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Last Updated on October 17, 2022: By Jecinta Kimani

M Night Shyamalan Biography

 M Night Shyamalan is an American filmmaker and actor. He is famous for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and twists endings. Night made in debut as a director in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. Apart from directing Shyamalan was a producer for the horror film Devil in 2010.

He is famous for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Among his best films were co-produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios’ Touchstone and Hollywood film imprints. Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India In 2008.

M Night Shyamalan Career/Education

He made his first film drama Praying With Anger while he was still a student at NYU. His parents were filming associate producers. In addition, Night then filmed Wide Awake at a school he attended as a child. the filmed earned him Young Artist Award nominations for Best Drama and Best Performance.

He later co-wrote the screenplay for Stuart Little with Greg Brooker. Shyamalan gained international recognition in 1999 when he wrote and directed The Sixth Sence.which was later nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He wrote and directed Unbreakable rel

eased in 2000.

He played Ray Reddy in his 2002 film Signs. His next movie The Village in 2004 turned out to be a financial success. In July 2008, Shyamalan partnered with Media Rights Capital to form a production company called Night Chronicles. Shyamalan decided to produce, but not direct, one film a year for three years.

In 2017 he released Split which gained positive reviews 2019, he released Glass as a sequel to his previous films Unbreakable and Split. The movie grossed over $240 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.

M Night Shyamalan Age

Shyamalan is 50 years old as of 2020, he was born on August 6, 1970. His real name is Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan. He celebrates his birthday on AUG.6 and his zodiac sign is Leo.

M Night Shyamalan Ethnicity/Nationality

His father is of Malayali origin, from Mahé, India. Not to mention, His mother is of Tamil origin. M Night parents moved to the United States in the late 1960s, but his mother went back to India to give birth to him there, in Mahé, Puducherry. He spent a few weeks in Puducherry, India, before moving to the U.S. and growing up in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. Shyamalan was raised Hindu. He included “Night” to his name in the early/mid-1990s. M Night is of India/Asian ethnicity and American nationality.

M Night Shyamalan Family

Shyamalan was born in the Indian Territory of Puducherry. His parents are both of Indian territory father Dr. Nelliate C. Shyamalan is a Malayali neurologist from Mahe. He graduated from JIPMER. His mother Dr. Jayalakshmi is an obstetrician and gynecologist. Shyamalan’s parents immigrated to the U.S when he was six weeks old.

He was raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. M Night was raised Hindu. Moreover, He has a sister Veena Shyamalan and nieces Saleka Shyamalan, Ishani Shyamalan and Shivani Shyamalan.

M Night Shyamalan Wife

Shyamalan is married to Bhavna Vaswani. As well, she was a fellow student at New York University.

Children

Shyamalan has three daughters Saleka Shyamalan, Ishani Shyamalan, and Shivani Shyamalan.

M Night Shyamalan Photo
M Night Shyamalan Photo

M Night Shyamalan Daughter

It was M. Night Shyamalan night at Tuesday night’s (Jan. 24 2017) Philadelphia 76ers game and his daughter, Saleka, sang the National Anthem before tip-off. Spoiler alert: she crushed it.

M. Night the king of the third-act surprise plot twist was already on a high because of his latest mind-bender, the multiple-personality drama Split. Split managed No. one at the box office over the weekend, raking in more than $40 million.

After Saleka stepped to sing the notoriously tough Anthem most sports fans within the house most likely did not see it coming back once she slew her performance.

M Night Shyamalan Body Measurements

Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about M Shyamalan.

M Night Shyamalan Wiki

  • Full Names: Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
  • Gender: Male
  • Profession: Filmmaker and actor
  • Nationality: American
  • Race/ Ethnicity: White
  • Religion: Not Known
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight

M Night Shyamalan Birthday

  • Age: 50 years (2020)
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo
  • Date of Birth: August 6, 1970
  • Place of Birth: Mahé, India
  • Birthday: August 6

M Night Shyamalan Body Measurements

  • Body Measurements: To be updated
  • Height: 5’ 10” or in meters- 1.8 m
  • Weight: 75 kg in Pounds- 165.35 lbs
  • Bra Cup: To be updated
  • Body Shape: To be updated
  • Hair Colour: Black

M Night Shyamalan Family and Relationship

  • Father (Dad): Dr. Nelliate C. Shyamalan
  • Mother (Mom): Dr. Jayalakshmi
  • Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Tyler Ray hill and Hunter Ray hill
  • Marital Status: Dating
  • Wife: To be updated

M Night Shyamalan Net Worth and Salary

  • Net Worth: $50 million dollars (approx. 2020)
  • Salary: To be updated
  • Source of Income: Media

Shyamalan’s House and Cars

  • Place of living: US
  • Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

M Night Shyamalan House

8 years ago Shyamalan and his wife bought Ravenwood, it is an idyllic 125-acre estate in the rolling horse country west of Philadelphia. The house is close to where he grew up.

