Kollywood's master filmmaker Shankar celebrates his birthday today. Galatta.com joins thousands of Shankar fans to wish him a very happy birthday and a great year ahead.

Shankar began his career as an assistant director to filmmaker S.A. Chandrasekhar and Pavithran. He made his directorial debut with Gentleman in 1993 and film went on to grab the prestigious Filmfare and Tamil Nadu state award.Two of his films, Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998) were submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His collaboration with Superstar Rajinikanth in Sivaji and Enthiran rewrote history at the Indian box office. He ventured into productions with Mudhalvan in 1999 and his S pictures is known for producing small budget meaningful films.

After the super hit Nanban, Shankar is now busy with his next prestigious project I, which will have Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles. We once again wish this maverick director a very happy birthday.