He
is
the
synonym
of
grandeur
and
extravaganza.
He
was
the
man
who
brought
in
a
different
way
of
storytelling
which
had
a
blend
of
depth
and
commercial
elements,
to
the
South
Indian
industry.
He
is
the
director
who
keeps
repeating
his
genres,
yet
delivers
highly
successful
movies
at
the
box
office.
He
is
none
other
than
the
visionary
director
of
the
Indian
Cinema,
S.
Shankar.
The
man
started
his
journey
with
a
movie
named
Gentleman
which
sent
waves
across
the
Southern
circuits.
The
movie
created
such
an
impact
that
the
songs
of
the
movie
were
dancing
on
the
lips
of
movielovers,
and
the
movie
eventually
went
on
to
become
a
massive
blockbuster
in
Tamil
and
also
the
dubbed
version
which
released
in
Telugu
was
no
less
than
a
runaway
success.
One
single
movie
proved
the
mettle
of
the
idealistic
director
and
created
an
invincible
position
in
both
Tamil
and
Telugu
cinema
industry.
Such
was
his
impact
of
the
movie
that,
the
Megastar
of
Tollywood,
K.
Chiranjeevi
got
hold
of
the
movie's
remake
rights
and
made
the
movie
in
Hindi.
The
King
of
Tollywood
had
as
well
expressed
his
desire
to
work
with
Shankar
post
Gentleman's
stupendous
success.
Shankar,
who
is
known
mostly
for
movies
which
are
based
on
corruption
storyline
has
often
tasted
success
in
the
same
genre.
Be
it
Gentleman,
Indian,
Mudhalvan,
Anniyan
or
Sivaji
-
all
these
movies
fall
into
the
same
genre
and
have
been
enormous
blockbusters
at
the
BO
which
shows
that
the
director,
though
adapts
the
same
concept
can
come
up
with
magical
screenplay
and
mesmerize
audiences
every
single
time.
The
present
happening
film-maker
of
the
country,
SS
Rajamouli
of
Baahubali
fame,
had
once
confessed
the
fact
that
he
was
bowled
over
by
Shankar's
technological
affinity
and
prowess.
The
then
assistant
director,
shared
that
a
bunch
of
assistant
directors
were
spending
a
lot
of
time
in
discussing
Shankar's
ideology
of
blending
movie
with
technology,
and
Kadhalan's
Muqabula
song
stood
as
a
testimony
for
that.
Superstar
Rajinikanth,
during
the
audio
launch
of
Enthiran,
had
revealed
the
fact
that
the
legendary
actor
had
checked
about
Shankar
with
Kamal
Hassan
before
commencing
the
shoot
for
the
duo's
first
combination
movie,
Sivaji
-
The
Boss.
Kamal
who
had
earlier
worked
with
Shankar
reportedly
had
told
Rajini
that
the
trendsetting
director
"Was
a
strong
and
rigid
technician
who
attains
his
goal
no
matter
how
many
hurdles
are
faced,
but
the
results
will
be
flattering".
Rajini
then
quipped
that
it
was
Kalanithi
Maran,
who
was
the
producer
of
the
movie,
Enthiran,
who
had
asked
about
Shankar
and
Rajini
had
remarked
saying
that
the
futuristic
director
was
a
"Wild
horse,
who
can
be
tough
and
uncompromising,
but
will
ensure
that
the
destination
is
reached
provided
we
(the
team)
cling
on
to
the
horse".
Shankar,
who
got
himself
associated
with
Thalaivar
for
the
first
time
in
2007
and
successively
in
2010
had
churned
out
massive
results
with
the
biggest
hits
of
South
Industry.
Sivaji
was
the
first
ever
100
Cr
grosser
and
Enthiran
-
The
Robot
was
the
first
ever
200
Cr
grosser
of
the
Southern
circuit.
However,
even
the
most
successful
director
had
to
undergo
a
rough
patch
with
his
subsequent
flicks,
Nanban
being
an
average
grosser
and
his
most
anticipated
movie,
I
turning
out
to
be
a
box
office
dud.
Returning
to
his
strong
fort
of
technology
and
gripping
screenplay
in
the
form
of
2.O,
one
could
expect
the
star
director
to
bounce
back
with
a
bang
and
as
a
booster,
the
director
would
be
pairing
with
the
most
successful
actor
for
the
third
time.
We
wish
that
Shankar
rise
like
a
phoenix
and
set
a
benchmark
to
the
Indian
cinema
industry
in
terms
of
cinema
making.