Shankar
Born: 1960-07-30 in Thrissur, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
2021
- Bhramam as Uday Kumar / Uday
2015
- Viswasam Athalle Ellam as ASI Lucas
- Sand City as Ibrahim Rabbani
- Akashangalil
- Manal Naharam ... (Director)
2014
- Naku Penta Naku Taka as Balakrishnan Iyer
2013
- Hotel California as Aby Mathew
- Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu as Village Doctor
2012
- Banking Hours 10 to 4 as Fernandez
- Casanovva as Ajay
- Father's Day as Ram Menon
- Oomakkuyil Padumbol
- Hide n' Seek as Niranjan
2011
- China Town as Jayakrishnan
2009
- Keralotsavam Mission 2009 ... (Director)
- Ividam Swargamanu as Sudheer
1997
- Guru as Singer (cameo appearance)
1995
1994
- Manathe Kottaram as Director Shankar
1993
- Gandharvam as Chandran
1991
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi as Gopikrishna
- Abhimanyu as Shekhar
- Thayamma as Rangarajan
1989
1987
- Ithrayum Kalam as Sulaiman
- Aalippazhangal as Sudheer
1986
- Dheem Tharikida Thom as Suresh Menon
- Adukkan Entheluppam as Satheeshan
- Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as Gopan
- Sukhamo Devi as Nandan
- Nimishangal
- Oppam Oppathinoppam
- Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Balu
1985
- Onningu Vannengil as Baby
- Sammelanam as Ramankutty
- Oru Sandesam Koodi
- Oru Nokku Kanan as Shankar
- Punnaram Cholli Cholli as Aravind
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Anand
- Archana Aaradhana as Vimal Kumar
- Vasantha Sena as Mahesh Varma
- Boeing Boeing as Cameo
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as TG Raveendran
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as Balan
- Oru Kudakeezhil
- Nerariyum Nerathu as Rajeev
- Choodatha Pookkal as Ravi
- Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
1984
- Vanitha Police as Actor Shankar
- Odaruthammava Aalariyam as Prem
- Itha Innu Muthal as Shankar
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi as Shyam
- Thirakil Alppam Samayam as Rahim
- Umanilayam as Vinod
- Paavam Krooran as Sub Inspector Madhusoodanan
- Athirathram as Abu
- Aarorumariyathe as Raju
- Muthodu Muthu as Anil
- Ethirppukal as Ravi
- Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla as Bank Manager Omanakkuttan
- Anthichuvappu
- Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram as Vinayan
1983
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Shankar
- Engane Nee Marakkum as Premkumar
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Thilakan
- Bhookambam
- Hello Madras Girl
- Marakkillorikkalum as Pradeep
- Samrambham as Raghu
- Mortuary as Venu
- Veena Poovu
- Coolie as Sethu
- Kodunkattu as Rajan
1982
- Padayottam as Chandru
- Anuraagakkodathi
- Kaaliya Mardhanam as Ramu
- Ente Mohangal Poovaninju as Shyam
- Pooviriyum Pulari
1981
- Oothikachiya Ponnu as Vishwanathan
- Palangal as Ravi
- Kadathu as Rajappan
1980
- Manjil Virinja Pookkal as Prem Kishan
- Oru Thalai Raagam as Raja
1979
- Sarapancharam as Baby's Friend