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M. Night Shyamalan

1970 - Today

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Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan ( SHAH-mə-lahn; born August 6, 1970) is an American filmmaker. His films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally. Shyamalan has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. M. Night Shyamalan is the 412th most popular film director (up from 415th in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from India (down from 266th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 412 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Deray, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Lo Wei, Louis Delluc, and Roland Joffé. After him are Gustav Ucicky, Olivier Assayas, Jacques Copeau, John Landis, Denys Arcand, and Karel Reisz.

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Among people born in 1970, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 53. Before him are Andrej Plenković, Phillip Cocu, Bart De Wever, Marco Pantani, Dominic Purcell, and Paulo Sousa. After him are John Carmack, Roberto Di Matteo, Gabby Giffords, Yann Tiersen, Izabella Scorupco, and John Frusciante.

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In India

Among people born in India, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 296 out of 1,861. Before him are The Great Gama (1878), Meher Baba (1894), Chand Bibi (1550), Afzal-ud-Daulah (1827), Prabhas (1979), and Amrish Puri (1932). After him are Tarabai (1675), Jaswant Singh (1938), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Charan Singh (1902), and Andal (800).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, M. Night Shyamalan ranks 3. Before him are Satyajit Ray (1921), and Mahesh Bhatt (1948). After him are Michael Radford (1946), Lindsay Anderson (1923), B. R. Chopra (1914), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Shyam Benegal (1934), Dara Singh (1928), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), S. Shankar (1963), and Guru Dutt (1925).

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