Biography
M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan burst from obscurity to prove himself an outstanding master of atmosphere, a riveting storyteller and one of the most compelling writer/directors around. He struck gold with his 1999 blockbuster The Sixth Sense, and became the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood when Disney gave him $5 million to write Signs - just his sixth writing credit. Many of his films involve two ordinary individuals with extraordinary abilities or events happening to them.

Born in Madras, India, on August 6, 1970, Shyamalan was raised in the posh Philadelphia suburb of Penn Valley. The son of doctors, he developed a passion for filmmaking when he was given a Super-8 camera at the age of eight. By the time he was 17, Shyamalan - who idolized Steven Spielberg - had made 45 home movies, and after receiving a Catholic school education, he studied filmmaking at the Tisch School of the Arts - where he also invented the middle name, "Night," for himself. He gradua
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2010 The Last Airbender Adventure, Fantasy
2010 Devil (2010) Horror, Thriller
2008 The Happening Drama, Sci-Fi
2006 Lady in the Water Fantasy, Thriller
2004 The Village Sci-Fi, Thriller
2004 The Village Sci-Fi, Thriller
2002 Signs Drama, Thriller
2000 Unbreakable Drama, Thriller