Harish Shankar

Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater.

He made his directorial debut with Shock (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Varma.

He has directed Mirapakay (2011), Gabbar Singh (2012); for which he received the SIIMA Award for Best Director, and CineMAA Award for Best Director.

Gabbar Singh grossed inr 1500000000 worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films at the time.

Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013) grossed a worldwide share of inr 309000000 and Duvvada Jagannadham (2017) grossed ₹ 115.10 crore, both of which were directed by him.

Harish Shankar was born in Dharmapuri, Telangana and was brought up in BHEL Township, Hyderabad.

He has an younger brother, Vishnu Prasad, and a younger sister.

He studied at Osmania University.

Shankar started stage acting with Seeta Nilayam and Lalitha kala Mandiram, based in Telangana.

He then began writing and screenwriting.

He is influenced by Yandamuri Veerendranath's works and is interested in dialects, regional and linguistic influences.

He was associated with Kona Venkat, Puri Jagannadh, Ram Gopal Varma, and has worked as an associate director for films such as Ninne Istapaddanu and Veede.