Parthiban Shanmugam is a writer and director of theater, video and film projects. He trained as a defense and strategic analyst, lawyer,

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advocate,

stand-up comic Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehears ...

and story teller. He has focused his career on the emerging

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n culture in the United States.

Filmography

* ''That 47 days'' (2010) as producer, director and writer * ''War Within Us'' (2009) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer * ''The Ballad of Robert & Haevey aka We Are Not Far Away'' (2009) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer * ''Osama, Obama, and Parthiban'' (2009) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer * Even the cactus goes to Heaven (2008) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer * ''You're Rejected'' (2008) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer * ''A Pizza Story'' (2007) as producer, director, writer * ''Black Men Can Swim'' (2007) as producer, writer (screenplay and story) * ''Black Men Can't Swim'' (2007) as director * ''Downtime'' (2007) (V) as producer and first assistant director * ''The Celestial Brides'' (2006) as producer, director and writer * ''Mathamma'' (2006) as producer, director and writer

Actor

* ''That 47 days'' (2010) * ''Osama, Obama, and Parthiban'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''The Ballad of Robert & Haevey aka We Are Not Far Away'' (2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanmugam, Parthiban Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American male writers Film directors from Georgia (U.S. state) American male film actors American cinematographers American film producers 21st-century American male actors American film directors of Indian descent American male actors of Indian descent