Abhishek Shankar is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil films and television serials.
Career Abhishek made his debut as an actor with Gnana Rajasekaran's critically acclaimed drama film Mogamul (1995), playing a leading role alongside Archana Joglekar. Unable to sustain a career in films, he switched over to television in 1999 after Ekta Kapoor offered him a role in her new serial, Kudumbam. He subsequently assisted her in the production of the Tamil television series, as well as portraying a comedy role. He went on to work on nearly forty more serials and rose to prominence, portraying the character Bhaskaran in the serial, Kolangal. The success of the show meant he was selected to feature in other shows in the late 2000s including Malargal, Girija and Kollywood Court on television.
In 2009, he announced his intentions of directing and producing films under his home banner of Hollywood to Bollywood Films. He began work on his directorial debut Kathai featuring newcomers, and the film had a low-profile release in January 2012. The film won mixed reviews, with a critic from Sify.com noting he "should be patted on his back for touching up on such a heavy subject". Abhishek then announced another project titled Kaiyazhuthu with Shaan, who played the lead role in Kathai, during the making of his first film, but the venture was later left incomplete. He launched another directorial venture in May 2012, a police action adventure with Samuthirakani, but the film failed to progress. Regarding his performance in Ka Pae Ranasingam, a critic stated that "A tip of the hat to actor Abhishek, who despite the limited scope of his character (a Government official), was one of only three or four actors in the film who delivers a close-to-believable performance".
Selected filmography As actor Films Year Film Role Notes 1995 Mogamul Babu 2001 Asokavanam 2003 Pallavan 2007 Ammuvagiya Naan Raghu 2010 Azhagaana Ponnuthan 2011 Pathinaaru Gopalakrishnan 2014 Thalaivan Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram Sridevi's husband Malayalam Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Vidhya's husband 2015 Aambala Periya Ponnu's husband 2016 Pencil Sundarajan 2017 Thupparivaalan Madhivannan 2019 Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Prakash's brother 2020 Ka Pae Ranasingam Government official 2021 Kabadadaari Ravichandran Mirugaa Police commissioner 2022 Yenni Thuniga Doctor 2023 D3 N4
Web series Year Film Role Language Notes 2021 The Family Man Lasit Rupatunga Hindi 2022 Irai Shivakumar Tamil 2022Paper RocketShankar IPS2025The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination CaseDr. P Chandra Sekharan Hindi
As director Year Film Notes 2010 Kathai
TV Series As actor Year Title Role Channel1999–2001 Kudumbam Sun TV2000 Pushpanjali Chandru2000–2001 Anandha Bhavan Kishore 2000 Micro Thodargal-Othigai Doctor Raj TV2001–2002Aalu Magalu Gemini TV2001–2003Alai Osai Sun TV2003Kungumam2003–2005Adugiran Kannan2003–2009KolangalBhaskar2004–2007KalkiManojJaya TV2005–2007Raja Rajeshwari Sun TV2005–2006 ManaiviDheerga SumangaliSelvangal2006–2008Chellamadi Nee Enakku2008–2010Thiruppavai Girija M.A.BharathJaya TV2010–2012ChellamayAnbukumar (AK) Sun TV2010Mythili Kalaignar TV 2010–2012AnupallaviRajaramanSun TV2012ThangamRathnan2012–2013Vellai ThamaraiMayaChandrashekharJaya TV2019–2020ChocolateSanjay Kumar Sun TV2021–2022Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Hari Krishnan Zee Tamil2023–2024Meena Sathyamoorthy Sun TV2025MaariYama (Extended Special Appearance) Zee Tamil2025–PresentPaarijathamVijayaraghavanZee Tamil2025Police PoliceMuthupandiJioHotstar2025–PresentAnnamalai KudumbamDandapaaniZee Tamil2026Ethirneechal ThodargiradhuCaptain Oliver Devasagayam Sun TV2026–Present ThulasiChidambaramSun TV
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External links
Abhishek Shankar on Facebook