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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Telugu Film Director}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Veera Shankar<br />
| image = Veerashankar.jpg<br />
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| caption = 2021<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Tanuku]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| birthname = <br />
| occupation = Director<br />
| years_active = 1997{{Endash}}present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Veera Shankar''' is an Indian film director who works in [[Telugu language|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><br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
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 (Telugu actor)|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.<br />
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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.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{{Pending films key}}<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Title<br />
! scope="col" | Language<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" | 1997<br />
|''Hello I Love You''<br />
| rowspan="4" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2000<br />
|''Prema Kosam''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Vijayaramaraju]]''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" | 2004 <br />
|''[[Gudumba Shankar]]''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" | 2005<br />
|''[[Namma Basava]]''<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Kannada]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" | 2008 <br />
|''[[Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu]]''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" | 2015 <br />
|''Mana Kurrale''<br />
| rowspan="2" | Telugu<br />
|<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><br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" | 2018 <br />
|''Yuvarajyam''<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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;As actor<br />
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* ''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]'' (2021)<br />
* ''[[Oka Chinna Family Story]]'' (2021)<br />
* ''[[Virata Parvam]]'' (2022)<br />
* ''Gandharwa'' (2022)<br />
* ''[[Bujji Ila Raa]]'' (2022)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1328136|Veera Shankar}}<br />
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