Veera Shankar

{{Short description|Indian Telugu Film Director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Veera Shankar | image = Veerashankar.jpg | imagesize = | caption = 2021 | birth_date = | birth_place = Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh | birthname = | occupation = Director | years_active = 1997{{Endash}}present }}

'''Veera Shankar''' is an Indian film director who works in Telugu and Kannada films.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bharat-movies.com/director/veera-shankar-movies.htm|title= Veera Shankar Movies|publisher= bharatmovies.com|date= 21 November 2010|accessdate= 11 February 2013|archive-date= 7 December 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161207160950/http://bharat-movies.com/director/veera-shankar-movies.htm|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/directors-day-a-unique-idea-in-indian-cinema-says-director-veera-shankar-891911|title=Director’s Day a unique idea in Indian cinema, says director Veera Shankar|first=B. V. S.|last=Prakash|date=1 May 2024|website=www.deccanchronicle.com}}</ref>

==Early life and career== Veera Sanker is a director, writer and producer in Telugu and Kannada film industries. He made his directorial debut in 1997 with ''Hello ! I Love You'' film starring Srikanth and Sadhika. This film was based on the famous novel “Vennello Aadapilla” by Yandamuri Veerendranath. The film won the State Award for Best Editing.

His next films were ''Prema Kosam'' and ''Vijaya Ramaraju'', which won three State Awards. His big break came when he directed Pawan Kalyan's ''Gudumba Shankar'', a family entertainer. He made Puneeth Rajkumar’s ''Namma Basava'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13692546|title=Puneeth signs for a Telugu producer|work=Sify|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406200741/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13692546|archive-date=6 April 2005|date=14 March 2005|author=Moviebuzz|access-date=2 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13709244|title=Puneeth’s love story!|date=4 April 2005|author=Moviebuzz|work=Sify|access-date=2 April 2026|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406202125/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13709244|archive-date=6 April 2005}}</ref> which was a success and ran 100 days in many centers. He directed and produced in addition to writing story and screenplay. His next project was ''Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu''.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2008 |title=Is Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu a Remake? |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/is-anthu-inthu-preethi-banthu-a-remake/14022/story.htm |website=Nowrunning |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515121452/https://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/is-anthu-inthu-preethi-banthu-a-remake/14022/story.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Later on, he directed and produced the Telugu film ''Mana Kurralle'' released on 1st Jan, 2015. He served as President of Telugu Film Directors Association during 2014–2018.

== Filmography == {{Pending films key}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Language ! Notes |- ! scope="row" | 1997 |''Hello I Love You'' | rowspan="4" | Telugu | |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2000 |''Prema Kosam'' | |- |''Vijayaramaraju'' | |- ! scope="row" | 2004 |''Gudumba Shankar'' | |- ! scope="row" | 2005 |''Namma Basava'' | rowspan="2" | Kannada | |- ! scope="row" | 2008 |''Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu'' | |- ! scope="row" | 2015 |''Mana Kurrale'' | rowspan="2" | Telugu |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/review-of-mana-kurrale/article6745378.ece|title=A pointless drawl|date=1 January 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2018 |''Yuvarajyam'' | |}

;As actor

* ''Jathi Ratnalu'' (2021) * ''Oka Chinna Family Story'' (2021) * ''Virata Parvam'' (2022) * ''Gandharwa'' (2022) * ''Bujji Ila Raa'' (2022)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|1328136|Veera Shankar}}

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