Director Shankar

Chennai: Director Shankar’s mother S. Muthulakshmi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88 due to age-related issues in Chennai. As per official sources, her last rites will be performed on Wednesday. the South film industry has been sharing its condolences to the director and his family. Earlier, Shankar in several interviews stated that he is very close to his mother and she feels proud of his achievements in the Indian film industry for his grandeur style of filmmaking. Also Read – Tamil Actor Nitish Veera Dies of Covid-19 At 45, Celebs Pay Their Condolences

Top director #Shankar’s mother #Muthulakshmi (88) passed away today due to age related issue in chennai. Condolences to @shankarshanmugh Also Read – Tamil Nadu Intensifies Lockdown Norms: Essential Shops to Open Only For 4 Hours | Full List of Guidelines Here

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For the uninitiated, Shankar is considered as one of the best filmmakers in the history of Indian Cinema. He rose to fame with his back-to-back superhit films. He is often regarded as Steven Spielberg of Indian Cinema. His first film as a director was Gentleman (Tamil Film) in 1993. He made his debut in Bollywood with Anil Kapoor starrer Nayak (2001). Some of his hit projects include Indian (Tamil), Jeans, Shivaji, Robot (renamed as Enthiran), Naban, I among many others.

His upcoming ventures are Indian 2 starring Kamal Haasan, RC15 starring Ram Charan Teja and the Hindi remake of Anniyan with Ranveer Singh.