Nimmala Shankar is an Indian film director, known for his works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...

. He is known for directing blockbuster films like ''

Jayam Manade Raa ''Jayam Manadera'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by N. Shankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Bhanupriya, with music composed by Vandematara ...

''. In 2011, he directed ''

Jai Bolo Telangana ''Jai Bolo Telangana'' ( ''Hail Telangana!'') is a 2011 Telugu-language historical drama film based on the Telangana Movement, produced & directed by N.Shankar on Mahalakshmi Arts banner and Cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. Starring Jagapat ...

'', which won five

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and was screened at the 6th South Asian Film Festival, held in Goa during September 2011.

Early life

He was born in

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, Madgulapally Mandal, Chirumarthy village,

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.The Hindu : Telangana / Nalgonda News : Movie to highlight plight of archakas
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Awards

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(director) - ''

'' (2011) *

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- ''

'' (2011)

Filmography

* '' Encounter'' (1997) * ''

Sri Ramulayya ''Sri Ramulayya'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of Paritala Sriramulu, father of politician Paritala Ravindra, directed by N. Shankar. The film stars Mohan Babu, Nandamuri Harikrishna and Soundarya. The ...

'' (1998) * ''

Yamajathakudu ''Yamajathakudu'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film, produced by Mohan Babu under his Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner and directed by N. Shankar. It stars Mohan Babu, Rajendra Prasad, and Sakshi Shivanand with musi ...

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

Bhadrachalam Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari River. It is located east of sta ...

'' (2001) * '' Aayudham'' (2003) * '' Nammanna'' (2005) (Kannada) * '' Raam'' (2006) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Two Countries'' (2017)

References

External links

* * http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/nshankar.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, N Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Indian people People from Nalgonda Film directors from Telangana Nandi Award winners Telugu film directors Kannada film directors