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M. Night Shyamalan

Also known as Manoj Shyamalan, Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan

American filmmaker (born 1970)

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M. Night Shyamalan is an American-Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor. Born Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan on August 6, 1970, in Mahé, India, he began his work period in 1992. He is educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and resides in Willistown Township. Shyamalan owns Blinding Edge Pictures and speaks English.

His notable works include The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, and The Village. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Shyamalan received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award. He is the father of Ishana Shyamalan and Saleka.

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Born: 1970
Works: 11

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Mahé, India

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…

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Trap — Spotter2024
Knock at the Cabin — Infomercial Host2023
Old — Hotel Van Driver2021
Glass — Jai, Security Guard2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self2019
Servant — Delivery Man2019
Norm Macdonald Has a Show — Self - Guest2018
Split — Jai, Hooters Lover2017
The Making of 'Split' — Self2017
The Making of 'The Visit' — Himself2016

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Mahé
Child: Ishana Shyamalan
Father: Ishana Shyamalan
Occupation: producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Catholic Church
Award: Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
Notable work: Glass
Official website: www.mnight.com
Image: M. Night Shyamalan (28769148857) (cropped 2).jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: Willistown Township

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Commons category: M. Night Shyamalan
date of birth: 1970-08-06
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nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
topic's main category: Category:M. Night Shyamalan
owner of: Blinding Edge Pictures
start of work period: 1992-00-00
name in native language: M. Night Shyamalan
birth name: Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by M. Night Shyamalan
social media followers: 246101
writing language: English language
member of: Writers Guild of America, East

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Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan (/ˈʃɑːməlɑːn/ 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.

Shyamalan was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. His early films include Praying with Anger (1992) and Wide Awake (1998) before his breakthrough film The Sixth Sense (1999), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He then released Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002) and The Village (2004). After a string of poorly received films—Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and After Earth (2013)—he experienced a career resurgence with The Visit (2015) and Split (2016). These were followed by Glass (2019), Old (2021), Knock at the Cabin (2023), and Trap (2024).

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