Why Is He Famous?
Manoj Night Shyamalan is a US based and internationally acclaimed
Hollywood director, screenwriter and actor. Shyamalan was born in
Pondicherry, India. Manoj Night Shyamalan had an intense passion for
movies from an early childhood, when he used to make small films using
his father's cam. It is interesting to know that by the age of 16 he had
made more than 45 short films!
"The sixth Sense", his third directorial venture, was one of
the biggest box office hits ever in Hollywood. It was released in the
year 1999 and was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. The success of this
film made him the most famous and most recognized Indian face in
Hollywood. Other movies of Shyamalan are - "Unbreakable", "Signs"
and "The Village". Presently, Shyamalan is working on a new
project called "The Life of Pi". The most peculiar thing about
Shyamalan is that he exhibits the image and understanding of India
through his films.
Background
Manoj Night Shyamalan was born on 6th August 1970 in Pondicherry,
India. His father, Nelliyate C Shyamalan and mother, Jayalakshmi were
both doctors and moved to the United States when Shyamalan was still a
young boy. Shyamalan had his early education at a Catholic School and
Philadelphia's Episcopal Academy. Since his childhood, Shyamalan had
shown an early aptitude for movies. It was because of this reason that
he chose the Tisch School of Arts at New York University to study
film-making. During his final year at the NYU, Shyamalan wrote, directed
and starred in his first feature film, 'Praying with Anger'. He also
wrote the script for 'Stuart Little' in 1995 and made his second movie
'Wide Awake' in 1997. Shyamalan now lives in Philadelphia with wife
Bhavana and Selitha, their daughter.
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