Biography
Manoj Nelliyattu —M. Night— Shyamalan, is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), and the science fiction thriller Signs (2002). Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the period-piece thriller The Village (2004), the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan's career was revived with the release of the found-footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and the superhero thriller Glass (2019). Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series, which commenced in 2000. In addition to his directorial work, Shyamalan was a story creator and a producer for the horror film Devil (2010). Shyamalan was also called in for an uncredited rewrite for the teen film She's All That (1999) and also served as a writer for the film Stuart Little (1999). Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures and Universal imprints. In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.
Filmography
all 52
Movies 41
self 28
Producer 18
TV Shows 11
Director 2
Screenplay 1
Caddo Lake (2024)
Trap (2024)
The Watchers (2024)
Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Old (2021)
Servant (2019)
Glass (2019)
Norm Macdonald Has a Show (2018)
Split (2017)
This Is Us (2016)
The Visit (2015)
Wayward Pines (2015)
After Earth (2013)
Devil (2010)
The Last Airbender (2010)
The Happening (2008)
Lady in the Water (2006)
Hitchcock and Dial M (2004)
The Village (2004)
Making 'Signs' (2003)
Signs (2002)
Unbreakable (2000)
Stuart Little (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Wide Awake (1998)
Praying with Anger (1993)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1970-08-06 (54 years old)
Birth NameManoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
Birth PlaceMahé, India, India
ReligionHinduism
ChildrenIshana Shyamalan, Saleka
FatherNelliate C. Shyamalan
CitizenshipsIndia, United States
ResidencesWillistown Township, United States of America
Also Known As奈特·沙马兰, เอ็ม. ไนท์ ชยามาลาน, മനോജ് നെല്ലിയാട്ട് ശ്യാമളന്, Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, 奈·沙馬蘭, ام. نایت شیامالان, مانوج نلیاتو شیامالان, M. 나이트 샤말란
AwardsGreat Immigrants Award, Sitges Grand Honorary Award, Padma Shri in arts
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