Jaishankar
Born: 1938-07-12 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2000-06-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jaishankar was an actor in Tamil cinema. He was credited onscreen with title of Makkal Kalingnar Jaishankar in most of the film starring him and is sometimes referred to as the Thennagathu James Bond (South Indian James Bond) because of his dashing roles in films such as Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar.
Filmography
2003
1999
1998
- Dharma as Lawyer Ranganathan
1997
- Arunachalam as Aathikesavan
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
1996
- Subash as Subash's Father
1995
- Paattu Vaathiyar as Pandian
- Thai Thangai Paasam
- Chandralekha
- Vishnu
1994
- Kanmani as Rajashekaran
- Sindhu Nathi Poo as Chettiar
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana as Valluvardasan
- Priyanka as Sriram
1992
- Singaravelan as Natesan
1991
- Sir... I Love You as Ramanathan
- Thalapathi as Krishnamoorthy
- Amma Pillai
- Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
- Shanti Kranti as Commissioner of Police (Tamil Version)
- Vanakkam Vathiyare as Duraisingam
- Kaaval Nilayam as Ravi
1990
- Aarathi Edungadi as Shankara
- Kalyana Rasi as Brigadier Vishwanathan
- Palaivana Paravaigal as Sivaprakasam
- 13m Number Veedu as Murali
- Mounam Sammadham as Sundaram
1989
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Satyamoorthy
- Mappillai as Ramanathan
- Naalai Manithan
- Thaai Naadu as Christopher
- Ponmana Selvan as Mettupalayam Jameen
1988
1987
1986
- Kodai Mazhai
- Murattu Karangal as Kaali
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali
- Rasigan Oru Rasigai
- Enakku Naaney Needhibathi as Inspector Devaraj
- Oomai Vizhigal as Chandran
- Nambinar Keduvadhillai
- Bhadil Solval Bhadrakali
- Maaveeran
- Dharmam as Saravanan
- Marumagal as Dr. Shankar
- Kanne Kaniyamuthe
- Annai En Dheivam
- Kulirkaala Megangal
1985
- Meendum Parasakthi
- Poove Poochooda Vaa as Sundaram
- Oonjalaadum Uravugal
- Engal Kural
- Saavi as CID Inspector Shankar
- Pillai Nila as David
- Padikkadavan as Chakkaravarthi
- Neethiyin Marupakkam
- Yaar?
- Nermai as Jaikumar
- Anthasthu as Sanjeevi
- Bandham
1984
- Neengal Kettavai as Muthulingam
- Thiruppam
- 24 Mani Neram as Vijay
- Vidhi as "Tiger" Dayanidhi
- Sarithira Nayagan
- Veetuku Oru Kannagi as Inspector Chandrasekhar
- Idhu Enga Boomi
- Alaya Deepam as Suresh father
- Naalai Unathu Naal as Devadas
- Ezhuthatha Sattangal as Justice Thiyagarajan
- Kudumbam
- Iru Medhaigal
- Vellai Pura Ondru
- Vaazhkai
- Sattathai Thiruthungal
1983
- Sattam as Ramesh
- Thai Veedu
- Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar
- Paayum Puli
- Indru Nee Nalai Naan
- Bhookambam as Sethu Varman
- Malaiyoor Mambattiyan as DSP Ranjith
- Thanga Magan as Rajalingam
- Adutha Varisu as Zameendar (Guest Role)
- Uruvavugal Maralam as God
- Thudikkum Karangal
- En Aasai Unnoduthan
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
- Apoorva Sahodarigal
1982
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Thaai Mookaambikai as Kannappan
- Kelviyum Naaney Badhilum Naaney as Rajagopal
- Auto Raaja
- Adhisaya Piravigal
- Thanikattu Raja
- Nandri, Meendum Varuga
- Pattanathu Rajakkal
- Theerpu as Govindan
- Om Sakthi
1981
- Kanni Theevu as Pandiyan
- Savaal as Shankar
- Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
- Garjanai
- Ellam Inbamayyam
- Needhi Pizhaithadhu as Shankar
- Kula Kozhundhu
1980
- Jamboo as Jamboo
- Murattu Kaalai
- Saranam Ayyappa
1978
1977
1976
- Thunive Thunai as Anand
- Mayor Meenakshi
- Maharasi Vazhga
1975
- Apoorva Raagangal as Self
- Pinju Manam
- Cinema Paithiyam
- Enga Pattan Sothu
- Yarukku Mappillai Yaro as Seetharaman
- Edupa Kai Pillai
1974
- Akkarai Pachchai
- Thirudi
- Vairam as Raja
- Kaliyuga Kannan as Navaneetha Krishnan
1973
- Anbu Sagodharargal as Prem
- Arangetram as Cameo (Himself)
1972
- Aseervatham
- Karunthel Kannayiram as Ashok / Arun
- Avasara Kalyanam as Shekhar
- Jakkamma as Jambu
- Mappillai Azhaippu
- Kanimuthu Paappa
- Nawab Narkali as Ravi
- Ganga as Ganga
- Ganga as Ganga
1971
- Soodhattam
- Kettikaran
- Nangu Suvargal
- Kulama Gunama as Raja
- Nootrukku Nooru as Prakash
- Thanga Gopuram
1970
- Kalam Vellum as Velu
- Kannan Varuvaan as Kannan
- Maanavan
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Penn Daivam as Police Inspector
- Veettuku Veedu
- CID Shankar
1969
- Pennai Vazha Vidungal as Anand
- Anbalippu as Raja
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Akka Thangai
- Poova Thalaiya as Shankar
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as CID Shankar
- Aayiram Poi as Ravi
1968
- Muthu Chippi as Prabha
- Anbu Vazhi
- Neelagiri Express as CID Inspector Shankar
- Bommalaattam as Sukumar
- Puthisaligal
1967
- Penne Nee Vaazhga
- Kadhalithal Podhuma as Ravi
- Sabash Thambi as Sekhar
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Bhaskar
- Uyir Mel Aasai
1966
- Naangu Killadigal as Anandan / Kumar
- Vallavan Oruvan as CID Shankar
- Naam Moovar
- Kaadhal Paduthum Paadu as Raju
- Yaar Nee? as Dr. Anand
1965
- Nee! as Sundaram
- Panchavarna Kili
- Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum as Chandrasekar