
Acting
Shankar
Born
1960-07-30 (66)
Place of birth
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
64 titles
Shanker Panicker is an Indian actor, film director and producer who has worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. 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 is often referred as the Romantic hero of Malayalam films.
Known for
7.0A wealthy man, Shankar falls in love with a girl from a middle class family. His father opposes the relationship and plots against the couple.
Ente Mohangal Poovaninju
1982
Madhu dreams of becoming a film director, but the people in his village make fun of his aspirations. However, his life takes a turn when he decides to go to the city and pursue his dreams.
Raagam Thedum Pallavi
1982
Padmanabhan Embranthiri (Nedumudi Venu) is running an institution viz. 'Kalanikethan' . He is invited to perform the Kerala art forms on the stage of a cultural festival named Keralotsavam 2009. His daughter Ganga (Vishnu Priya) was doing research in Mohiniyattam. So she was entrusted in doing all the arrangements of the programme. Sandeep Subramanyam (Vinu Mohan) arrives there to perform Kalaripayattu. There he meets Ganga and falls in love. But he is a terrorist named Javed Ibrahim in disguise and his mission is to blast a bomb during the Keralotsavam event. The terrorist group aims to destroy the communal harmony and evoke a riot. Whether or not Sandeep aka Javed succeeds in the mission forms the climax of the movie.
Keralotsavam Mission 2009
2009
6.6Mathews has a farm which is the envy of everyone in the village. It catches the attention of a dirty land dealer who traps him in a vicious bureaucratic web to take it from him.
Evidam Swargamanu
2009
7.5Usha (Zarina Wahab) comes to her sister's house for relief from a terrible tragedy of her life which is the accidental death of her lover Ravi played by Shankar. In the new place, she meets Ramankutty, played by Nedumudi Venu, who is the friend of Vasu Menon (Bharath Gopi), husband of her sister. Their friendship eventually turns into love, but Ramankutty's mother does not allow this proposal. Usha slowly realizes that Vasu Menon's feelings for her are wayward, but she does not tell her sister as she fears that this will ruin their family. So Usha decides to go back to her home, on the way she meets Ramankutty, who has convinced his mother about marrying Usha.
Palangal
1981
Meera, a rich girl, and Baby, her brother's driver, fall in love with each other. However, problems arise when Meera's brother learns about their relationship.
Onningu Vannengil
1985
Film credits
2010s · 5 titles
NRThe story is about Reema (Malavika Nair), a young Muslim schoolgirl in Malabar, who loved Malayalam and poetry. The film is about her mental trauma once she was moved to an English medium school by her parents, for their social status.[
Oomakkuyil Padumbol
2012
4.3Three childhood friends Mathukutty, Binoy and Zachariah re-unite in Goa to fight a Casino don who was responsible for the deaths of their fathers.
China Town
2011
2.0Professor Seetha's life takes an ugly turn when a criminology student begins spying on her and eventually ends up unravelling some of her dark secrets.
Father's Day
2012
2.4A group of fugitives end up killing an international businessman Casanovva's girlfriend, after entrapping the couple in a reality show. Furious, Casanovva sets out to avenge her death.
Casanovva
2012
4.0Shubha, who is from a middle-class family, wants to marry someone who is settled in America. She ends up marrying a person who is settled in Kenya and finds it difficult to adjust to her new life.
Naku Penta Naku Taka
2014
1990s · 5 titles
6.2A romantic film packed with fun and adventure Gandharavam tells the story of an auto mechanic who falls in love with the daughter of a crime mob family.
Gandharvam
1993
7.2A few political goons, disguised as Muslims, cause trouble at the temple and kill Raghuraman's family. Later, Raghuraman joins an extremist group and decides to avenge his family's death.
Guru
1997
A film crew has been taken as hostage in the dense forest of Suryavanam. The State Government sends commando force for their rescue.
Sooryavanam
1998
5.4Abhimanyu movie is all about Hari (Mohanlal) who is a welder in a small factory, witnesses a gang-related murder and gets inadvertently involved with the underworld. The murder of a benevolent local boss complicates life in the slum where Hari lives, causing his slow transformation to a life of crime. Decent performances, in an otherwise weak script.
Abhimanyu
1991
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music directors, singers etc.
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
1991
1980s · 47 titles
7.0A wealthy man, Shankar falls in love with a girl from a middle class family. His father opposes the relationship and plots against the couple.
Ente Mohangal Poovaninju
1982
Madhu dreams of becoming a film director, but the people in his village make fun of his aspirations. However, his life takes a turn when he decides to go to the city and pursue his dreams.
