Parthiban Shanmugam

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Parthiban Shanmugam is a writer and director experienced in theater, video and film projects. He has performed and won several awards[which?] worldwide at festivals and theaters. He trained as a defense and Strategic analyst, lawyer, human rights advocate, stand-up comic and story teller. He has focused his career on the emerging south Asian culture in the USA. Shanmugam has been exposed to variety of creative influences from modern western art, eastern philosophy to literature, Hollywood and Bollywood.

Production, direction and cinematography[edit]

  • That 47 days (2010) as producer, director and writer
  • War Within Us (2009) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer
  • The Ballad of Robert & Haevey aka We Are Not Far Away (2009) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer
  • Osama, Obama, and Parthiban (2009) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer
  • Even the cactus goes to Heaven (2008) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer
  • You're Rejected (2008) as producer, director, writer and cinematographer[1]
  • A Pizza Story (2007) as producer, director, writer[2]
  • Black Men Can Swim (2007) as producer, writer (screenplay and story)
  • Black Men Can't Swim (2007) as director
  • Downtime (2007) (V) as producer and first assistant director
  • The Celestial Brides (2006) as producer, director and writer
  • Mathamma (2006) as producer, director and writer

Acting[edit]

He acted in:

  • That 47 days (2010)
  • Osama, Obama, and Parthiban (2009)
  • The Great New Wonderful (2005)
  • The Ballad of Robert & Haevey aka We Are Not Far Away (2009)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sarkar, Anindita (3 March 2008). "NFDC submits Shanmugam's $2.5 mn film to Cannes". IndianTelevision.com. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Parthiban's A Pizza Story bags the jury award in Jaipur". IndianTelevision.com. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.