Happy Birthday S Shankar: Kajal Aggarwal, Vignesh Shivan and others shower Indian 2 director with wishes

FIlmmaker S Shankar celebrates his 57th birthday today, August 17 and fans across the country are sending wishes to the director on social media. Known for helming projects like 'Ethiran', 'Sivaji The Boss' and 'Indian' among many, director Shankar has proved to be one of the best directors in the film industry. Many close friends and actors from the film industry also took to social media and sent best wishes to S Shankar on his special day. Kajal Aggarwal, Mahesh Babu and Vignesh Shivan are among the celebs who wished the director on Twitter with heartfelt messages. 

Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan shared a couple of photos of the birthday boy along with a special note that read, "The significance of this day is not jus ur birthdayBirthday cake it’s the day that proves how much love a filmmaker can acquire for his honest work! Shows How much U are adored, respected&celebrated across the globeEarth globe europe-africa Thank U for being who you are @shankarshanmugh We love you sir." 

Kajal also sent best wishes to Indian 2 director on Twitter. She Tweeted, "Happiest birthday Shankar sir Party popperBirthday cake hope you have a fab one. God bless you with the best of everything! @shankarshanmugh." 

Check out Tweets below:

Happy birthday dearest @shankarshanmugh sir  my all-time fav :) the true visionary always making our country proud with each of his creations.. a wonderful human being 

Wishing you a very happy birthday @shankarshanmugh sir. May you continue to inspire us with your creative genius! Happiness and peace always  Stay safe!!

Happiest birthday Shankar sir  hope you have a fab one. God bless you with the best of everything! @shankarshanmugh

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite directors @shankarshanmugh sir, one of the biggest marvel in Indian cinema. Cant wait to watch ur films on screen. Keep entertaining us, always ur fan!#HappyBirthdayShankar

Meanwhile, S Shankar is busy with Kamal Haasan starrer Indian 2. The film stars Kajal Aggarwal and Rakul Preet Singh in important roles. A sequel to the 1996 film Indian, the film is being produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. 

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 Anirudh Ravichander has collaborated for the first time with Kamal Haasan and Shankar as a music composer for the film.