Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night " Shyamalan ( SHAH-mə-lahn; born August 6, 1970) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. His films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally. Shyamalan was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia