| Name(s) |
MANOJ NIGHT
SHYAMALAN |
| Date of
Birth |
August 06, 1970 |
|
Identity |
Indian-born American
screenwriter, film director, and
producer. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- Well known for making movies
with contemporary
supernatural plots.
- He released his first film,
Praying with Anger,
in 1992 while he was a New York
University student.
- His major films include the
supernatural thriller The Sixth
Sense, the superhero drama thriller
Unbreakable, the science fiction
thriller Signs, the psychological
thriller The Village, the fantasy
thriller Lady in the Water, the
natural thriller The Happening, the
fantasy adventure film The Last
Airbender, the sci-fi
action-adventure film After Earth
and the horror film The Visit.
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|
Awards and Accolades |
1999: Bram Stoker Award – Best
screenplay
1999 - Empire Award – Best Director
1999 – Nebula Award – Best script
2008 – Padma Shri from
Govt. of India. |
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