Robo Shankar is an Indian

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who has appears in character roles in

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. He made his breakthrough with

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's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star Vijay and has presented television shows for the channel.

Career

Shankar was a mimicry artist when he was offered by

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a role in ''

Rowthiram ''Rowthiram'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language martial arts film written and directed by newcomer Gokul. Produced by R. B. Choudary, the film stars his son Jiiva and Shriya Saran, with Sentrayan, Jayaprakash and Lakshmi Ramakrishnan appearing i ...

'' (2011); however, his scenes were edited out from the film. Gokul again cast him a role in ''

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara ''Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (), also referred to as ''Idhaaba'' or more commonly as ''Balakumara'', is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, written and directed by Gokul. Produced by Leo Visions, the film stars Vijay Sethupath ...

'' (2013), which gave him a break as an actor. After doing small roles in ''

Yaaruda Mahesh ''Yaaruda Mahesh'' () is a 2013 Tamil-language adult comedy film directed by R. Madhan Kumar, starring Sundeep Kishan and Dimple Chopade. The film was shot around Chennai and Kerala. It was produced by Red Studios and Colour Frames. Its soundt ...

'' and '' Kappal'', Balaji Mohan cast Shankar in ''

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language satirical romantic comedy film directed by Balaji Mohan. Produced by Varun Manian and S. Sashikanth under their respective production houses, Radiance Media Group and YNOT Studios ...

'' (2014). His performance was described by critics as "scream". He portrayed a negative character in ''

Touring Talkies ''Touring Talkies'' is a 2015 Tamil anthology film written and directed by S.A.Chandrasekhar. The film consists of two stories in which S.A.Chandrasekhar himself acted in the lead role with Kolkata actress Papri Gosh along with Abi Saravanan ...

'' (2015). He then acted in '' Maari'' (2015), where his performance was mentioned by critics that he "deserves a special mention" and "steals the show with his unique one-liners and body language".

Personal life

His daughter Indraja made her acting debut in ''

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'', as one of the women soccer players and also a castaway in

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's Survivor Show.

Filmography

Actor

*''All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted''.

Dubbing artist

Singer

Web series

Television

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Robo Living people Male actors from Madurai Film producers from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil comedians Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male comedians Indian stand-up comedians Year of birth missing (living people)