Portrait of Abhishek Shankar

Acting

Abhishek Shankar

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, with a break from 2012 to 2021, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Irai
Irai
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Abhishek Shankar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    18
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    8 titles · average score 67
    The Kerala Story 2
    The Kerala Story 2 (2026)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Rajesh Nair (Surekha’s Father)

    The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
    The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case (2025)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show

    Kodai Diaries
    Kodai Diaries (2025)

    TV show

    D3
    D3 (2023)

    as Thangaraj

    Irai
    Irai (2022)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show · as Sivakumar

    Paper Rocket
    Paper Rocket (2022)

    TV show · as Shankar IPS

    Kabadadaari
    Kabadadaari (2021)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Police Commissioner

    Ka/Pae. Ranasingam
    Ka/Pae. Ranasingam (2020)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Government Official

    2010s

    8 titles · average score 58
    Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
    Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Prakash's Brother

    Thupparivaalan
    Thupparivaalan (2017)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Madhivanan

    Pencil
    Pencil (2016)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Sundarrajan

    Aambala
    Aambala (2015)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Periya Ponnu's Husband

    Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
    Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Vidhya's husband

    Aadama Jaichomada
    Aadama Jaichomada (2014)

    as Santhilal Sait

    Pathinaaru
    Pathinaaru (2011)

    as Gopalakrishnan

    Kathai
    Kathai (2010)

    Director, Writer

    2000s

    1 title
    Kolangal
    Kolangal (2003)

    TV show · as Baskar

    1990s

    1 title
    Mogamul
    Mogamul (1995)

    as Babu