Shankar Panikkar
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| Born |
Shankar Panicker 13 September 1960 Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar Shankar |
| Occupation | Actor Producer Director |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Rooparekha Chitra Lekshmi (2013 - Present) |
| Parent(s) | Kecheriyil Thekkeveettil NK Panicker Sulochana Panicker |
Rooparekha
Shankar Panicker, is an Indian film actor and director, popularly known as Shankar (Malayalam: ശങ്കര്) in Malayalam films. A superstar of the early eighties, he was the most prominent romantic lead actor of Malayalam cinema after Prem Nazir. Galatta Cinema magazine described him as the True romantic hero of Mollywood in their special edition on 100 years of Indian cinema
Shankar was born to Thekkeveettil NK Panicker and Sulochana in Kechery, Thrissur, Kerala and his family later moved to Chennai when he was 4 years old. His father was a senior manager at Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited. He has two siblings, Krishnakumar and Indra. He completed the schooling from St. Bede's Anglo Indian High School, Chennai. He pursued bachelors in History from Gadwarl University, Rishikesh. Later he joined South Indian Film Chambers of acting completing 2 years of acting course.
Shankar was one among hundreds of newcomers done audition for Oru Thalai Ragam, but he was selected as the lead actor. Oru Thalai Ragam not only completed 365 days run in theatres but also became the cult romantic film of Tamil film history. Meantime Navodaya banner signed Shankar for their romantic film Manjil Virinja Pookkal along with newcomers Mohanlal and Poornima Jayaram directed by debutant Fazil. The success of Manjil Virinja Pookal made Shankar the leading young star of Malayalam films. Overnight Shankar became a hot property in both Tamil and Malayalam film industry and almost all his films doing good business. He was the second super star of Malayalam films of 80s after late action star "Jayan". He never experimented with his roles, still he had a very large fan base in kerala. Most of his ordinary films were hits just because of his presence.
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