Abhishek Shankar


Abhishek Shankar is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil films and television serials.

Career

Abhishek made his debut as an actor with Gnana Rajasekaran's critically acclaimed drama film Mogamul, playing a leading role alongside Archana Joglekar. Unable to sustain a career in films, he switched over to television in 1999 after Ekta Kapoor offered him a role in her new serial, Kudumbam. He subsequently assisted her in the production of the Tamil television series, as well as portraying a comedy role. He went on to work on nearly forty more serials and rose to prominence, portraying the character Bhaskaran in the serial, Kolangal. The success of the show meant he was selected to feature in other shows in the late 2000s including Malargal, Girija and Kollywood Court on television.
In 2009, he announced his intentions of directing and producing films under his home banner of Hollywood to Bollywood Films. He began work on his directorial debut Kathai featuring newcomers, and the film had a low-profile release in January 2012. The film won mixed reviews, with a critic from Sify.com noting he "should be patted on his back for touching up on such a heavy subject". Abhishek then announced another project titled Kaiyazhuthu with Shaan, who played the lead role in Kathai, during the making of his first film, but the venture was later left incomplete. He launched another directorial venture in May 2012, a police action adventure with Samuthirakani, but the film failed to progress. Regarding his performance in Ka Pae Ranasingam, a critic stated that "A tip of the hat to actor Abhishek, who despite the limited scope of his character, was one of only three or four actors in the film who delivers a close-to-believable performance".

Selected filmography

As actor

;Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
1995MogamulBabu
2001Asokavanam
2003Pallavan
2007Ammuvagiya NaanRaghu
2010Azhagaana Ponnuthan
2011PathinaaruGopalakrishnan
2014Thalaivan
2014Samsaaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramSridevi's husbandMalayalam
2014Vaayai Moodi PesavumVidhya's husband
2015AambalaPeriya Ponnu's husband
2016PencilSundarajan
2017ThupparivaalanMadhivannan
2019Vantha Rajavathaan VaruvenPrakash's brother
2020Ka Pae RanasingamGovernment official
2021KabadadaariRavichandran
2021MirugaaPolice commissioner
2022Yenni ThunigaDoctor
2023D3
2023N4

;Web series
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2021The Family ManLasit RupatungaHindi
2022IraiShivakumarTamil
2022Paper RocketShankar IPSTamil
2025The Hunt - The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination CaseDr. P Chandra SekharanHindi

TV Series

;As actor
YearTitleRoleChannel
1999–2001KudumbamSun TV
2000PushpanjaliChandruSun TV
2000–2001Anandha BhavanKishoreSun TV
2000Micro Thodargal-OthigaiDoctorRaj TV
2001–2002Aalu MagaluGemini TV
2001–2003Alai OsaiSun TV
2003KungumamSun TV
2003–2005Adugiran KannanSun TV
2003–2009KolangalBhaskarSun TV
2004–2007KalkiManojJaya TV
2005–2007Raja RajeshwariSun TV
2005–2006ManaiviSun TV
2005–2006Dheerga SumangaliSun TV
2005–2006SelvangalSun TV
2006–2008Chellamadi Nee EnakkuSun TV
2008–2010ThiruppavaiSun TV
Girija M.A.BharathJaya TV
2010–2012ChellamayAnbukumar Sun TV
2010MythiliKalaignar TV
2010–2012AnupallaviRajaramanSun TV
2012ThangamRathnanSun TV
2012–2013Vellai ThamaraiSun TV
2012–2013MayaChandrashekharJaya TV
2019–2020ChocolateSanjay KumarSun TV
2021–2022Pudhu Pudhu ArthangalHari KrishnanZee Tamil
2023–2024MeenaSathyamoorthySun TV
2025MaariYama Zee Tamil
2025–PresentPaarijathamVijayaraghavanZee Tamil
2025–PresentAnnamalai KudumbamDandapaaniZee Tamil