About M. Night Shyamalan

Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (pronounced [??am??lan]; Malayalam: ????? ??????????? ????????? ; born 6 August 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is a two-time Academy Award nominated Indian-born American filmmaker and script writer of major studio films, known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that usually climax with a twist ending. He is also known for filming his movies (and staging his plots) in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shyamalan released his first film, Praying with Anger, in 1992 while he was a New York University student. His second movie, the major feature film Wide Awake, made in 1995 but not released until three years later, failed to find financial success. Shyamalan gained international recognition when he wrote and directed 1999s The Sixth Sense, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Director and Best