Raagam Thedum Pallavi
1982
7.5Usha (Zarina Wahab) comes to her sister's house for relief from a terrible tragedy of her life which is the accidental death of her lover Ravi played by Shankar. In the new place, she meets Ramankutty, played by Nedumudi Venu, who is the friend of Vasu Menon (Bharath Gopi), husband of her sister. Their friendship eventually turns into love, but Ramankutty's mother does not allow this proposal. Usha slowly realizes that Vasu Menon's feelings for her are wayward, but she does not tell her sister as she fears that this will ruin their family. So Usha decides to go back to her home, on the way she meets Ramankutty, who has convinced his mother about marrying Usha.
Palangal
1981
Meera, a rich girl, and Baby, her brother's driver, fall in love with each other. However, problems arise when Meera's brother learns about their relationship.
Onningu Vannengil
1985
Hari, from a labour class family, and Subhadra, from a rich family, are in love. However, when Subhadra's family learns about her relationship with Hari, they try to separate them.
Bhadrachitta
1989
5.9Shyam, a flirt, seeks his friend's help to date several girls at the same time. However, an unexpected turn of events changes their situation and, later, they get caught in their own web of lies.
Boeing Boeing
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Sammelanam
1985
Professor Panicker sets out on a trip with his two friends, Varma and Stephen. Among the three, Stephen is a bachelor. Troubles shoot up when Varma tries to find a girl to share his bed.
Aarorumariyathe
1984
Alipazhangal is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ramachandran Pillai and Produced by Achayan. The film stars Sukumari, Thilakan, Jose Prakash and Sankaradi in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Darsan Raman.
Aalippazhangal
1987
8.0A mentally ill rich girl escapes from an asylum and falls in love with a young widower.
Nimishangal
1986
Ponnum Kudthinu Pottu is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TS Suresh Babu and produced by M Mani. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Shankar, Menaka and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shyam.
Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Anthichuvappu
1984
8.0Friends Shambu and Premkumar fall in love with the same girl, Shobha, and are unaware about it. Matters become more complex when another person also begins to woo her.
Engane Nee Marakkum
1983
6.3Poochakkoru Mookkuthi movie tells Revathi (Menaka) who comes to the city from a small town in search of job and to have a good life and as it is with everyone her problem starts with finding a house. Shyam (Shankar) loves to become a popular singer. His parents are dead against his will. So he runs away from home and needs a shelter. Revathi accidentally meets Shyam who too is in search of a house through the common Milkboy, Chikku(Baiju). Chikku offers them both a house if they are ready to pose as husband and wife in front of the house owners.Supran (Poojapura Ravi), a lender, a miser who doesn
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
1984
10.0Mahesh is in love with Merlyn, who belongs to an Anglo-Indian family, but this relation is opposed by Shailaja Varma, his sister. Shailaja too had a love affair a long time back with Devan, who was killed by Shailaja's family. A conflict arises between Mahesh and Shailaja. Now Sidarth loves Shailaja and would like to marry her.
Vasantha Sena
1985
10.0Khadir Haji helps two lovers, Sarala and Antony, to unite. When Haji's daughter, Safia, faces a similar situation, he seeks the advice of Sarala and Antony. They help Safia to marry her lover.
Thirakil Alppam Samayam
1984
Sreedevi confesses her love for Ravi when her father, Kuttan, decides to get her married. Sreedevi struggles with convincing her father while mending his relationship with her mother, Vijayalakshmi.
Oru Kudakeezhil
1985
8.0LAL (Mohanlal) and his gang puts up posters and writings of Shyam (Rajkumar) and Swapna(Poornima Jayaram) in the college campus announcing their love affair, leading to a quarrel with Suresh(Shanker), her brother.
Hello Madras Girl
1983
6.9Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.
Padayottam
1982
Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla is a Malayalam family film released in the year 1984. It is directed by Balachandra Menon, starring Balachandra Menon, Shankar, Srividya, and Laksmi. The film is noted for the performances of the late Srividya and Laksmi, who portray sisters-in-law.
Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Nerariyum Nerathu
1985
The story revolves around Vanitha who helps her friend suffering from a mental disability.
Vanitha Police
1984
Romance drama starring Shankar and Manochithra
Umanilayam
1984
6.6Prasad and Rajesh are brothers and police officers tasked to take down a smuggling ring. Taradas and his uncle Tarasankar outwit the efforts of the police. Things take a twist when Rajesh realizes that his wife Tulasi was the ex-girlfriend of Taradas.
Athirathram
1984
8.0After a college dare goes wrong, the investigating officer arrests his son and locks horns with his estranged wife while trying to find the truth.
Mortuary
1983
Hema loves Mohan with all her heart, but she breaks up with him due to unexpected circumstances. After many years, Hema learns that Mohan is married to none other than her best friend.
