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M. Night Shyamalan

Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (born 6 August 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Indian-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that climax with a twist ending. He is also known for filming his movies (and staging his plots) in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. Shyamalan released his first film, Praying with Anger, in 1992 while he was a New York University student. His second movie, the major feature film Wide Awake, made in 1995 but not released until three years later, did not succeed financially. Shyamalan gained international recognition when he wrote and directed 1999's The Sixth Sense, which was a commercial success and nominated for six Academy Awards, including: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He followed The Sixth Sense by writing and directing Unbreakable, released in 2000, which received positive reviews. His 2002 film Signs, where he also played Ray Reddy, gained both critical and financial success. His next movie The Village (2004) received mixed reviews from the critics, but turned out to be a financial success. His later fantasy film Lady in the Water (2006) performed worse critically and financially. The film The Happening (2008) was a financial success but also received negative reviews. The Last Airbender (2010) received extremely negative reviews in the United States and won 5 Razzie Awards, but has gone on to make nearly $320 million internationally at the box office. His latest film, Devil (2010), which he produced and wrote the story for, but did not direct, was not screened by critics before its release but eventually received mixed reviews. Devil was not a blockbuster hit but has become a commercial success relative to its low budget and was named as one of the top 5 horror films of 2010 by ShockTillYouDrop.com. Description above from the Wikipedia article M. Night Shyamalan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 6, 1970 In Mahé, Puducherry, India
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Praying with Anger 1992-09-12
Latest Project:
Movie Glass 2019-01-16
Known For
Poster of The Village
Poster of The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
Poster of The Daily Show
Poster of Praying with Anger
Filmography
Movie Glass Jai, Security Guard 2019-01-16
Movie Split Jai, Hooters Lover 2017-01-19
Movie Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies Himself 2013-03-21
Movie The Last Airbender Firebender at Earth Prison Camp (uncredited) 2010-06-30
Movie The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' Self 2009-05-02
Movie The Happening Joey (voice) 2008-06-11
Movie In the Mood for Doyle Self 2007-08-30
Movie Lady in the Water Vick Ran 2006-07-20
Movie Deconstructing 'The Village' Self 2005-01-11
Movie The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan Self 2004-06-18
Movie The Village Guard at Desk 2004-07-30
Movie Unbreakable Stadium Drug Dealer 2000-11-22
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Series The Daily Show Unknown 1996-07-22
Movie Praying with Anger Dev Raman 1992-09-12
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