Arun Shankar

Arun Shankar is an Indian actor, singer, director, and writer. He started his acting career with television commercials and then acted in the lead role for two films: Camel Safari (2013) and The Chameleon (2015). He received the 2016 National Film Award – Special Mention at the 63rd National Film Awards for his psychological short fiction film The Chameleon (2015).

Arun Shankar
Born
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, director, and writer
Years active2013 – Present
Parent(s)Prabha Shankar Mohan (mother), Shankar Mohan (father)
AwardsNational Film Award – Special Mention

Early life and career

Born and grew up in Delhi, Arun Shankar is a son of Shankar Mohan, a Malayalam actor.[1]

Arun started his career as an actor in Hindi theatre under the guidance of M. Sayeed Alam, and subsequently worked as a model in television advertisements. His first notable role was in commercial for Malabar Gold which was directed by V. K. Prakash. He received attention as an actor with the 2013 Malayalam-language film Camel Safari, directed by Jayaraj.[2][1][3][4] In 2015 , Arun made his first short fiction film, which was based on the mental condition of bipolar disorder. For the film, he won the National Film Award in 2016.[2]

Arun featured as a Rapper along with Neeti Mohan in the song Hum (2021).[5][6][7] The song starred television actor Pooja Banerjee and Ruthvik Reddy [8] In 2021, Arun signed debutant Ruthvik Reddy and Neeti Mohan for his next untitled Hindi film.[9][10][11][12]

Filmography
Year Film Role
2013 Camel Safari Lead Actor
2016 The Chameleon Lead Actor
Untitled Director

Music
Year Song Title Music Label Ref.
2018 Hidayat Zee Music Company [13]
2020 Hum ASP Music [5]

Awards

Arun won the 2016 National Film Award – Special Mention at the 63rd National Film Awards for his psychological short fiction film The Chameleon (2016).[2] He received the award for presenting the "twists and turns of a distorted mind" of the film's protagonist.[14]

References
  1. Rajmohan, Sooraj (2013-09-22). "A filmi safari". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 179. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. "Love in the sands of Pushkar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. "Shankar Mohan's son Arun to make his debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  5. "Arun Shankar opens up on his new single Hum". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  6. "Neeti Mohan: I am happy that I recorded a single with Ricky Kej and rapper Arun Shankar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  7. "Neeti Mohan and Ruthvik Reddy roped in for Arun Shankar's Next single". www.mid-day.com. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  8. "Arun Shankar opens up on working with Pooja Banerjee in 'Hum' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  9. "Actor Ruthvik Reddy talks about his journey so far". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  10. "Neeti Mohan and Ruthvik Reddy roped in for Arun Shankar's next single". Hindustan Times. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  11. "Filmmaker Arun Shankar gets Jubin Nautiyal to record a song for his next". The Times of India. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  12. "Ruthvik Reddy to make Bollywood debut in Arun Shankar's next". Cinema Express. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  13. "Badshah to sing a party number for National Award-winning filmmaker Arun Shankar". The Times of India. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  14. "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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