Aditi Shankar (born 6 July 1997) is an Indian actress and singer who works in the Indian cinema prominently in Tamil films.[3][4][5][6][7] The second daughter of filmmaker S. Shankar, Aditi debuted as an actress in director M. Muthaiah's Tamil film Viruman (2022) with actor Karthi.[8][9][10] She debuted as a playback singer for the song "Romeo and Juliet" from the Telugu film Ghani starring Varun Tej which received positive feedback from critics.[11]

Early life

Aditi was born on 6 July 1997 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu in India. She is the daughter of Indian filmmaker S. Shankar. She also has an elder sister, Aishwarya Shankar and a younger brother, Arjith Shankar.[12][13] Aditi completed her medical degree at Sri Ramachandra University. After graduation she confessed to her parents about her long term passion for acting, following which she make her debut in Viruman.[14][15]

Career

2022 – Present

In 2021, She was approached by film director M. Muthaiah offering Aditi the lead role in the masala film Viruman playing the lead female character in the film.[16][17] It was released on August 12, 2022. The Outlook India wrote "Karthi-Aditi Shankar Win You Over With An Engrossing Family Entertainer". The Hindu wrote, "Aditi Shankar is definitely an upgrade from Muthaiya’s previous films".[18] The Times Of India wrote, "Take the initial scenes with the female lead, Thaenu (Aditi Shankar, making a confident debut). She is shown as someone who is affectionate towards Muthupandi, even though he is a man who is hard to like. We think this equation between them would pose a challenge to Viruman, who has fallen for her and wants to marry her, but in just a couple of scenes, we see the character shifting her allegiance, thanks to a convenient plot development".[19][20] Later, she started her career as a singer singing the song "Romeo Juliet" from the Telugu film Ghani which trended in YouTube ranking at number 1 position for more than a month in India.[21][22][23]

She also has sung the song, Madura Veeran, in the film. She later agreed to the offer and debuted into Tamil cinema.

After establishing herself, as an up and coming actress, in the film industry, she also started filming for her a new film, which is directed by Director Madonne Ashwin officially roped her in, along with Sivakarthikeyan, for his next film, Maaveeran.[24][25]

Personal life

Just before her debut film Viruman was released in 2022. Actress and model Aathmika targeted Aditi on social media and stirred up controversy considering Aditi to be the main reason for Nepotism in south Indian films stating "It’s good to see privileged getting easy way through the ladder while the rest". Aathmika also stated saying "Aditi is privileged to be able to enter the film industry just because of her father". However Aditi later back lashed at Aathmika for her words and later removing her social media status.[26][27]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• Note: All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref
2022	Viruman	Theanu	Debut	[28][29]
2023	Maaveeran	TBA	Filming	[30][31]

Discography

Playback singer

Music videos

References

External links

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