Shankar IPS is a 2010 Indian Kannada language action - crime film written and directed by M. S. Ramesh and produced by K. Manju.
The film stars Duniya Vijay along with Catherine Tresa, a model making her debut, and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles.
[1] The film released on 21 May 2010, rated U/A across Karnataka and set high expectations for its storyline and toned body of the lead actor.
Shilpa (Catherine) is a wannabe beauty contestant winner who dreams of winning the Miss India title.
Director M. S. Ramesh teamed up with popular producer K. Manju for his second directorial venture and named it Shankar IPS.
The audio launch was much amidst the fanfare held at Mysore with actor Prem Kumar being the special invitee.
[3][4] All music is composed by GurukiranA critic from The Times of India scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Hats off to Vijay for his brilliance in action sequences.
[5] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from Rediff.com scored the film at 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The climax gets a little preachy and the length could have definitely been shorter.
[7] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Apart from stilted dialogue delivery, the Black Cobra’s preparations are underutilised.