Choodatha Pookkal
1985
6.7Shivasubrahmaniam (Maniyan Pillai Raju), an innocent bank employee is in love with Rohini (Lizzy), but is afraid to express her his love. His grandmother but wants him to be a Brahmachari and become a priest at the nearby temple. Rohini is working as an artist at the Keerikkad ballet troupe run by Keerikkad Chellappan Nair (Nedumudi Venu). As per the advice of Shankaran Pillai (Jagathi Sreekumar), the assistant of Chellapan Nair, Subru joins the ballet troupe to woo Rohini.
Dheem Tharikida Thom
1986
Sukumuran blackmails Sumitra by taking nude pictures of her. However, things take a turn when Sukumuran is later found murdered.
Ilanjippookkal
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Kaaliya Mardhanam
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Oru Sandesam Koodi
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Archana Aaradhana
1985
10.0Subhadra's mother faces criticism from society after her father abandons them. Her mother wishes Subhadra to live a scrupulous life but is shocked when she falls in love with Raja.
Oru Thalai Raagam
1980
5.9Gopan, Kora, and Bhakthavalsan are three college students who share same house along with Prem, another classmate. While the trio is more interested in loafing their time by flirting with girls, Prem is more serious in his attitude towards life. On a usual encounter, the trio meets Major Nair, a retired man in his fifties, who but loves romancing young girls. After a series of ego clashes, Nair learns that the trio is trying to woo his daughter Minu. Nair, enraged, challenges them to make his daughter fall for them.
Odaruthammava Aalariyam
1984
8.0A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
1983
7.0Maya, a labor officer, goes to a factory as part of her work. There she finds that the owner is her previous lover who had ditched her.
Oru Nokku Kanan
1985
6.0Biju (Rahman) spends his vacation in his father's ancestral village. Krishnankutty (Gopi) and Sivaraman (Nedumudi), the caretakers of his father's property siphons off the produce from the land without Biju's knowledge. Meanwhile Vinodini (Zareena Wahab) comes to the village as a bank officer. Biju and Vinodini become friends and she considers him like a brother to her.
Punnaram Cholli Cholli
1985
6.9The story revolves around two friends Narayanan Kutty and Balan. Narayanan, known for his flirtatious behaviour with rich women is tricked by his friend Balan. Will Narayanan decode the trap?
Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Kodunkattu
1983
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Marakkillorikkalum
1983
7.1Nandan (Shankar) an introverted singer from a poor background falls in love with Devi (Urvashi). Their friends Sunny (Mohanlal) and his girlfriend Thara (Geetha) are quite the opposite and are extremely outgoing. When Devi's parents do not approve of her relationship with Nandan, they try to force her into an arranged marriage. Sunny and their other friends decide to help the couple elope. However things go awry when Sunny & Vinod (Jagathy) meet with a horrific accident.
Sukhamo Devi
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Adukkan Entheluppam
1986
9.0Widowed Nair, who owns a firm, lived with his only daughter, Sindhu. Nair's nephew, Gopi eyes to marry Sindhu. After knowing Gopi's intentions, Sindhu elopes with her lover Shankar.
Itha Innu Muthal
1984
7.0Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya is an action drama where Mammootty plays a tough police offer while Shankar a criminal, who escapes from prison and takes shelter in Mammootty's house.
Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya
1985
7.5Sukumari, a saleswoman, struggles to run her poor family. Her life takes a turn when she meets a business tycoon, Vishwanathan.
Oothikachiya Ponnu
1981
7.2Prem Kishan comes to Kodaikanal for work and happens to meet Prabha. He falls in love with Prabha without knowing much about her. But later he realizes that she is already married.
Manjil Virinja Pookkal
1980
No synopsis available yet.
Ithrayum Kalam
1987
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu
1983
Behind the camera
Padmanabhan Embranthiri (Nedumudi Venu) is running an institution viz. 'Kalanikethan' . He is invited to perform the Kerala art forms on the stage of a cultural festival named Keralotsavam 2009. His daughter Ganga (Vishnu Priya) was doing research in Mohiniyattam. So she was entrusted in doing all the arrangements of the programme. Sandeep Subramanyam (Vinu Mohan) arrives there to perform Kalaripayattu. There he meets Ganga and falls in love. But he is a terrorist named Javed Ibrahim in disguise and his mission is to blast a bomb during the Keralotsavam event. The terrorist group aims to destroy the communal harmony and evoke a riot. Whether or not Sandeep aka Javed succeeds in the mission forms the climax of the movie.
Keralotsavam Mission 2009
2009
Pallavi who is working in UK brought a second hand escoda car. After that she experinces the presence of the soul of Eric who was the first owner of the car. The soul murdered Bruno,Lisie and Prem
Eric
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Sand City
2015
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Manal Naharam
2015


