Shankar (actor)

Shanker Panicker is an Indian film actor, film director and film producer who has worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. Known mononymously as Shankar, he has acted in nearly 200 films and was a leading actor in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and was also a lead youth hero in Tamil Cinema at that time. Shankar's debut Tamil film Oru Thalai Ragam, and Malayalam debut, Manjil Virinja Pookkal, completed a theatrical run of 365 and 250 days respectively. He was the most successful romantic hero in Malayalam movies along with Prem Nazir.Shankar produced film "Ezhuthola" won 4 international film festival awards in 2023 including London International film festival awards,British film festival awards and Tagore international film festival.He also won many awards as an actor and director including a Kerala State film critics award.

Shankar
Born
Shanker Panicker

(1960-01-22) 22 January 1960
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • TV Actor
  • Businessman
Years active1979–present
Spouses
Radhika
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(m. 1992, divorced)​
    Rooparekha
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    (m. 2002; div. 2011)​
      Chitralakshmi Erandath
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      (m. 2013)​
      Children1 son
      Parents
      • Thekkeveettil N. K. Panicker
      • Sulochana Panicker
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