Actor

Shankar Melkote

15 credited titles on WatchWise

Shankar Melkote is an Indian comedian, supporting actor who appears in Telugu films and CEO of a marketing company in Hyderabad. He started his film career with Jandhyala's Srivariki Premalekha and went on to appear in 180 films. He is one of the speakers and writers at the Hyderabad Literary Festival.

Shankar Melkote in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

₹44 cr · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava

₹190 cr

Standout efficiency

4.0x

Karthikeya · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

₹47 cr

Combined reported budget

₹17 cr

Gross / budget

2.8x

Bankability Index

32 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in ₹ crore, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.