Abhishek Shankar

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{{short description|Indian Tamil film and television actor (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abhishek Shankar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|2|24}}
| birth_name = Lakshmi Shankar
| birth_place = [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| other_names = Abhishek
| yearsactive = 1995-present
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| spouse = Padma Shankar
| website =
}}

'''Abhishek Shankar''' is an Indian [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] film and television actor who has worked on films and serials.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150412042408/http://www.sify.com/movies/abhishek-turns-director-with-kadhai-news-tamil-kkfs9Xdgefbsi.html sify.com]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jun/11/i-wish-i-had-done-more-films-before-stepping-into-television-abhishek-shankar-2154910.html|title=I wish I had done more films before stepping into television: Abhishek Shankar|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Career==
Abhishek made his debut as an actor with [[Gnana Rajasekaran]]'s critically acclaimed drama film ''[[Mogamul]]'' (1995), playing a leading role alongside [[Archana Joglekar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-breakabishek/article1138446.ece|title = My first breakABISHEK|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 30 January 2011|last1 = Kumar|first1 = S. r Ashok}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chasing-the-tinsel-dream-cablewala/article2245896.ece|title = Chasing the tinsel dream CABLEWALA|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 28 May 2007}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/abhishek-becomes-a-producer-now/|title = Abhishek becomes a producer now|date = 3 November 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chasing-the-tinsel-dream-cablewala/article2245896.ece|title = Chasing the tinsel dream CABLEWALA|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 28 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=2139 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 January 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140409054100/http://www.goergo.in/?p=2139 |archive-date=9 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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 (film)|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".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140707032653/http://www.sify.com/movies/kadhai-review-tamil-14930276.html sify.com]</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-01/shaan-abhishek-kadhai-03-11-09.html</ref> He launched another directorial venture in May 2012, a police action adventure with [[Samuthirakani]], but the film failed to progress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/cop-story/article3460604.ece|title = Cop story|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 27 May 2012|last1 = Raghavan|first1 = Nikhil}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/ka-pae-ranasingam-movie-review-a-sketchy-pay-per-view-film/article32759229.ece|title = 'Ka Pae Ranasingam' movie review: A sketchy pay-per-view film|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 3 October 2020|last1 = Kumar|first1 = Pradeep}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===As actor===
;Films
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mogamul]]'' || Babu ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Asokavanam (2001 film)|Asokavanam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Pallavan]]'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Ammuvagiya Naan]]'' || Raghu ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Azhagaana Ponnuthan]]'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Pathinaaru]]'' || Gopalakrishnan ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Thalaivan]]'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram]]'' || Sridevi's / Vidhya's husband || Malayalam
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Vaayai Moodi Pesavum]]'' || Sridevi's / Vidhya's husband ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Aambala]]'' || Periya Ponnu's husband ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Pencil (film)|Pencil]]'' || Sundarajan ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Thupparivaalan]]'' || Madhivannan ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven]]'' || Prakash's brother ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Ka Pae Ranasingam]]'' || Government official ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kabadadaari]]'' || Ravichandran ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Mirugaa]]'' || Police commissioner ||
|}

;Web series
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]]'' || Lasit Rupatunga || Hindi ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Irai (web series)|Irai]]'' || Shivakumar || Tamil ||
|}

===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kathai (film)|Kathai]]'' ||
|}

==TV Series==
;As actor
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|1999–2001 || Kudumbam |
| ||rowspan="3"| [[Sun TV (India)|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|| ||rowspan=4|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2003||Kungumam||
|-
|2003–2005||[[Adugiran Kannan]]||
|-
|2003–2009||[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]||Bhaskar
|-
|2004–2007||[[Kalki (TV series)|Kalki]]|| ||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2005–2007||Raja Rajeshwari || ||rowspan=7|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2005–2006|| Manaivi||
|-
|Dheerga Sumangali||
|-
| ||Selvangal||
|-
|2006–2008||[[Chellamadi Nee Enakku]]||
|-
|2008–2010||Thiruppavai||
|-
|2010–2012||[[Chellamay]]||Anbukumar (AK)
|-
|2010||Mythili|| ||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2010–2012||[[Anupallavi (TV series)|Anupallavi]]||Rajaraman||rowspan=3|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2012||[[Thangam (TV series)|Thangam]]||Rathnan
|-
|rowspan=2|2012–2013||[[Vellai Thamarai]]||
|-
|[[Maya (2012 TV series)|Maya]]||Chandrashekhar||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2019–2020||[[Chocolate (Indian Tamil TV series)|Chocolate]]||Sanjay Kumar ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2021–present||[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]] || Hari Krishnan || |[[Zee Tamil]]
|}

;As director
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
|-
|2020 || [[Kanmani (TV series)|Kanmani]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=4319420}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/abishek.shankar.7?fref=tl_fr_box Abhishek Shankar] on [[Facebook]]

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