M. Night Shyamalan

Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (; മനോജ്‌ നെല്ലിയാട്ടു ശ്യാമളന്‍, Mitur Ben Es-Derti ,Latin English: Maṉōj Nelliyāṯṯu Ṣiyāmaḷaṉ, born 6 August 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an American director who resides and works primarily in the United States. He is known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that climax with a twist ending. Some of his notable movies are The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008) and The Last Airbender (2010). He is also known for filming his movies (and staging his plots) in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was raised.

Early Life
Shyamalan was born in a Hindu household in Mahé, Puducherry, India.Bamberger, Michael. The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale (Gotham Books, New York, 2006), p. 150. His father, Nelliate C. Shyamalan is a Malayali traditional physician (Vaidyar) from Mahé. His mother, Jayalakshmi is Tamil and is an obstetrician and gynecologist by profession.

Movies
 Year Film Director Producer Writer Actor Role Notes1992Praying with AngerDev Raman1998Wide Awake1999The Sixth SenseDr. HillStuart Little2000UnbreakableStadium drug dealer2002SignsRay ReddyThe Four Feathers2004The VillageJay (Guard at desk)2006Lady in the WaterVick Ran/The Vessel2008The HappeningJoeyVoice2010The Last AirbenderFirebender at Earth Prison CampDevilOnly credited for story concept; not screenplay2013 After Earth    2015The Visit 

Other projects

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Other websites

M. Night Shyamalan: The Official Site 
M. Night Shyamalan Online
2006 M. Night Shyamalan interview (Interview with Jon Niccum)
Interview with Rajeev Masand on CNN-IBN/ibnlive.com 
M. Night Shyamalan Interview at www.sci-fi-online.com

References

Category:Actors from Philadelphia
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Category:American movie producers
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