ramya Krishnan), (Aishwarya), (Kiran Rathod). Alavanthan wants his sons to marry the daughters of their aunts so that their family could reunite once and for all. At first Saravanan hesitates but when he finds Maya is also a daughter of his aunt he agrees to the plan. The village people mistook them as police posted to their village, which helps the trio to sneak into their aunts house. There their uncles help them to create affection to their daughters. Their aunts daughters also starts to reciprocate love to the trio. Their elder aunt (Ramya Krishnan) decides to participate in the MLA election in their provinces, but villan Pasupathy current MLA of the provinces and ex-servant of Alavanthan's family provokes her by saying that if he lose to her he will work at her home as servant but if she loses her daughter Maya will be married to his son. Saravanan then helps his aunt to win the elections. However a few days before the elections Saravanan's aunts find out that saravanan's father is their brother Alavanthan who was seen as the murderer of their father. their hatred towards Alavanthaan results in them getting Saravanan and his brothers caught in police and Alavanthaan is hurt by his sisters' harsh words at him. He suddenly got a heart attack and is admitted in the hosipital. As Saravanan and his brothers are stuck in jail, his aunt had lost many of the peoples hope for voting her due to Pasupathy's evil plans in causing misunderstandings. Then Sarvanan uses RDX, to stop Pasputhy's evil plans. Then when Pasaputhy tries to bribe people with money, Sarvanan and Kumaran cause some mishap and the tables turn giving Periya Poonu the edge. There Pasupathy comes with a mob and tries to kill the whole family and take Maya, but Sarvanan and Maya unite in a different location, and then fights Pasupathy and his son giving the victory. It was also revieled that Pasupathy killed Aalavanthan's father not Aalavanthan. There Aalavanthan and the whole family unite, and Maya weds Saravanan.
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Directed by Balaji Mohan
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim, Madhoobala Shah, Pandiarajan, Abhishek Shankar, Arjunan
Roles Vidhya's husband
Rating66% 3.3449653.3449653.3449653.3449653.344965
The story takes place in Panimalai, a hill city, during a spring season. The film begins with RJ Balaji, playing himself, coming to Panimalai to be a guest of a live radio show. In the middle of the show, he starts coughing severely and suddenly loses his voice. He is diagnosed with a new type of virus called the Mute flu, that causes sudden muteness and sometimes even death.
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Directed by Balaji Mohan
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim, Madhoobala Shah, Abhishek Shankar, Pandiarajan, Maniyanpillai Raju
Roles Vidhya's husband
Rating66% 3.3449653.3449653.3449653.3449653.344965
Nazriya's character, Anjana plays a doctor who thinks it is better not to talk; whereas Dulquer plays Arvind, a door-to-door salesman who loves talking. The story evolves in a place between Kerala and Tamil Nadu there a strange disease (dumb flu) occurs which cause people loose their speaking ability.
Pathinaaru
Pathinaaru (2011)
, 1h46
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shiva, Madhu Shalini, Abhishek Shankar, Kasthuri, Black Pandi, Darbuka Siva
Roles Gopalakrishnan
Rating56% 2.843022.843022.843022.843022.84302
Shiva (Shiva) and Indu (Madhu Shalini) are city-based students,who love each other. However, their love is strongly opposed by the latter’s parents. They're given a handwritten book titled "Pathinaaru" (Sixteen) by Indhu's mother to read.
Azhagaana Ponnuthan
Directed by Thiru
Actors Namitha, Radhakrishnan Parthiban, Mayilsamy, Nizhalgal Ravi, Abhishek Shankar, Shyam Ganesh

Parthiban appears in the very first reel recollecting his travels with a woman whom he had developed an affinity in his teens.

Director

Kathai
Kathai (2010)

Directed by Abhishek Shankar
Genres Drama
Actors Niveditha, Abhinay, Balamurali Krishna, Malgudi Subha, Nalini, Chinnaponnu

Narain (Shaan), an acclaimed writer, becomes a winner of the Booker prize for one of his works. While he dedicates the honour to his wife Kavya (Niveditha), a flashback reveals some secrets in the couple’s life.