Manoj Nelliyattu M. Night Shyamalan<!--no middle name yet, per the Michael Bamberger book The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale (Gotham Books, New York, 2006), p. 17--> ( ; born August 6, 1970) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.<!--Keep most notable occupations in lead per MOS:ROLEBIO--> His films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally. Wikipedia