M. Night Shyamalan

About M. Night Shyamalan

Filmmaker and actor best known for The Sixth Sense, a suspense thriller released in 1999. He went on to direct Unbreakable, The Visit, The Village, Signs, and The Happening, among other films. He is well known for his psychological thrillers, but he is also known for his Unbreakable film series.

Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and actor. He's famous for making original movies with contemporary supernatural storylines and confusing endings. He was born in Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. His cumulative total of movies exceeds $ 3 billion worldwide. He debuted as a director in 1992 with his first film Praying with Anger. His second film is comedy - drama Wide Awake. The most-received films include supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense, superhero thriller Unbreakable and sci-fi thriller Signs. With The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan received an Oscar nomination for Best Director and an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Born	Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, August 6, 1970, Mahé, Puducherry, India
Alma mater	New York University
Children	3
Years active	1992–present
Occupation	Filmmaker, philanthropist, actor
Nationality	American

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Trivia

He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on The Sixth Sense. 

M. Night Shyamalan before fame

In 1992, he received his bachelor's degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He changed his name to"Night" while he was there. With the film Praying with Anger, he made his directorial debut in 1992.

Achievement of M. Night Shyamalan

He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on The Sixth Sense.

Salary 2020

$ 20 Million Per Month

Net Worth 2020

$80 Million

M. Night Shyamalan family life

He and his family arrived in the United States when he was six weeks old. He married Bhavna Vaswani in 1993; they have children named Saleka, Shivani and Ishani.

Associations of M. Night Shyamalan

He wrote the screenplay for the Freddie Prinze Jr. starrer She's All That as a ghost writer.

M. Night Shyamalan Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	178 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Shivani Shyamalan	Children		N/A
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Bhavna Vaswani	Spouse		N/A