Anand Shankar (Tamil: ஆனந்த் சங்கர்) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil cinema. Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in Anjaana Anjaani. He also assisted producer-director AR Murugadoss in movies such as Thuppakki and Ezham Arivu. He successfully finished his work as debut director on Arima Nambi, a Tamil thriller film. He received positive reviews for his tremendous work in his debut movie as film director.