M Night Shyamalan Salary

Shyamalan has earned salaries up to $12,500,000 for his acting. His most commercially successful project to date has been the 1999 drama film The Sixth Sense, which brought in $294,000,000 at the box office. Although he has not disclosed the actual figure of his salary. This information will be updated as soon as he discloses his salary.

M Night Shyamalan Net Worth

Shyamalan is estimated to be worth $50 million as of 2020. This includes his assets, money and income. His primary source of income is his career as a film maker and an actor. Through his various sources of income, M Night has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

M. Night Shyamalan New Movie

American upcoming psychological thriller The servant web television series created and written by Tony Basgallop who will also executive produce alongside M. Night Shyamalan. The series is produced for Apple TV+. It later was announced that the series will premiere on November 28, 2019.

Shyamalan‘s upcoming Apple+ horror series Servant finally has a new trailer and a release date. In the footage above, we see a nanny that’s been hired to take care of a baby named Jericho. However, the baby is actually a therapy doll being used for a couple after the loss of their own child. As well as, The nanny takes care of the child as if it were a person, but the trailer suggests something more sinister is at play.

M Night Shyamalan Trilogy

The Unbreakable trilogy, also known as the Eastrail 177 Trilogy, is an American superhero thriller and psychological horror film series. The films were written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The trilogy consists of Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016), and Glass (2019).

M Night Shyamalan Unbreakable

2000 American superhero thriller film Unbreakable written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Samuel L. Jackson, and Charlayne Woodard. It is among one of the installments in the Unbreakable film series.

In Unbreakable, a watchman named David Dunn (Willis) survives a horrific train crash with no injuries, leading to him discovering that he harnesses superhuman abilities. This later brings him to comic book store owner Elijah Price (Jackson), who uses a wheelchair.

M Night Shyamalan Glass

American psychological superhero thriller Glass film was written and directed by Shyamalan. M Night produced along with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan’s previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), serving as the final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.

Samuel L., Charlayne Woodard, Bruce Willis, and Spencer Treat Clark, reprise their Unbreakable roles, while James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy return as their Split characters, with Sarah Paulson, Adam David Thompson, and Luke Kirby joining the cast.

M Night Shyamalan Movies and  TV Shows

Glass – 2019
Split – 2016
Unbreakable – 2000
The Sixth Sense – 1999
Lady in the Water – 2006
The Village – 2004
Signs –  2002
The Last Airbender – 2010
The Visit – 2015
The Happening – 2008
Devil – 2010
After Earth – 2013
Stuart Little – 1999
Wide Awake – 1998
Praying with Anger – 1992
She’s All That – 1999
The Shark Is Still Working – 2007
Labor of Love

M Night Shyamalan Books

  • Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense: A Novelization.
  • Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story
  • I Got Schooled: The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America’s Education Gap
  • Stuart at the Library
  • The Adventures of Stuart Little
  • Stuart Little: The Movie and the Moviemakers, The Illustrated Story Behind the Amazing Film
  • and Stuart Finds His Way Home
  • Stuart and Snowbell
  • Unbreakable – Unzerbrechlich
  • Al șaselea simț
  • Current Biography Yearbook-2003
  • Stuart and the Stouts
  • Stuart Little: The Art, the Artists, and the Story Behind the Amazing Movie

Frequently Asked Questions About M Night Shyamalan

Who is M Night Shyamalan?

Shyamalan is an American filmmaker and actor. He is famous for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and twists endings. Night made in debut as a director in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger.

How old is M Night Shyamalan?

Shyamalan is 50 years old as of 2020, he was born on August 6, 1970. His real name is Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan. He celebrates his birthday on AUG.6 and his zodiac sign is Leo.

How tall is M Night Shyamalan?

The famous actor stands tall at a height of in Feet Inches- 5’ 10” or in meters- 1.8 m.

Is M Night Shyamalan married?

He is married to Bhavna Vaswani.

How much is M Night Shyamalan worth?

He has an accomplished journalist with an estimated net worth of $ 50 million.

How much does Shyamalan make?

XYZ annual salary is estimated to be between $ 24,292 and $ 72,507 or an hourly average wage of between $ 10.15 and $ 31.32. This is per our average wage estimates for a journalist in the United States

Is Shyamalan dead or alive?

M Night is still alive and in good health.

Where is Shyamalan now?

he is currently one of the best writers and producers in Hollywood.

M Night Shyamalan Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp talks about his encounter with Shyamalan, describes it as the strangest thing he’s even been through.

M Night Shyamalan Pronounce

M Night’s Social Media Contacts

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

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